Merit 3 1/2 Years Old

Thank you to Mimi for capturing my sweet boy on Easter weekend!

 

Easter Sunday

Easter Sunday begin as quite a rainy day but ended up beautiful! The sun came out just as we were arriving to church. We took some cute pics before and after church. Love the pictures of Merit with his doggies.

Confetti Eggs!

Sharon and Dave bought confetti eggs for the kids and adults. I had never done these in my life. We had so much fun with this! I was the first one to get an egg cracked on my head. Merit laughed and giggled with delight. He then wanted to crack one on his head. It was hysterical! In the end, we all had confetti in our hair, down our backs, and pretty much everywhere! What a great idea Sharon had!

 

Egg Hunt with the Gelnetts

What a blessing to spend some time with my sister and her family this Easter. Sharon and Dave set up a wonderful egg and toy hunt for the cousins. It was great fun to watch these two together. They are growing up way too fast! Merit was very surprised at the toys Sharon had hidden around her yard because he has always looked for eggs only. This was so much fun for him! After the egg hunt Merit wanted to look and play with everything in his basket. He ate entirely too much candy and I had to intervene and stop him because Daddy was eating it right along with him!

Thank you to Sharon and Dave for setting up this wonderful Easter treat!

 

Easter Weekend - Mimi, Alicia, and sweet Luke

Mimi was so happy to get to see Alicia and Luke for just a bit on Saturday.

Prestonwood's Egg Hunt

We didn't get to go to Prestonwood Plano's Easter Extravaganza this year but we did get to attend the Dallas campus celebration. For the first time, they had a helicopter egg drop. It was really neat to watch the helicopter circling around the field and then to see literally thousands of eggs falling to the ground. Merit was in awe! He had never seen a helicopter so closely before. He covered his ears and told me it was too loud. After he picked up a few eggs he was ready to move on to the bounce houses. This was by far his favorite part! He wanted to go in them again and again. What a fun experience for all of us!

 

Bunnies for the Boys!

I found this cute craft on Pinterest while searching for Easter crafts. I looked around the house and sure enough I had everything I needed to make these adorable bunnies. It took me about 2 hours on Friday night to make them. Aren't they precious?! Merit and Luke will love them!

 

Trip to the Hair Salon

I usually schedule my hair appointments for Saturday that way Merit can stay with JP while I go. However, we've had a busy last few weeks and I haven't been able to get to my salon. So, Ida squeezed me in on Good Friday and Merit seemed to enjoy himself. Ida let him pick a treat from her candy jar and I let him play on the iPad. Happy boy!

 

Playground Fun!

Merit absolutely loves going to new playgrounds. So, I am always on the lookout for a new place for us to play. The playground at Hillcrest and Northwest Highway is one of our favorites but we don't go there too often. I try to mix it up a bit. He had a great time playing the pretend bongo drums and maracas. After our playground visit, I made a quick run to the mall and then we enjoyed a picnic lunch on the patio. I bought chocolate pudding snacks for Merit at the store this week and he thinks they are quite wonderful! It's the little things when you're three.

 

My Birthday!

Loved celebrating my birthday with JP, Merit, and Mimi! We had a fabulous dinner at Mi Cocina followed by gifts and cake at our house. I am truly blessed!

 

My mom bought me a new purse, new sheets for my bed and a few other goodies too!

Melissa and David picked out beautiful jewelry for me!

 

Daddy & Merit bought me three new charms to add to my "Mommy" bracelet.