Easter Sunday

Happy Easter!

The day started off with a very exciting egg hunt. Cate was in charge of the hunting since Maddie was snoozing in the family room. I went with a mix of plastic eggs filled with Lucky Charms, as well as a few chocolate eggs hidden up high (to keep them away from the dogs). Today seem to include less chocolate than yesterday, which I think helped to keep her in a good mood for the most part.

Here's a short clip of Cate's third Easter Egg Hunt...

After the hunt, hubby and I got ready to tackle the outdoor renos. I was able to do a fair bit of painting, and hubby finished trimming the hedge around our backyard. It was great to have the in-laws staying with us so that they could watch the girls while we worked away, although I think we wore them out since they left a day early... oops!

While we were out working, Cate had TWO different groups of friends come calling for her. The girls who live down the road came over to play for awhile and then right after we FINALLY got her inside, one of her daycare buddies came by on his trike. That's right, the boys are already knocking on our door...

I hope you all had a fabulous holiday and are one of the lucky ones that get tomorrow off too!

Getting Ready for Easter - Part 2

Today was a busy and productive day at our house. My folks ended up taking Cate for the day, so my MIL helped me put up some retro wallpaper in the dining room that I bought ages ago. It looks fabulous, but has now prompted the need to buy some artwork and shelving to put on that wall because it's a little psychadelic...

Today was also the day we were hosting Easter dinner for both sides of the family. We finished the wallpaper in time to set a cute little easter table.

Dinner was a great success and I somewhat managed to stay on track with my cleanse, although I will admit to drinking a couple glasses of shiraz (delish) which then lead to me eating the little chocolate lindt bunny (my fave). I did not overdo it and I left the table feeling satisfied, but not stuffed. The beauty of us hosting was that we could control the ingredients. We made a couple fat free hams, corn and carrots (no butter or seasoning), slow cooker potatoes (chicken broth, rosemary, garlic, onions, and a bit of olive oil), whole wheat rolls, and a salad. We had a couple other dishes - Pork roast, green bean casserole, and stuffing - that we avoided since we had plenty of other good food.

The house is now (somewhat) cleaned up and ready for the Easter Bunny.

Here's a peak at Cate's Second Easter Egg Hunt...

Getting Ready for Easter - Part 1

Today we were busy doing some odd jobs around the house, but we took some time out this afternoon to decorate some Easter Eggs. I hard boiled some eggs and used a 2 dollar kit from Loblaws. I am really impressed with how well they turned out. Much better than the ones I made with food colouring when I was a kid!

Also, here's a look at Cate's First Easter Egg Hunt. She was about 9 months old at the time.