Birthday, bunnies and baskets

We had such an awesome weekend with Luke’s 3rd Birthday and Easter. Our fun started on Thursday at school with Easter egg hunts. The boys had a blast looking for eggs! At first, I had to force Luke to hunt for his, instead of opening up the eggs and eating candy. He’s all about chocolate, like mommy. He quickly got the hang of it. Tyler’s egg hunt was also super fun, although he was only supposed to get eggs with his name on them. He ended up getting more eggs than he was supposed to, and the other children in his class were wondering why they couldn’t find theirs. Good thing Ms. Melissa checked his basket! Mystery solved.

It was nice to have Friday off and this was my only thought, “To stay in pjs, or not stay in pjs, that is the question!” I am glad AISD decided to let us have Good Friday off, even though toward the end I was wondering if it was a good idea after all. Tyler got stung by a yellow jacket, and it took an act of God to settle him down. Fortunately, I had a Toy Story band-aid, or else I think he would still be screaming.

We celebrated Luke’s 3rd Birthday with a trip to the Austin Zoo. Our first stop was the train ride. A sweet little girl named Lulu befriended the boys and rode the train with us. Her parents sat behind us and were in shock that she was acting so outgoing. I enjoyed listening to the conversation that she and Luke were having about choo-choos and animals. Luke loved the monkeys, go figure and Tyler was obsessed with the pigs. I must admit, they were both entertaining. The pigs were grunting, munching and rolling around in the mud. I think the noise of it all fascinated Tyler. Luke enjoyed the wildness of the monkeys and also the crazy show the leaping lemurs put on for us. We thought of Zaboomafoo! For dinner, we took Luke to Chuy’s, at his request and met up with Aunt Lisa, Uncle Joaquin, Max, Carly and Pa Pa. It was a fun-filled day and the perfect way to celebrate Luke’s 3rd Birthday.

Easter Sunday was so much fun! It was so good to be with family, in a casual setting and one that was not associated with sadness and loss. The boys loved hanging out with their cousin Vivian, hunting eggs and playing with their many aunts and uncles who they do not see on a regular basis. Aunt Ellen and Aunt Patricia could not get over how much the boys had grown! Luke made us all laugh with his dirty, yummy cupcake face and demands of more candy and cookies, as if he needed any more sugar! Tyler LOVED riding in the Polaris with his cousin Brice. By the end of the day, we were all exhausted. I love nights like this, when all it takes is five minutes to get the boys to bed. If only every night were this easy!

I truly cherish days like today -- spending time with those you love, laughing, being ridiculous and enjoying life. That’s what I am here for and what I intend on doing – to live, love and laugh.

*A special thanks to my cousin Jenni and Aunt Patricia for the photos of cupcake face Luke and Jenni holding Luke. I was laughing too hard to get Luke with his dirty, cupcake face. Those pictures were precious and captured the moment so well. Thank you. :)