I had 12 eggs filled with coins. Katie opened the first one and was so excited! Her eyes got big and I could tell she was thrilled! She opened the second one and was just as excited. She had to open every single egg and was thrilled over each one! Then she saw her 50 pc marker set!!! She wasn't as excited as I thought she would be but she was so busy with her eggs and her basket (we gave her a little chick that chirped and a basketball hoop with suction feet and a ball and some candy and she played with the ball and hoop) that she didn't really react to the markers. Then her ball went under the coffee table where I had hidden her art set - a case filled with markers, watercolors, colored pencils and crayons. She liked that. (She spent a lot of the afternoon sitting at her dora table playing with the watercolors with grandpa.) Then she went into the sun room and hunted for her real eggs. She found them and was so excited each time... it was a blast to watch. There was one egg in a jar with potpourri and mom told me that when she saw it she said "Silly Easter Bunny!"
After that, we ate our lunch... Mom made a ham and cheesy potatoes, green bean casserole, a jello dessert... whew, lots of delicious food! We ate till we were stuffed. Then we cleaned up and Katie wanted me to cuddle her (she was getting sick) so she sat with me and cuddled till she was asleep. We ended up napping in the recliner for a good 3 hours! John was asleep in the bedroom, and mom and dad were with Jacob (I guess he fell asleep too). We woke up and played Chicken Shoot (or whatever that game is on Wii) and ate a snack and then we got loaded up and went home.
We stopped at Burger King for a snack and Katie told John that she wanted fries and apple juice (that's what she gets at McDonalds) and she was very clear when she told him. We got home, ate our snack, got things put away and finally FINALLY went to bed!
Monday, April 13, 2009
Easter Weekend
Katie was so fun this weekend. We went to the lake for Easter and she was so excited to be there. We stopped in town for McDonalds and slowed down the whole process when John went to the second window instead of the first because we couldn't hear what the drive through person told us and just figured we'd stop at whichever window had the person standing in it looking expectant. Well, no one was at the first window so we went to the second. Big mistake. Apparently, there is no way for them to take money at the second window. The person at the first window has to yell the amount to the person at the second window. That person gave us the total and had to walk the money back to the person at the first window. This was accomplished after the person at the second window stood and stared at us for a few seconds because he just really wasn't sure what to do. I guess they don't have a lot of people who skip the first window. We finally got it all figured out and were on our way! We ate our dinner at mom and dads and got our stuff put away. Went to bed kind of late.
On Saturday mom made a huge breakfast of biscuits, sausage, eggs, strawberries, coffee cake... whew! It makes me full to think of it all. Katie didn't eat much. She wasn't hungry I guess. After we ate, I got ready for the day and cleaned up our room and got Katie dressed. We hung out for awhile and then went to Walmart - they had an Easter Bunny there and were offering free pictures. The person in costume held three pieces of candy in her hand. Katie only took one. She's so funny! She sat on the bunny's lap and had her picture taken. Then it was both kids' turn - we put Jacob on the other side and he was really good = sleeping! Then we just took one with him. Me and mom both had our cameras so we had some pics made from the cards and then walked around for a long time while we waited for the pictures. Katie rode one of the little bikes and Jacob slept in his car seat. Katie saw a purse she really liked in the girls section and she showed me. I told her that those purses are for girls who go to school. She put the first one down and then picked up another one and carried that with her while we shopped. I was worried that there would be an issue when she had to put it away but when we finished and were going to get our pictures, we walked by the purses again and Katie said Mommy, I put this away now. And sure enough... she walked over and hung it back up. I was so proud of her. While we waited, Mom mentioned stopping at the coffee shop for a chicken salad. That sounded delicious so we did! Katie had about 3 bites of that, a few bites of a croissant, a pickle spear and 1/3 of a cookie. Not too much. Then we went to a cute store that has gently used clothes and stuff. It was very clean and very neat. I found some really nice Old Navy knee length shorts for Katie for around $6! We'll be back there for sure! Then we walked to another shop down the street and looked around. After that it was back to the car and off to the house. Every time I mentioned going home, Katie asked me if we were going back to our house! I had to tell her that I meant we were going to the lake. K
atie and Jacob had their baths - Katie had fun in grandma and grandpa's big tub and Jacob had to take his bath in the sink! I forgot his tub at home. He didn't seem to mind though!
That afternoon Mom had lots of fun things to do with Katie. She got to dye eggs and that was so cute to watch and then she got to make cookies. They turned out really well... after we figured out that you can't roll them thinner because they will stick to everything. Mom made a great frosting for them and Katie ate more frosting than she should have!
We ate dinner (steak and lots of other yummy stuff) a bit later. Well, me and John and mom and dad ate dinner. Katie entertained Jacob and kept his nuk in his mouth because she wasn't hungry. It was really good. John and I were going to see a movie after dinner but Jacob started fussing and crying at about 8 p.m. and he didn't stop till 9 or so when he fell asleep. He had some very uncomfortable tummy issues. So we didn't go to a movie. Katie fell asleep early after she bit her lip or her tongue or something while she ate her spaghetti-o's and cried a bit while I rocked her then she was asleep! Mom watched Jacob overnight and I relinquished him to mom at around 11:30 p.m. and went to sleep. Only to be awakened at about 4 AM. I heard the TV going in the living room and could hear Katie's little voice chatting with John. I went out to see what was going on and I guess she woke up at 3 a.m. and wanted to go to the living room. Ack! I turned off the TV and rocked her and talked to her in a very boring tone... John laughed and told me that the way I was talking was making him tired too! Katie finally wanted to lay on the couch and she fell asleep there for the rest of the night.
The next morning, we got ready for church and off we went. After the service, Katie was asking me Mommy, where God? I told her he was in her heart. Then she asked again and I told her the same thing... I guess that helped her a little because she didn't ask me again.
We got home and I tried to get Katie excited about looking at her Easter basket from grandma and grandpa and hunting for the eggs...
Here are some pictures of Katie dyeing her eggs...
On Saturday mom made a huge breakfast of biscuits, sausage, eggs, strawberries, coffee cake... whew! It makes me full to think of it all. Katie didn't eat much. She wasn't hungry I guess. After we ate, I got ready for the day and cleaned up our room and got Katie dressed. We hung out for awhile and then went to Walmart - they had an Easter Bunny there and were offering free pictures. The person in costume held three pieces of candy in her hand. Katie only took one. She's so funny! She sat on the bunny's lap and had her picture taken. Then it was both kids' turn - we put Jacob on the other side and he was really good = sleeping! Then we just took one with him. Me and mom both had our cameras so we had some pics made from the cards and then walked around for a long time while we waited for the pictures. Katie rode one of the little bikes and Jacob slept in his car seat. Katie saw a purse she really liked in the girls section and she showed me. I told her that those purses are for girls who go to school. She put the first one down and then picked up another one and carried that with her while we shopped. I was worried that there would be an issue when she had to put it away but when we finished and were going to get our pictures, we walked by the purses again and Katie said Mommy, I put this away now. And sure enough... she walked over and hung it back up. I was so proud of her. While we waited, Mom mentioned stopping at the coffee shop for a chicken salad. That sounded delicious so we did! Katie had about 3 bites of that, a few bites of a croissant, a pickle spear and 1/3 of a cookie. Not too much. Then we went to a cute store that has gently used clothes and stuff. It was very clean and very neat. I found some really nice Old Navy knee length shorts for Katie for around $6! We'll be back there for sure! Then we walked to another shop down the street and looked around. After that it was back to the car and off to the house. Every time I mentioned going home, Katie asked me if we were going back to our house! I had to tell her that I meant we were going to the lake. K
atie and Jacob had their baths - Katie had fun in grandma and grandpa's big tub and Jacob had to take his bath in the sink! I forgot his tub at home. He didn't seem to mind though!
That afternoon Mom had lots of fun things to do with Katie. She got to dye eggs and that was so cute to watch and then she got to make cookies. They turned out really well... after we figured out that you can't roll them thinner because they will stick to everything. Mom made a great frosting for them and Katie ate more frosting than she should have!
We ate dinner (steak and lots of other yummy stuff) a bit later. Well, me and John and mom and dad ate dinner. Katie entertained Jacob and kept his nuk in his mouth because she wasn't hungry. It was really good. John and I were going to see a movie after dinner but Jacob started fussing and crying at about 8 p.m. and he didn't stop till 9 or so when he fell asleep. He had some very uncomfortable tummy issues. So we didn't go to a movie. Katie fell asleep early after she bit her lip or her tongue or something while she ate her spaghetti-o's and cried a bit while I rocked her then she was asleep! Mom watched Jacob overnight and I relinquished him to mom at around 11:30 p.m. and went to sleep. Only to be awakened at about 4 AM. I heard the TV going in the living room and could hear Katie's little voice chatting with John. I went out to see what was going on and I guess she woke up at 3 a.m. and wanted to go to the living room. Ack! I turned off the TV and rocked her and talked to her in a very boring tone... John laughed and told me that the way I was talking was making him tired too! Katie finally wanted to lay on the couch and she fell asleep there for the rest of the night.
The next morning, we got ready for church and off we went. After the service, Katie was asking me Mommy, where God? I told her he was in her heart. Then she asked again and I told her the same thing... I guess that helped her a little because she didn't ask me again.
We got home and I tried to get Katie excited about looking at her Easter basket from grandma and grandpa and hunting for the eggs...
Here are some pictures of Katie dyeing her eggs...
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