Bluebonnets 2013

This year, I was kind of dreading doing bluebonnet pictures.  Of course, I love them, but Ethan is not very good at looking at the camera/sitting still/smiling, and it drives me crazy.  But, in the name of tradition, I armed myself with a lollipop and headed down the street to the same field as last year.  The flowers weren't quite as pretty as last year, and Ethan wasn't the perfect model, but they turned out okay.  Luckily, my aunt, Karen, stopped by to drop off a present for Ethan, so she helped me get some decent smiles out of him (even if he wasn't looking at the camera).

Easter celebrations

We had our first celebration at our friends' house with an egg hunt.  I love doing this every year, and I'm sure Ethan does too.

Hunting eggs.  In his shades, of course.

His loot.

 We also did some egg dying at home.  I believe this is the first we've done this since having Ethan.  In years past, I pretty much figured it would be me doing all the work and not much fun for Ethan.  But this year, he was interested and excited.  The whole family joined in on the fun.

Plopping them in the dye was his favorite.

We decorated them by wrapping them in rubberbands before dying, and with stickers, glitter, and tatoos.

Finished product.

On Easter Sunday, we went to my grandmother's house to spend time with the family.

Ethan loved the confetti eggs.

He'd ask people to smash them on his head.

 And then we set up an egg hunt for the kids.  My grandma likes to fill eggs with money and add them to the stash, so Ethan made some cash too.

hunting

he filled his basket to the top