Its Easter Time !!!

We had some great weather for Easter this year- granted it was a bit brisk compared to the weeks past. What can you truly expect at the beginning of April in Wisconsin though… anything can happen. We try to get over to Sparta as much as possible especially around the holidays. This year however I had to work a twelve hour day shift at the hospital so that pretty much shot our plans down to make the trip this year. So unfortunately we were not able to spend the holiday with Great Grandma and our family across the state but we still had a nice time. Saturday after I got done with work I swung past the house and picked up the girls and my hubby. We were expected out at my parents house for our Thanksgiving…. Aghem… I mean Easter feast. When AJ and Anna were here back in March I had mentioned that we had a turkey in the freezer. Since the driveway “fryfest” went so well on St.Patty’s weekend we decided “Why not kick it up a notch?” (Emeril would be so proud). So that’s what we did. Mom made fantastic scalloped corn, some beets, yummy salads and I think there were pickles on the table but Katie polished those off pretty fast – hahahaha. After our bellies were full and a wonderful visit we headed home to get our bambinos into bed. Kyra had a hard time falling asleep because she was so excited to see what the Easter Bunny was going to leave her in the morning. Bella was a little confused with the concept (she is still only 3 even though she seems like a full blown collegiate activist already) and Via could have cared less- she was exhausted. When the finally hit the hay it was time for me to get all their clothes ready for church in the morning. I had the good luck to find their Easter dresses at a local Kids Resale shop for under 15.00 total and with all their accessories that Tim’s mom was able to pick up for them (hats, gloves and purses) they looked cute as a button. Kyra found this year particularly difficult because she is right on the edge of being a teenager. So on one hand she wants to wear something grown up and “teenagery” but on the other hand she still thinks the big poofy dresses are pretty… it’s a very interesting situation I find myself in lately with the two little ones and the older almost teenager… its an adventure for sure! During church Olivia just couldn’t sit still- at all. Not to mention the fact that she has no volume button- full blast or nothing. She screeches when she is excited which is great to know she is happy but not in church- we are still trying to figure this one out. It got to the point where is was impractical to keep her there so Timmy was nice enough to take her to the car (which I am sure he didn’t mind seeing Catholic Church on a holiday is not his first choice of activities). The girls looked amazing though and it was nice to spend that time together… I know it mean a lot to my Dad to have us all there. After mass we headed out to my parents which is right down the road for a few treats and an Easter egg hunt. We started with a few pictures in the flowerbeds and if you can imagine, the girls were not all that thrilled to pose for me where there were Easter eggs to be found. So I did my best and took what I could get as far as that goes. Kyra hid the eggs for the girls and she did an excellent job. AJ and Anna hid the eggs for Kyra and she in turn hid the eggs for the adult kids. At first I was not all that involved with running around in the cold looking for plastic eggs full of candy I wasn’t going to eat. That was until my mother said “Oh no dear, its not candy… its money.” That’s a whole new situation- game on. AJ, Anna, Tim and I flew around that backyard trying to find as many eggs as possible and it was awesome. We sat as a group in the living room catching up and visiting for a bit and then we (The Bronander Family) were headed to McDonalds (the only place open on Easter) for some Ice Cream with Tim’s Auntie Karla. We were later joined by his brother Jeremy and his parents too. It was nice to see them even though it wasn’t a really long visit (Sharon had to work night shift) but after some yummy ice cream we went our separate ways. I am not a  fan of ice cream so I had an iced coffee which made me super productive! I got a few drawers organized during naptime and felt pretty accomplished. Later on we stopped by his parents home to pick up the girl’s Easter baskets and got to visit with them some more. Its hard to coordinate visits because my weekends off and the times we have Kyra are Sharon’s weekends to work. Luckily summer is headed our way and they should get a little more time during the week then. She already has a pretty packed schedule with Soccer and days camps not to mention the daily trips to Bay Beach (our local amusement park) … life is good.

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Ice Cream with Auntie Karla