Fun in NY! (Part 2)

The next day was Easter!  My sister's cute neighbor brought them this tray of Easter goodies.  I thought it was a pretty cute idea to put sprouts on the eggs to make them look like baskets.

The Easter bunny still found us in NY which my kids were excited about!  Here's Mabel's loot.

Lilly jumped right in and started coloring her bunny.

 All the kiddos ready for church.

 Me and my girlies

After church we had another hunt in my sisters yard.  The kids loved it especially the money eggs!

 We also had a pretty delicious Easter dinner.  Jane made these bunnies out of bananas.

I saw a cute idea to make chicks out of deviled eggs but we couldn't think of what to use for the eyes.  My sister had these awesome sugar eyes.  They made for some pretty spooky Easter monsters!

 We also had bunny rolls!

And some delicious coconut cupcakes!

My brother-in-law made cedar plank salmon and grilled asparagus.  So yummy!

Overall it was a good holiday but it made us miss Doug like crazy!  We were able to Skype with his parents in Brazil which was nice though.

Here's a few random shots from things we did there.  We spent plenty of time on devices

Mabel sang, danced, and played with Barbies.

Movies in the basement (that were supposed to turn into basement sleepovers but my kids are chickens!)

We also went and saw "The Croods".  It was pretty cute.

This is kind of random but a huge Easter tradition out there is to have butter in the shape of a lamb at dinner.  They seriously sold these everywhere!  It cracked me up every time I saw one.  My sister bought one after Easter for 25 cents just for a laugh.  Here's another funny about the lamb butter.  I was waiting in line at Panera (so yum!) and these women behind me were talking about what they had for Easter.  They rattled off their menu and then one of them said "but my daughter-in-law forgot the lamb butter!  That was the only thing she was supposed to bring!  How can it be Easter dinner without the lamb butter!" I enjoyed a silent little chuckle after hearing that one.

 The kids also played outside a lot and had fun with scooters and sidewalk chalk.

 and sleepovers in the boys room.

The last day we were there we went to an awesome museum in East Aurora (where the Fisher Price Factory is) called "Explore and More".  It was a huge open room with a bunch of different play areas for kids.  Some were for different countries and others were things like a garden and play kitchen.  Here's Sophia in Mexico I think?

Mabel loved these little houses they had to play with.

 Here's Lilly and Kate cooking up a delicious meal

and picking tulips in the Netherlands.

Here's a giant Mancala set they had in Africa.  I thought this was awesome.  I want one of these in my house!

Here's Mabes playing with a little hut in Africa

We also stumbled across some beautiful Monarch butterflies!

They do a little activity for different countries every day.  The day we were there they were doing Ethiopia.  We made these cool flags and bracelets

and Sophia painted a Guinea Fowl on a tile.

After that museum and a visit to the Fisher Price store we went to this awesome nickel and dime store called Viddlers.  It's the most fun store ever!  They had this awesome horse you could ride for a dime.  Once again, Mabel was in heaven!

 Sideways sidewalk chalk.  We love you too!

The last day we were there we took a quick trip to the science museum.  Here's the kids in the hurricane simulation.

and playing with the sand and water table.

They also had this game in the "body" area of the museum.  I wasn't quite sure what was going on but the kids loved it!

 Here's Lilly exploring the body.

The kids also got to draw what an elevator would look like in space.

Finally, as sad and hard as it was, the time came to say goodbye.  We sure love these crazies and miss them a lot!  We're so glad they're coming to visit in July!  We can't wait to see them!

When I was unpacking I found some presents that Jane had packed for us.  She's so sweet.  The note for me said "Having you here was a sure a "treat".  I hope you get home safely to find something sweet!"  She's too cute.  Thanks Jane!

 We also brought home this gem from Kate. I love how she thought Mabel's name was Mabels.

Overall we had the best time and it was such a fun trip!  The kids could not get enough of each other!  We are going through withdrawals and we miss them like crazy!  Can't wait to see you guys in July!  Thanks again for letting us come!

P.S.  In case these 101 pictures were not enough you can see more shots on my sister's blog.