Easter 2012

Everyone says that holidays are more fun with kids....I beg to differ...Max was a BEAST on Easter, but all-in-all it ended up being fun, one to remember, and we all survived...which is all that matters!!

Here are some pictures of Easter and the fun weekend that we had!

This is the PERFECT picture of his true colors shining through....sad part is, this is the face that I saw almost the entire weekend! Ah! The joys of a 2 year old!!

The pictures above are a week before Easter and it's Max opening his Easter present from my mom...she just couldn't wait any longer to give him his Toy Story toys! Max was in HEAVEN!

We started Easter off right by coloring eggs at my parents house, this has become a tradition now and it is so fun! Max LOVED it!  He was, for the most part, so careful with the eggs and loved watching white eggs turn colored! Him and Navie's favorite part was pouring out the cups of color into the sink! ha ha

The Saturday before Easter we headed over to Brigham for Nana and Papa's Easter Egg Hunt!

This was an early morning and a busy busy day so this could be what set Max's mood for the rest of the weekend, but we still had fun in between all his tantrums!! ha ha

The hunt was more of a "FREE FOR ALL" cause the kids are still pretty little, but Max had fun

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He was so excited to get candy, that he started with opening every egg he picked up and trying to eat the candy before moving on to the next one!

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We didn't let that last for very long, and he soon figured it out!!

After the hunt we had a YUMMY BBQ and headed to the church to celebrate Parker's First Birthday Party! It was a really fun afternoon!

Brad had to head to work after the party with his family, so Max and I headed to lunch and ANOTHER egg hunt with Nana and Papa Blau! I LOVE spending time with family and so it was a fun day visiting and eating candy! Max of course LOVED playing with Naves! They are learning to play so good together and he gets SO excited when he knows she is going to be at something!

Easter Morning/Day was another rough one for the Max Man. He woke up super early and VERY ornery, but he did manage to SMILE when he saw that the Easter Bunny had left him some fun surprises! He got SPOILED with a little table and chairs, some play food, bubbles, Toy Story 3, some play clothes, socks, Rex the Dino, a Monster Truck, and a stuffed Bulls eye that he LOVES!

After playing for a bit and getting ready for church, we headed to church with my family and then went home for some much needed NAP TIME!!!!

Brad of course had to work after church so Max and I took LONG naps and woke up for some more Easter fun!

We have never done the famous EGG ROLL that my dad's family does every year, but we decided to go this year and it was actually really fun! Max liked being outside and it was fun seeing family and eating cookies!

That about wraps up the Easter Holiday at the Nelson house! It was full of family, fun, candy, and food! I LOVE Easter because it means that spring is coming so it is something that I always look forward to---so here's to a happier boy next year so that we can all enjoy it a little more:)