easter weekend

Well I had high hopes for this Easter: spring-like weather, Easter dresses worn without

layers and cover-ups, outdoor hunts and everyone feeling well.

But...that's a lot to ask for.

Blake was lucky and had Good Friday off. So the first day of our 3-day weekend

Blake and I woke up with full on colds & sore throats and being stuck at home

all day while a new heater was installed. Luckily the heater wasn't a surprise.

He wanted to take advantage of the tax credit

and knew the 25+ year old heater would conk out some time and better it be replaced now than say, Christmas eve or something.

It's good to be proactive but as the workers filed in out and of the house I felt

myself slipping further and further away from visiting the Mouse anytime soon.

Luckily Lucy being sick on her birthday was just a day long thing and she escaped the sniffles but Blake and I were homebound Friday and most of Saturday.

Lucy was rescued by her aunt Caitlin and uncle Brinton on Saturday and the three of

them ventured out in freezing conditions to the Eggstravaganza at Thanksgiving Point.

She had so much fun even though she froze and was treated to In N Out and Sweet Tooth Fairy Bakery afterwards...lucky girl!

her cute paint-face she came home with and didn't want to wash off

Like everyone else in Utah we woke up to this on Easter...

But the Easter bunny still found his way into our house and

did a pretty lame job at hiding eggs...but he might have been sick too.

Lucy found them all in about two minutes so then

she moved on to her basket.

By the time Easter afternoon rolled around Blake and I were feeling a little better and were

pretty ready to get out of the house. We went to my Nani's for a delicious dinner and a fun

visit with family.

Lucy's ensemble was altered a bit due to the weather but she still looked darling

(and she was delighted again for an escape from her parents)

My aunt & cousins are cute and talented and made this cupcake veggie garden

...I just chop fruit.

And my sister is a fab cook and her red velvet cupcakes

were AMAZING but she left a 'napkin warning' next to the tray.

Before we left, Caitlin's friends Leslie & Kyle came over

with their newest addition...a baby bunny!

So at the end of the night Lucy got to finally meet the Easter bunny ~

and her excitement made us forget all the yucky weather & stuffy noses

and realize we did have a great Easter!