Easter 2012

Nathan and Charlotte had fun coloring eggs.  We all just sat outside and watched them.  They were so cute!

Mama doing what she does best...loving on Pearce!

While in Dallas, we also went to an Easter egg hunt and carnival.  They had all sorts of things for the kids to do:  petting zoo, pony rides, face painting, bounce houses, etc...  Nathan and Charlotte had fun doing all of the activities and Pearce and I just strolled around and watched.  

Charlotte LOVES to love on Pearce!

Easter morning, the kids were all excited to see what the Easter bunny left.  GG got Pearce the cutest little Easter basket.  The Easter bunny visited Ashley's house and left all kinds of goodies for Nathan, Charlotte, and Pearce, too!  Here are Nathan and Charlotte's baskets.  Pearce's basket is the little bunny basket and when you pressed a button its ears flapped and sang a song!

Look how cute Nathan and Charlotte look!  They are all ready for church!

Pearce and Mommy

Pearce and Uncle Wayne

Ashley's sweet family!

We met everyone at church and then dropped off Nathan, Charlotte, and even Baby Pearce in the nursery and then we all sat together for the service.  Afterwards, everyone headed to Ashley's house for a lunch of Honey Baked ham, potato casserole, broccoli salad, fruit and fruit dip, and huge rolls! I thought Thanksgiving and Christmas were the only holidays where you overeat!  We had such a great time in Dallas for Pearce's first Easter!!!

The Dallas Arboretum

Nathan was out of school on Thursday so we loaded up Ashley's car with 2 toddlers, 1 baby, 3 adults, 2 strollers, 1 blanket and 1 Transformer backpack with about 30 miscellaneous toys, and headed to the Arboretum. The weather was absolutely wonderful! We found a perfect spot under a shady tree for our blanket. Nathan and Charlotte had so much fun running around in the wide open space. Well, actually Nathan was the one doing all of the running and exploring and Charlotte was the one who couldn't keep from kissing and hugging Pearce over and over! Honestly, none of us could keep our hands off Pearce, but I think Charlotte feels like he is her REAL baby doll! Not only did we have a yummy picnic, we walked all over the arboretum looking at the beautiful flowers, taking lots of pictures, and Nathan had fun pretending he was an explorer! If there was a chain or fence blocking off a certain area, that was the first place Nathan would "explore." 

While Charlotte is putting on her makeup, notice Nathan in the background...there was a chain there :)

What a perfect day at the Arboretum!!!