Happy Easter!

When I got home from running and got cleaned up, I made some blueberry muffins and coffee and put the dyed eggs on display. 

John was so excited for "blueberry nuffins!"

We had a lovely breakfast preceded by the enjoyment of Easter baskets. 

After such a leisurely, nice breakfast it was a mad dash to get dressed and ready for church. I got both boys dressed, shoed, and groomed. Just as I stepped out of the restroom to get myself ready, I saw James's shoes in the floor. When I asked him why he'd taken them off, I found that he'd also removed ALL his clothes. What?! Apparently they were "dumb." I put it all back on him, and he set out the outfit he preferred (with the promise he could change after church).

It was so nice to have an overpacked church, and the St John's egg hunt was a blast as usual. 

When the boys had collected/eaten more candy we headed home. I managed to have a quick photo session (including pics of Mommy & Daddy by James) before James (and Mommy and Daddy) changed outfits. 

Then more egg hunting!

Happy Easter!

Egg Dying 2014

18 eggs

23 minutes

6 broken eggs (three before even getting dyed, but they did get dyed anyway)

2 crying boys (John because we wouldn't let him hold/break all the eggs; James because just as he was declaring "Look how beautiful!" for his final and most/only time consuming egg, it fell and broke.)

1 red hand (John, in his enthusiasm, knocked over the cup of red dye whilst the tablet was dissolving in the vinegar; we hadn't even added water yet! Luckily all of it didn't spill/stain his hand, so we still had (slightly less potent?) red dye.)

Also, the first 17 eggs were probably done within 17 minutes. That last "beautiful gold egg" was really the only one he gave such attention to. 

I managed to dye one egg. 

But it was still fun! And I was smiling and/or laughing the entire time (well, except the moments when the sound of cracking eggshells made me cringe.)

The first eggs. 

This egg cracked shortly after this photo was taken. 

The first dozen complete. 

James working on his masterpiece. John was obsessed with his red egg. 

My egg (in honor of the Boston Marathon on Monday).

"Isn't it beautiful?!" James's beautiful golden egg. 

:-( 

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