Easter Weekend

     We had an amazing weekend! Fun was had by all. We celebrated with friends and family, ate a ton of food, and I didn't buy a single gift. I know, the nerve of me! Again trying to teach my kids through action that spending time is better than spending money.

 

 

     Friday night Grammy came over for a sleep over. This is easily one of the girls' favorite things. There's no way to stop a Grammy from buying gift, but Mom is great and sticks to new clothes and maybe a movie! Of course the rest of the night is dinner and watching said movie. The girls got to stay up late and Grammy camped out in their room. They couldn't have been happier.

 

 

     Saturday was the Egg Hunt at the Children's Museum and Theater of Maine. They opened the door an hour early and hid 750 eggs! We asked the girls to find as many as they could but to only keep 10. That way they shared with their friends, spent time really looking for eggs, and didn't come home with a ridiculous amount of junk and candy.

 

 

     Playing was more fun than finding eggs most of the time!

 

 

 

 

     They still came away with a  satisfying haul. Because we're members of the Museum (a gift we received at Christmas) the whole thing cost us $12.

 

 

 

     Sunday morning was full of smiles and giggles and "Mommy, take our picture!" requests.

 

 

     I saved egg decorating for Sunday morning to have something to buy time before heading to our Auntie's for brunch.

 

 

We went for "crackled" eggs. Crack the shells of the hard boiled eggs, soak them in water and food coloring and then peel the shell off.

  

 

     We brought them to Auntie's house to have something to occupy their time while the grown ups visited.

 

 

     They were cool, and would have definitely been darker if we'd let them soak longer, but that wasn't the point.

 

 

     Of course they were spoiled there as well. Mimi treated them with presents too, also thankfully sticking to new outfits.

 

 

     All in all the weekend was, "super awesome". I'll take that!

 

It was also a simple weekend of celebration and happiness, which is what I'm always looking for!

 

Simple City Sam