hoppy easter!

Saturday morning we walked with some other neighborhood families up to the park where there was an egg hunt for the little ones. Gus volunteered to help hide eggs and to clean up dog poop before the kids got there. We got there a little early and not even the promise of candy in those eggs could get Little Miss J off the swing. Gus finally just had to tear her away because I have a feeling the tears would have been greater had she missed the hunting.

There was an Easter bunny.

Some face (arm) painting - she loved her butterflies and was very careful for the remainder of the day when washing her hands to not smudge them.

And even some treats for the grown ups!

 

Little Miss J got the hang of the egg gathering pretty quickly -

 



 

On Sunday, she was so excited to wear her "beautiful ballet" that we put her dress on well before having to leave for church. She was very diligent about going potty because she did not want to mess up her dress.

 

 

After church there was another egg hunt where she got more "Easter bunny eggs." I think her favorite part was the balloon drop.

 

 

We then headed to Easter brunch with Auntie Rachael and Uncle Randy complete with flower picking and a dance party - oh and more Easter treats!

 

 

Little Miss J was having so much fun with Auntie Rachael that she didn't want to leave, but we had another Easter bash to head to. Our neighbors had invited us over for dinner and so we had to head out. I told her that she was going to get to play with Karly and only then did she acquiesce to leaving. As soon as we pulled up to our house, she wanted to go to Karly's house. Since we weren't expected for another half hour or so I tried to hold her off but Little Miss J persevered and I finally had to text my neighbor to see if Little Miss J could stop by early. Thankfully, Julie took her off my hands for an hour and I managed to whip up some crab dip. By the time we went over there, Little Miss J had her shoes off, had drawn with sparkle chalk, and was swinging on the swingset. The weather was gorgeous and after a couple competitive rounds of croquet we headed in for dinner. My favorite part was watching Karly and Little Miss J - monkey see monkey do. Karly's in kindergarten and Little Miss J will do absolutely everything Karly does. Little Miss J sat politely at the table at all her soup with a spoon and dipped her bread in just like Karly. Of course leaving is always the hardest part and despite being bedtime, Little Miss J was still going strong. She was so upset to have to take off her fancy dress.

 

With family spread far and wide, the Chunglunds were on their own for another holiday. Luckily, we've had some great friends new and old to be with on Easter. We don't have many friends here in Sacramento, but the ones we have are fantastic and we had a jam packed Easter weekend.