easter 2012

happy easter everyone
and
happy birthday to my brother todd!

before i hit the sack,
i promised myself i'd organize the photos i took this weekend,
send off to our friend jay {who just left an hour ago}, and do a quick post.

it's been a very long day - started at 6:15 am
the boys woke up even before the planes started taking off. 

one would have thought it was christmas morning around here.
*grumbling*

as our little tradition goes,
the boys found their easter baskets sitting on the dining table.

they picked through them quickly and were off to hunt eggs through the house.
finding the golden egg is one of the highlights in their day because
this egg is always hidden so well.  the easter bunny always hides 2 eggs
{she knows the importance of not creating even more competition}

somehow our guest jay slept through all the commotion
he said he didn't hear a word.

by 8:30am, we were at our neighborhood cafe for a yummy breakfast.
from there we headed to the hilton for their annual egg hunt.
boys need to run and outdoor hunts allow for this
{auntie j even stopped by to say hi which was a treat}

the rest of the day was a bunch of random fun:
skateboarding {j can still pull off an ollie},
bottle rocket launching, piano playing, competitive checkers,
a big turkey dinner, and finn showing and sharing with jay,
every page in his submarine journal...i mean every page.
{jay was so patient..and even genuinely interested}

so that was our easter in a nutshell.  a few photos:

jay brockman, angela, christopher
finn and scout {easter 2012}