We went to mass with Uncle Mike, picked up his friend from UD for the day, then headed home for brunch. While brunch cooked, the boys hunted Easter eggs in the yard.
Easter Egg Hunt
Meanwhile, we set up the 'Easter Basket Piles'...
The boys each received a choclate cross, a couple books, a small bucket of candy and plastic golf clubs with a ball (neither of which lasted through the afternoon). Clara got a chocolate cross and a pink blanket.
And Clara watched...
(this is the dress I picked out for her before she was born - it really was perfect for Easter!)
Enjoying Their Treats
Andrew, Louis, Uncle Mike, Peter
After brunch, we had even MORE fun! There is a Mexican tradition of using confetti-filled eggs (called 'cascarones') for Easter. We bought 2 dozen, set them outside and watched the boys have fun.
Cascarones
Uncle Mike gets Andrew
Peter running to get one of the college kids
The college kids were VERY amenable!
Getting confetti OUT of the hair...
Mike lifts Andrew to break an egg over Louis' head
Peter sort of adopted Louis for the day.
This could be why...Louis helped Peter get 'Unca Mike'
"Loius, can I put this egg on your head?"
And then, before dinner, we dyed Easter Eggs. It was the first time for my boys (hey, we've never had time before!) - and they said many, many times "This is so fun!" or "I just love coloring eggs". I think I may have started something...
Andrew, Mom, Peter's head, Uncle Mike, Louis' arm
Peter needed a little help 'drowning' the egg.
After eggs, we had a tasty pasta dinner made by Jim. Jim took Loius back to UD and we enjoyed some (homemade) strawberry shortcakes for dessert...none of which I have a picture of because we were too busy eating.
