What up Easter Bunny!

Teressa and Ava have been in Washington, visiting family for the past week. I have really been missing them and needed to look at some photos of Ava tonight. I laughed again and again as I remembered some of the silly things she did while she was "supposed" to be picking up easter eggs. ha ha

This was our local "The Colony Easter Egg Hunt."

This is such a classic Easter bunny photo. ha ha

Don't worry... she knows there is no real easter bunny and he is certainly not the reason for the season ;-)

Here is Ava giving the easter bunny "bumps"

I can just hear Ava whispering it now... "pound it!"

daddy's not so little girl

she got to pick out a flower and plant it in this cup.

except her mommy thought that the flower she picked wasn't the prettiest flower.

so teressa "helped" her pick another

she was still really happy and wanted to carry it for the next 45 minutes.

there was a fun petting zoo there.

but the question of the day:

why did they color this baby chick?

some things we should not question.

we will never know...

These few photos are from a local easter egg hunt at a church down the road.

It's called Crossings Church. tv

It was a lot of fun, becuase there were about 40 kids and 5,000 eggs.

Yeah... you do the math.

Ava was done picking up eggs at this point.

She just wanted to open them one by one and eat the chocolate.

We had to bribe her.

What was the price?

One M&M was deposited into her hand for every egg that was placed into the basket.

Want to hear what happens when you give kids M&M's in their hand?

You guessed it.

They let them melt in their firm grasp, and then later, after their dad takes them down the large inflatable slide a few times, they look up at their father, open their hands, and give a big ol' hug.

rock on my egg collectin' friend.

rock on.

Sorry GAP.

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This photo makes me think of Winnie the Pooh.

I can just hear him talking about little Ava.

She went outside to collect eggs.

On a blustery day.

Is that even a word?

It must be.

Because I can see Pooh saying it.

You can't see what she is looking at inside that basket.

But I think she swiped my wallet when I wasn't looking.

I'm missing a Starbucks card...

3 at a time!

That a girl!

Can you find us?

Hint:

Look for the Dad who is doing everything in his power to not pick up any eggs himself but patiently make sure that Ava picks up all eggs by herself.

But if you ask Teressa, she will tell you that I still "cheated."

Because when they said "Go!" I took off sprinting with Ava in my arms. I then placed her right in the middle of a field of eggs.

I thought that was allowed...

Have you ever seen a kid laugh this hard?

Seriously, I had to anchor myself, because she almost sucked me in.

She would run up with her plastic egg and stick it on my lens.

Then she would laugh and laugh and laugh.

Then she would look at her mommy and I.

And make sure we were laughing.

Then she would turn around, run for another, and do it again.

Aren't I hilarious?

Ava

plus

Wind

=

Silliness

Thank you for sharing.

I miss you Ava!

I can't wait to see you again soon...