Happy Easter!

We started off Easter morning with a little breakfast together. Did you know hot cross buns have a religious/Easter significance? I read this and thought some of the superstitions about hot cross buns were kind of neat, but I don't know how to make them....so I decided cinnamon rolls were close enough. (Thanks Sarah for the info on the buns)


The Easter Bunny came! He left a basket for Claire with crayons, a book, Elmo socks, and sunglasses!

Daddy calls this "wearing a Claire hat"


The Easter bunny also left a few eggs and a new ball in the backyard...Claire was pretty excited that they were filled with snacks!

Here's some footage of her finding "eeegs"

After naptime, we headed to Monument Avenue for Easter on Parade - one of my favorite Easter traditions! We met up with Grammy, Uncle Andy, Aunt Tara, and Cousin Sam. It was a gorgeous day and the perfect spring weather.

Last stop was Grammy's house for dinner. There was another Easter basket waiting for Claire...this one had a book, markers, a cell phone, and freeze-dried peas!

Not everyone gets peas instead of candy on Easter, but Claire begs for these things.

Uncle Chuck and Aunt Bradford joined the party and brought Claire a great Peter Cottontail book. We've read it about 350 times since that evening so I'd say it was a hit!

Before taking Claire off to bed, she had a last Easter egg hunt in the backyard with Grammy and Aunt Tara. The sun was so bright so I gave her the new sunglasses to wear. About 1 minute after this picture, she ran into the house and immediately ran smack into a wall. Note to parents - sunglasses are not such a great idea indoors!