Easter Preparations

My mom and my sister's family came over on Friday

for the sometimes annual day of all things Easter.

It's been a few years since we've done this,

and again I am reminded

about the difference between girls and boys.

Matt and Jared dyed their

obligatory egg or two

before they headed off for a day of

cards/basketball/video games

with Matt's buddies.

{And trust me-

getting them to do a few eggs

was no easy task!}

Nathan and Adam were a little more willing,

but they only got in a few eggs before

they got distracted by this.

These boys were even willing to decorate a cookie,

but didn't last very long before

they were distracted by this...

BOYS!!

The girls, on the other hand,

were a different story.

Their enjoyment of the day started

from the word "GO!"

They got the dyes ready

{don't you love the way they fizz!}

and got everything arranged on the table

ready for us to begin.

They meticulously worked on each egg,

completing at least a dozen or two each,

and loved tutoring little Rachel.

I love this shot -

the dye drippings are almost as beautiful

as the eggs themselves!

After the eggs were successfully beautified,

they got to work on the cookies ---

Cutting out the dough...

and decorating cookies.

{Or eating the decorations, as the case may be!}

Did we end up with beautiful

works of art??

No.

We ended up with these --

cookies with as much frosting, sprinkles and candy

as humanly {or "kidly"} possible!

Now, don't those look apetizing?

I guess we're all ready for the big day!

{see post below...}