The Easter Bunny made his annual visit to the house, consumed some carrots, and left copious amounts of candy behind as payment. He’s tricky, though – he hides the candy, presumably to occupy us for long enough for him to escape before we discover the missing carrots. Foiled again!
You can spot plenty of candy just in this picture
Kyle looks like he’s up to no good in that last picture. Better not let the Easter Bunny see that face!
Barely contained excitement
Time to measure something!
LOOK KAYWOL! CANDY!!!
LOOK KAYWOL! MORE CANDY!!!!
Digging deep...
Any more in there?
I AM IRON MAN!
Homemade chicken pot pie for dinner. I used cookie cutters to cut out the puff pastry.
Time to decorate cookies!
Grandpa Paul, Grandma Trudy, Katie, Zach and Grandma also came to visit:
There are some gifts that are so thoughtful, so precious, that you are left wondering how you lived your life without them. This is not one of those gifts.
I discovered this in an office building in downtown Chicago. She is one of about four or five of these half woman, half tree beasts.
This year Kyle went as Superman, and Ian decided to wear Kyle’s pirate costume from a couple of years ago. They both had parties at school, including parades, then came home to begin the Trick-or-Treating. Later that night Katra and I went out and terrorized some neighbors with our vampire costumes.
Ian at his school party
Kyle during his school parade
Superman is mummified with toilet paper. This photo made it into the yearbook.
Kyle with some of his buddies. This photo was also in the yearbook.
Making some Halloween cakes
Ian helps stir
Arrrrrrrrrrr, me maties!
Up, up and away!
Here we have a very rare breed of pirate, the Vampirate.
Vamping it up
The boys woke up to find presents from the easter bunny waiting on the kitchen table
Kyle shows off his new Perry the Platypus shirt
My very own tape measure
The easter egg hunt begins
Kyle finds an egg that Spike was trying to eat
Ian knows what my favorite is
Here's mommy's favorite
Comparing the haul
