Easter 2009

Don't you just love these as place markers? :)

So, when we knew we'd go down to Wichita for Easter, I asked my sister if she'd be there. She said she wasn't sure ... why did I ask?

"Because I want to know if I'll be sitting at the kids table this time." I said to her.

My sister thought I was NUTSO, but c'mon! I'm a married woman!!!! I SURELY deserve to not be at the kid's table.

So when we arrived at the Sheldon's for Easter, this was what we found. Our OWN LITTLE table.


*sigh*


So sad.


But it was just a joke .... we got to sit at the big kids' table. Actually, we decided it was the "young adults" table ... because there were 2 set of twin girls under the age of 3 sitting at the "adults" table. ;)


And .... it was RAINY so the regular egg hunt was cancelled ... and so I hid eggs inside.

Chaos, pure chaos! :)

Practicing

Be prepared for the cutest photograph EVER!

This is Gianna and Max.



They will be in our wedding a week from TODAY, and they've been practicing up!

Their parents have done an awesome, awesome, awesome job of prepping these kids! I think they should give lessons ... because Mike and I have sure seen some doozies of flower girls and ring bearers! ;-)

Erik and I are getting *excited* for the wedding! We're excited to see everyone and celebrate with our closest friends and family, but more than that, we're excited to begin our married life!

Having Max and G be a part of it ... along with their Auntie Sarah ... it's so special. My siblings and I practically grew up with Sarah. We spend holidays together and they have become our extended family!

Easter Egg Hunt No. 2

This is a little bit out of order, but I wanted to share these cute photos of Max and Gianna with Auntie Sarah in Atlanta! (We all MISS YOU SO MUCH, SARAH!). On Easter Sunday, the Mikols family invaded the Sheldon household. We converged with Marie & Gary and their kiddos. Gianna, top, is all smiles and talk. Max, second, is more quiet, but during the Easter egg hunt, had bunches of rowdy fun! (Isn't Gianna's dress cute? I'm told Auntie Sarah got it for her!)

(BTW, Easter Egg hunt No. 1 was at St. Thomas Aquinas before this hunt ... be sure to check back tomorrow for a few photos of that ... but they will be not of kids, but of priests playing!)

The thing of the Sheldon Easter egg hunts is the eggs are filled with one of two things: coins or confetti. If you get coins, you pockest them. If you get confetti, you crack them open over someone else's head (BUT that must be done OUTDOORS!). It's heaps of fun, usually involves chases around the backyard and peals of laughter and shrieks. The above photo of Max is after Gianna smashed an egg on his head. Gianna wanted to know what to do with the egg, so we told her to crack it on Max's head, and she LITERALLY did it...smacked it on his noggin. Oops. She learned how to open them and dump them on people's heads, though ... see Marie help her get her dad, Gary? (side note: Gary used to NEVER let us get him, but his kids are awesome at getting confetti on their daddy-O!)


Check out these smiles! I think Max and Gianna had a blast! (Did I mention they will be our flower girl and ring bearer in September? They are excited, as are Erik and I!)






The twins, Agnes and Clare, were in on a little bit of the romping and playing. Here's Mary carrying Clare around:


I LOVE how you see the teething ring and her little mouth! It sounds like Agnes and Clare are teething, but Clare gnawed on my fingers for a good portion of Sunday, and I didn't feel any teeth .... but she was chewing away regardless!

Lastly, it wasn't the little kids having all the fun. My dad was distracted with his new camera, so Erik took advantage of it and let loose with some confetti...

Easter

Erik joined me at the Sheldon household for Easter. Dad grabbed a few photos.

The twins were over and I spent lots of time holding Clare. She's cute as a button!



I have more pictures to share from the weekend, so be sure to check back!