Easter Sunday, part II

We went home for naptime and then we were off to New Braunfels for more celebrating! Devan and Garrett have a trampoline that the little kids really got a kick out of. Adam and Tyree also had monster bubble makers that were big hits! Tyree did a great job of having special age-appropriate buckets for each child with all kinds of goodies in them. The bug kits really came in handy when the big kids led us on a bug hunt. We had nets, magnifying glasses and special containers to put our findings in. I think the most exciting catch of the day was a roly poly or two. They don't move very fast and the little ones were able to capture them.

After all of the activity, we had a huge Easter dinner. Both Devan and Garrett have April birthdays so we surprised them with birthday cakes and of course, we sang to both of them. By that time, it was late and time to head back to Austin. All in all, Easter 2009 was great!



Grandma and the little girls, Genevieve and Jordan.





Mommy, I can't find any bugs!



Aunt Nicole and Genevieve!

Kael is on the hunt for Easter eggs and he means business!

Tristan gets his first taste of cracking cascarones, or confetti eggs, on Daddy and Mommy's heads! Well, this was the first time that he might actually remember it anyway.


Aww, Mommy gets some Tootie love!

Uncle Jeremy and Genevieve! It's been a while since his baby was this little!

Damek is getting so big! Look at that handsome kid!

Easter Sunday

Easter Sunday 2009 started early for us and we got all gussied up for church. A few moments before walking out the door, we showed the kids the goodies that had been left for them. Although most items were healthy or books/activity-driven toys, there were a few pieces of candy thrown in there for Tristan. Tristan found one and looked especially guilty when I caught him. I'm so glad I had the camera in that moment! Tristan also got a toothbrush in his basket, which was a tradition in the LaBrecque household. Genevieve, well, she doesn't have many teeth and I still pretty much just massage her gums with my finger. Though she'll get a toothbrush soon, she won't start receiving them in her Easter basket until next year. She got a couple of sippy cups instead. Getting a basket to eat, more than made up for the lack of any candy or other items, if you ask her.



Arriving just in time for a downpour in the parking lot, we made it to the sanctuary without melting (I guess we're just not that sweet). It was a lovely service at church and the kiddos obliged us with their best behavior. It helped that Ashley and Andrew were there to help entertain them and keep them happy and quiet.

After church we went to Gran and Grampie's house for a family lunch and the annual Easter egg hunt where even the adults get to participate! The weather really turned out nice after the morning showers!





Tristan pushes Maddy in the swing. What a good cousin!




Aha! An egg! From the hanging basket, straight into my Easter basket! Thanks for the help, Grampie!

Looking through the loot with Gran!

The boys, looking a little tired from all of the activity.

The Easter Bunny!

The Easter Bunny showed up at one of our neighborhood parks and we went to go meet him...her...um the rabbit of honor. Genevieve was not too sure about the strange creature, but Tristan thought it was awesome! There was also an egg hunt, but the bigger kids got to the majority of the loot before the little ones even had a chance.

Eggs and cousins, part II

We joined the Downing/Franco cousins at the Franco house to decorate eggs. Nana Carol knows the secret ingredients to make the eggs extra vibrant!




Look at those eggs!

Easter egg hunt with friends

We met a few other Austin area moms and their tots for a special Easter egg hunt playgroup. We went to a park at the Mueller development (the site of the old Mueller airport for the out-of-towners). The playground here is awesome and totally fenced which is super nice! We got some wiggles out on the playground, while a few of the moms tossed hid the eggs. The kids had a large lawn area, bordered by a sidewalk, overlooking a small man-made lake, to run wild and find as many eggs as they wanted. The weather was perfect and it was fun to watch the kids run all around. Genevieve spent her time strapped to my back and I got to run around after Tristan. She didn't seem to mind not being able to hunt her own eggs and we gave her a couple of her own to play with later.

Getting two kids to look at a camera and smile at the same time is tough enough, so I really didn't even try to get the perfect shot of eight plus kids of different ages.