Easter weekend

I thought it would be fun to start this post off with a little walk down memory lane. Every year, our community hosts an egghunt for the kids the Saturday before Easter and we get to see the bunny one more time.

The first time the girls met the Easter bunny, they weren't too sure of her, but they didn't run away screaming.

Easter 2007

(L to R) Alyssa, Riley, Makena

The next year, they wouldn't even sit near her unless I sat in the picture and even then, the results weren't great.

Easter 2008

And Alyssa was certain she didn't want anything to do with that bunny!

But this year, things have turned around. Three smiling girls!

Easter 2009

We spent Easter Sunday out on the farm with friends and family. The girls had a blast checking out all the animals, jumping their hearts out, and embarking on the biggest egghunt they've ever seen. We had a great day!

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The girls were pooped after their day of fun! It is very rare that all three of my girls fall asleep in the car these days so I couldn't resist taking a picture.

A day at the farm

Since Monday was a holiday, I had an extra day to spend with the girls. This also means I have to come up with a way to entertain them so that I go back to work in one piece on Tuesday!

We spent the day out on the farm with Auntie Jodi and cousins Katie and Sophie. The "farm" is Jodi's parent's property and the girls had so much fun that I think they adopted John and Judy as their honorary grandparents. There is nothing like bringing their favorite Baby Einstein video, Baby MacDonald, to life by experiencing all the animals in person.

All I know is, that when Grandpa John and Grammie Judy are in the market for ranch-hands, I've got 3 little kiddos who will work for free!

Makena and Riley sit with their cousins on the tractor.

Auntie Jodi showed her true country colors and impressed us with her tractor-driving skills!

We all piled on the lift in the back of the tractor for a short trip around the farm. Panda, the dog, joined us also!

The girls meet the horses. In her hey-day, Auntie Jodi used to show the horses in competition.

The girls enjoyed feeding hay to the cows.

Grammie Judy found a tractor that was just Riley's size!

The highlight of the day was watching the girls in the chicken coop. The chickens could smell that there were toddlers in the area, so they hightailed it into their house before they lost any feathers.

Riley wasn't happy that the chickens went into hiding so she started banging on the walls of their house and stuck her head in the doorway trying to convince them to come out and play. After all, she had a handful of chicken feed!

Auntie Jodi tried to be helpful and went into the chicken house from the other entrance. The poor rooster got spooked and flew out of the open door. The day ended with excitement as everyone tried to get the rooster back into the coop.

Here's a picture of Lissy just being cute. She wouldn't let go of the bucket used to gather the chicken eggs for most of the afternoon. She had to have something to carry all her "stuff" around in.

I love this picture! We were all watching the cows out in the field.

Lissy got dirtier on the ride home than she did all day on the farm thanks to eating a bag of chocolate animal crackers. The girls jumped right in the bath as soon as we got home.