Easter Celebrations!

After our long first winter in Springfield, we were all so excited for Easter weekend.  At times this winter it felt like we had never left Canada.  But we finally thawed out just in time to celebrate Easter.     We put on our new spring clothes, ran around the yard in bare feet hunting for eggs, enjoyed a beautiful service at church followed by a fabulous French brunch at The Aviary.  All in all it was a glorious weekend.

Our Mackie is a jeans and t-shirt kind of girl.  I rarely buy dresses now because getting her into a dress is an hysterical-inducing sobbing ordeal that results in Mack wearing exactly what she wants (life's too short to force my baby to wear outfits she absolutely despises).  But call me a hypocrite, I couldn't help myself and bought a beautiful dress for her.  Well, we made it through the sobs and screaming - and got that dress on her.  You'd never know from these pics that at 9 AM she was screaming at the top of her lungs - I don't want this, I don't want this!

Mackie in her Easter hat and jammies - she seriously dislikes dresses, but loves her accessories.  Go figure!

Ready for the hunt!

While in Canada I think the bunny left eggs inside our house because it was so cold.  Having the bunny leave eggs in our yard was such a treat this year.  Mack and Campbell's unique and individual personalities continue to develop, and I love seeing how different they are.  Mack attacked the backyard with gusto.   She sprinted from egg to egg filling her basket as fast as she could.  Campbell would find an egg; sit down in the grass; carefully open the egg; discover what was inside and then ask if it was okay to eat it.  After Mack filled her basket she helped big brother to fill his.  Great team work!!