Easter fun

While we wait for Jacob to get around to blogging about the airshow that we went to a couple weeks ago, I suppose I'd better take care of the other pictures that are accumulating.

The day before Easter we all planned to go to Grandma and Grandpa Knight's house to dye eggs and have some Easter fun. Unfortunately the night before Annie was throwing up every half hour for 4+ hours, then a couple more times after we were up for the day. So Annie and I stayed home to recover and Jake took Rachel and Ryan to Grandma's house for some fun.

They got pinwheels, new swimming suits, and other goodies and surprises they loved.

 Rachel discovered that the AC unit worked well for spinning her pinwheel. It also blew bubbles really well.

 Rachel's new swimsuit bottoms felt too big for her so she just wore her regular shorts.

 When Ryan woke up from his nap they colored eggs.

 They ate dinner then headed home to see how the sickie was faring. By then Annie was feeling much better and was very excited to play with the bubbles Grandma had sent home to her.

 Grandpa had made a bunch of these bunny cakes and he sent two home to us. We waited until the next day to eat it, however, when Annie's tummy had gotten more back to normal.

 Easter morning the kids woke up excited to find the Easter eggs hidden all around.

 Rachel got a rubber band loom to make rubber band bracelets like she's been begging for for quite a while. She got right to work and made 4 or 5 bracelets before church. She also got her own Book of Mormon engraven with her name on it. Her goal is to read it all before she is baptized. She's making decent progress.

 Our neighbor, Shannon, left some baskets for the kids on our garden wall. The kids loved them! She knew that Ryan couldn't have gluten or dairy, so instead of the chocolate she got the girls, she got him some fruity candy and a nice big bunny that he loves. It's bright pink with flowers all over it, so to combat the girliness factor, Jacob convinced Ryan to name it Trogdor. Ryan loves his Trogdor.

(Annie and Rachel got new Easter outfits, too, which they're sporting here.)

Sunday night it was Rachel's turn to be up sick all night. Not the best end to Easter, but at least she got to enjoy her Easter before it hit.