Easter

So, we have officially gone through one full year of holidays with Jetta. Easter was our first official holiday, other than her birthday, that we got to spend with her last year. Last year she had no idea what it was about, so didn't really go to much trouble. However, this year, I did buy her some stuff for her Easter basket and set it out for her to wake up to. I wasn't sure how she would react, but to my surprise, she was very excited. Grandma Peters sent money to help buy something for her basket and Aunt Lori sent home a little basket as well. She did pretty well, considering she just had a birthday.

She went straight over to it, started throwing stuff out and saying "candy". She is all about the candy these days. Not that I give it to her (nor did I buy her much for her basket), but she still knows what it is and loves it. After she went through the basket, we started getting ready to head over to my friends Tiffany's families house.

They are kind enough to include us in their family celebration and all love seeing Jetta. They also spoil her and there she got alot of candy. Once we arrived, the kids got to head out to hunt Easter eggs....again, I wasn't sure what Jetta would do or if she would understand the concept.

To my surprise, she went straight for the eggs and picked them up. I told her to put them in her basket and put them in she did. They had real and plastic eggs to hunt and the first few she found were real. As she put them, rather tossed them in her basket....all I heard was "crack". Oh well, they were going to be used for the deviled eggs, so no harm in breaking them, just made it easier for them to peel....right?

After the kids finished hunting eggs, Tiffany's uncle let the bunnies loose. Jetta was so excited, she saw them and said "rabbit"....it was so cute. After we chased them down, we caught one and let her pet it. Uncle Rod said we could take one home and at first I thought about it, but then realized that that would become a full-time job for mom and dad. Maybe in a few years. Jetta was so cute and kept wanting to hold and touch all of them. They finally decided to put them away and Jetta just stood there, looking into the crate they were in and trying to figure out how to get them back out. It was very sweet.

After that, it was time for the adults to participate in the adult Easter egg hunt. Tiff's aunt and uncle go to great lengths to put together something fun for the adults to compete in. And of course we are all super competitive so it is always alot of fun. Last year my team won the scavenger hunt and this year Shannon's team won, so all in all we have had good luck. I'm excited to see what next's years challenge will be.

After the first round of the challenge, we had lunch and then got right back to it. Jetta was not real sure about the challenges, as it included alot of yelling and giving direction, and she was a bit upset when it came to either Shannon or I being yelled at. She is a real softy, I think I might have a doctor or veternarian on my hands...she's always worried about others and is so sweet and kind to them.

After that, she just played most of the day with Ethan and Live and before you knew it the day was over and it was time to go home. She had great fun, I really enjoyed watching her enjoy the day. As an adult you kind of forget what the holidays are all about and what special magic they hold for kids. Seeing it through her eyes was great. I'm already looking forward to Christmas this year, as she will be a bit older and will understand even more...shoot what is there not to get....presents and candy....very important to a two year old.

Anyway, here are some of the pictures we took of her finding her basket and then her hunting eggs, seeing the bunnies and just enjoying the day. Hope you enjoy them.