Happy Easter! (A bit late...)

Let me start by saying that I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter!  We had my mom and my husband's mom over for a nice relaxing day of swimming and barbecuing.  Kennedy was definitely more into Easter this year than last.  She loved all the goodies in her Easter basket.  As much as I never let Kennedy eat candy, it was fun to give her a few marshmallow peeps and a chocolate bunny.  The peeps were fun to play with, and she put them in her mouth a few times, but she was NOT a fan of eating them.  They were more of a fun mess to play with.  The chocolate bunny on the other hand, went straight to her mouth over and over again.  She definitely ate more of that than the peeps, but she still wasn't obsessed with it, and most of it ended up in the trash, after being tossed around the floor.  Here's some snapshots from the day. 

Hey peeps!  Happy Easter!

I have my own version of the bunny hop.

Thanks for the card Grandma!  I love you too!

I'm going to give my brother kisses like this.

What else is in here?

I wonder what these taste like.

I'm not so sure mom...

They're kinda weird....

 And sticky...

What am I really supposed to do with it?

 How about I give you the pirate wink?

And get a little more sticky....

 Then come after the camera!!!!!

Look!  I got a chocolate bunny!

 Now this is pretty good.

What?  Is there something on my face?

I could get used to this!

How come Easter only comes around once a year?

What's so funny mom?

Kennedy's First Easter!

The Easter Bunny came to Tampa!  It's amazing how much holidays change when you have a child.  I don't remember the last time Easter was so much fun.  When I was a kid I used to make my mom hide the eggs over and over and over again.  In just a few years I'm sure I'll be doing the same thing for Kennedy.  We ran out of time to color eggs, and I don't think Kennedy really missed it.  We filled our day with lots of excitement, and both of her Grandmas came over to share in all of the Easter fun!

I also decided that I really need to learn how to use my camera!  I did a few photo shoots with Kennedy today, and we had so much fun.  I'll try not to bore you with the 500 pictures, and just give you the highlights and her best expressions!

Daddy even dressed up as the Easter Bunny!  We were kind of sad that we couldn't get the "first Easter" picture with the Easter Bunny.  Mommy put bunny ears on daddy, and drew whiskers on his cheeks!  Kennedy wasn't very happy, and I'm pretty sure the whole thing went down about as well as it would have had I taken her to the mall.

We also took Kennedy swimming for the first time today!  She absolutely loves the water, so I was hoping that the pool would go over just as well.  She loved it.  We ran into two small problems.  Her hat kept falling over her face, and there were a TON of love bugs.  Hopefully they go away soon so we can make another trip to the pool.

We had a wonderful day!  I'm so excited for all of Kennedy's "first" holidays!  If Easter was this much fun, I can only imagine what Halloween and Christmas will be like! 

'Twas the Night Before Easter

It's the night before Kennedy's first holiday and I'm so excited!  There are eggs ready to be dyed (okay - so we're a little late on this but we ran out of time today.)  The Easter Bunny has prepared her basket, and left all of her goodies next to her swing.  Her swimsuit and sunscreen is ready for our trip to the pool.  Her dress is ready, and mommy has lots of cute stuff to take pictures with.  And we have food for the BBQ with her Grandmas.

Mommy and Daddy may have gone a bit overboard.  (And Grandma helped!)

Daddy is prepared to wear bunny ears and whiskers drawn on with eye liner.  Since we couldn't risk her getting sick, by taking her to see the Easter Bunny, daddy will be the pseudo bunny for some pictures in the morning.

I can't help but smile and feel so lucky to have such an amazing baby.  I know she's not going to remember it, but I'm so excited, and I will admit that I may have gone a little overboard!  I put her into her Easter jammies tonight, and while I gave her a bottle daddy read "The Night Before Easter" to us.  She's now fast asleep on daddy's chest, getting a good nights sleep in preparation for a day full of Easter fun!

Showing off my Easter jammies!

Reading The Night Before Easter with Daddy!