A little fever won't slow us down...

Last night after we put Lila and Bennett down, David and I let Elise stay up so that we could work on some eggs together...We had lots of fun and, although our eggs did not have the exact sparkly look we were going for, they looked great and it was a fun activity!



The Easter bunny did visit our house last night! Luckily, he likes to bring bathing suits, and that is a great way to kick off the summer! The kids also got funky plates with their names on them (they are running out of room on those "baby" plates), a chocolate bunny, and a pez dispenser each. What lucky kiddos!



As you can see below, Elise is QUITE excited about her fancy new bathing suit...This was her about 5 minutes after she found it!



After MUCH discussion, we convinced her that this was not an appropriate outfit for Easter church and so she changed into her Easter dress and off she went with her Daddy. I am so sad that I didn't get a picture, as Elise looked precious and David looked super spiffy in his seersucker suit. Things were just a little hectic at that time and I unfortunately let the moment get away....
Meanwhile, I decided to fore go the Easter outfits (didn't exactly know how well silk and snot would mix- gross, but true!) and got the kids dressed in some other spring clothes in order to go over to my parents house.
They love to play peek-a-boo from behind our curtains these days, and while on a motrin "high" they had fun doing so....





"ta-daaa!" "Happy Easter!"



Our family lately tends to plan the "dinnertime" for around 1 o'clock....(hmmm...I wonder if this could have anything to do with the fact that that is the exact time that the dynamic duo go down for their naps??!!)
So, we put Lila down in the crib, Bennett in the pack-n-play in the room with her, and Elise on the floor in my parents' room on her favorite sleeping bag (like THAT was going to last)....
After about 10 minutes Lila's usual singing began to escalate into more of a scream and so David went up to check on her. (They aren't the greatest about sleeping other places. Probably because they do it so infrequently...and combine that with the inability to breathe...and you get the idea...anyway...)
Below, you will see what he found. And I am so happy that he did just what I would have done! Rather than laying the poor baby down, he called me for the camera!!!!! This, to us, was totally hysterical.




Poor Bennett. Sleeping SITTING UP in the pack and play!!
So, we decided (after he caught enough on tape) to let poor Bennett get some much needed rest and let hysterical Lila come down and go just where she wanted- SuSu's lap!



Not too many minutes later Elise followed and decided to have her "quiet time" next to Uncle Jared.



After Bennett woke up, we decided to try to fit in a quick Easter Egg hunt before the severe weather that was headed this way got here....They had a blast!






Elise thought it was hilarious that David "hid" an egg on his head...she kept talking about it after...



Then we headed back inside and Elise convinced Mimi to play not only Candyland, but Hello Kitty bingo with her!



So, despite the droopy little ones, we had a great day spent with family. The kids loved having both sets of Great Grandparents around...I did have them keep their distance for fear of getting them sick...So, I wasn't able to get any good pictures...
We are looking forward to our annual crawfish boil in a few weeks when Aunt Mo and Phillip will get to be here as well.
Because it appeared that David would have been driving for 6 hours in horrible weather including hail and possible tornadoes, I am very thankful that he made the hard decision not to got to Lake Charles for the wake tonight. I know he felt that he should be there, and was looking forward to seeing family and friends, but I do think that he made the best decision considering the situation. On a selfish note I know I would have been worried sick all night.
So, I think we will head to bed ourselves to catch up on our sleep. We are hopeful they will be able to get some rest tonight...David and I were both saying that the past few nights have been reminiscent of when they were babies. Up every two or so hours....funny how you forget! But, no matter how the night goes, we are so thankful today and every day for all three of our precious gifts from God!