Chocolate Bunnies, Jet Lag, and Two Hyper Preschoolers

I can't begin to tell you all how awesome it was to wake up bright and early and deal with colored basket 'grass,' candy-filled plastic eggs, and chocolate rabbits.  That's exactly how I wanted to spend the morning after a grueling 19 hours on international flights half-way around the world.

But that's what dads do, I guess.  I'm exhausted, the kids are bouncing off the walls after ingesting a year's worth of sugary garbage, and I have to go back to work tomorrow.

Here's Easter morning 2013.  Enjoy.

Kris spearheaded the Easter baskets this year, which was good because we had a two-hour window after the kids went to bed, and I was dead on my feet and still trying to unpack my luggage. . .

Fortunately our kids are still young, so we don't have to go as nuts (like we're going to have to do in a few years. . .)

The kids wanted to leave carrots out for the Easter Bunny. . . which was weird, but whatever.  I guess they just wanted to bribe him to stay out of their bedrooms - they really didn't want that guy coming in their room while they were asleep.

The next morning, inspecting the carrot-less plate (they mysteriously found their way back in the 'fridge).

Hunting down Easter eggs around the house.

Divvying up plunder.

Abby was a big fan of this. . .

Jelly bean spill.

Easter basket treasure hunt. . .

Getting the next clue

The last clue. . .

To Daddy's bar!

Baskets found.

Cookies n' Cream Easter bunnies.  They didn't make that in the '80s.

This was actually pretty good.

This kid LOVES jelly beans.

New dresses - the kids' favorite Easter basket staple.

- Brian

Easter Warm-Up and March Randoms

Hi gang,

So here's some pictures of around the house as the Houghs begin to get ready for Easter.

(Get ready for crap-loads of kid pictures). . .

I helped her with the word 'different' and 'going,' otherwise Alayna wrote that herself (bizarro cat-and-telescope  picture courtesy of Yours Truly).

Little did the Fisher Price Loving Family know that, at that moment, German SS gunmen were sneaking around the ledge of their manor. . .

Alayna has shown interest in playing the Sega Genesis lately.  I picked it up at a garage sale a couple years ago with a crap ton of games and accessories (for $10, thank you), and the previous owner must've had little girls 'cause there's a lot of kid-friendly (and girly) games Alayna enjoys 'playing' (she hasn't quite mastered it yet). 

This Barbie game is horrifying.

Kris and a couple of her homegirls, on their way out to see that Wicked play chicks seem so obsessed with.

Fever time.  Once again.

Easter Care Packages from the Grandparents. . .

Easter Glasses (which - THANK GOD -  have lids)

BUBBLES!

Chalk time on the driveway (you'll notice I removed the stones lining the driveway - I got sick of hitting them with my tires.  Hopefully soon the edges will fill in with grass soon. . .)

Abby always looks like a hobo.

An Easter Basket, an asterisk, and a chick - my kid has Easter Art down to a science.

Easter crafts at Peace United Methodist Church

Kris should really be the one writing captions here, as I wasn't here for this.  So I'm just going to title this one 'Kids with Empty Plastic Bowl.'

Thankfully, there were no crucifixions scheduled for the day.  That would've made Easter Egg hunting somewhat awkward. . .

Hunting down Easter Eggs. . .

What kid doesn't like a good chain-link fence?  Right?

Abby's a big fan of collecting sugar.

More plunder.

Signing the Cross (something I'm pretty sure was not done by the Romans - just going out on a limb, here.)

We don't really know what the hell this thing's growing, but we're guessing it might be peaches. . .

Keeping Abby from climbing the tree is a pain in the ass.

Flower Power.

Hanging out, playing in the dirt.  A Hough household staple.

Preparing to decorate Easter Eggs with Mommy. . .

Snack break on the patio. . .

- Brian