Easter Celebrations....Part 1

We had a wonderful, busy Easter! I have been sorting through the many pictures we took this weekend and will have to do a two-part post because we have so many!
On Friday, Adalyn and I visited my grandma with my dad and sister Dana. The weather was great and we were able to visit outside.
Here are some of the pictures we took. Adalyn was definitely on the move and didn't want to hold still very long for a picture but we had a very nice time visiting.



On Saturday, we took Adalyn to the Easter egg hunt at the University of Montana. It is quite a large egg "hunt." The kids are grouped into age categories and just run out and grab the eggs and candy off the grass. It started as the big clock tower struck one o'clock and the hands had barely moved by the time all the goodies had been grabbed. Adalyn got two eggs and some candy. The eggs had tickets for prizes and she was thrilled to get a sand pail and pink ball. Her age group was 0-2 but many parents were doing most of the grabbing. We mostly let her pick up things but we made sure she got at least the two eggs before someone tried snatching them from right in front of us. Before the hunt, Adalyn met the Easter bunny and was just grinning as she touched him. Then, she got to meet the UM mascot Monte and she really liked him too. She just loves stuffed animals and mascots right now! I wonder if this will continue when she's a little older but it is sure cute how she adores them.




After Adalyn had a long nap, we went to the mall to see the Easter bunny there. We didn't plan on getting a picture as we weren't sure if she would want to sit on his lap, but we went to at least wave to him. Well, we should have known she would love him as she loved seeing "him" and Monte earlier. She was waving and grinning so we waited until the line went down and tried for a picture. It could not have gone better! She absolutely loved walking up to him and sitting on his lap and she was just grinning and clapping the whole time. She was smiling in every picture they took-- quite a different scenario than most of the other kids we watched. The photographer said she was the happiest kid they had seen all day! She didn't want to leave either :)



We played while we waited for our bunny picture



Then, we went home and colored some eggs. Well, Jamey and I colored eggs and Adalyn mostly watched the colors fizz because she cracked the first egg she got to hold :)



That was a long, fun day! We got some rest before Easter Day....working on those pictures next!