Ella's First Easter 2016

This Easter weekend was amazing. I was so excited that this was going to be Harper's first Easter finding eggs hidden around the house. Last year I hid a few eggs in her playroom, but she was still too young to grasp the concept of actually looking for them.

We started off the festivities Saturday night by getting the girls dressed into these adorable BabyGap bunny jammies after their baths. I had to snap a few pictures and the results were amazing. It is so apparent how much these two love each other.

After we got the girls to bed, Fraser and I got the girls Easter gifts ready. Fraser built their new little tent while I rearranged their gifts and hid all of the eggs around the house. I could not wait until they woke up the next morning and of course everyone slept in!

Harper immediately saw the Easter basket sitting outside of her room with a trail of eggs going down the hallway. The second I put the first egg in her basket, she started running around collecting them all. It took her a while to find them all since I hid about 80 eggs around the house, no exaggeration.

The last few eggs were hidden in their new tent, both girls were excited to crawl in and find them.

After the egg hunt was done and the girls started playing with their new toys, I started getting everything set up for our Easter brunch. I didn't want to do a big dinner since we entertained for Thanksgiving and Christmas. I figured a brunch would be easier and something different. I baked homemade banana bread the day before. We got bought some freshly baked croissants and fruit to put out. I also prepared a french toast bake the night before (it has to sit in the fridge overnight) which I popped in the oven about an hour before family arrived.

I took some pictures of my littlest bunny and I since it was her first Easter. Gosh I love this little girl so much,

After family came over for brunch and the girls had a nap, I couldn't help but get the girls dolled up to take more pictures. They turned out so good! Probably my favourite pictures of them together. Shortly after my little photo shoot was done we brought the girls for a cruise in their new wagon from Grandma and Grandpa. The weather was beautiful and the girls loved it.

After our walk, everyone was pooped, hence Ella's not so thrilled expression above, and we were eager to hit the hay. We are so thankful to have such an amazing little family and to get to celebrate the true meaning of Easter with those who we love. Hope everyone had an amazing weekend.

Easter Gift Ideas

1. Pink Bunny Easter Basket  2. Easter Bunny Book 3. Teething Beads 4. Safari Felt Puzzle

5. Cream Jellycat Bunny 6. Lil' Chirpers Sorting Eggs 7. Jellycat Unicorn 8. Batatt Toy

9. Easter Book 10. Lamb Easter Basket

These are a few of the things I've picked up for the girls. I wanted them each to have a super cute basket that I could re-use years to come and I thought this bunny and lamb one were perfect. I also wanted to get Ella a Jellycat rabbit since I got Harper one for her first Easter. I also picked up this super adorable Jellycat unicorn for Harper because I couldn't resist, because it's a freaking unicorn!

I picked out a few Easter board books and a few fun little toys, including these awesome jumbo alphabet magnets for Harper which I think she's going to love! I also found her a new little play tent (hers is currently falling apart) from Amazon for a good price and it had great reviews. I thought it would be fun to make a trail of eggs that lead to her new tent all built with their little baskets inside.

Now I'm just on the hunt for the perfect little spring outfits and Easter pajamas to complete their baskets. 

Easter is probably my second most favorite holiday after Christmas. I have the best childhood memories from Easter time as a kid. My mom always got us the coolest little gifts for in our Easter baskets and obviously loads of chocolate. The best Easter I had as a child was when I was about 10 or 11 years old, I got a new bike and the Little mermaid VHS (as well as other toys and treats). My mom also made it sort of a tradition that my brothers and I would get a few new spring outfits, which is something I plan to continue with my girls.

   Story time: One Easter when I was maybe 6 or 7, I got up bright and early before anyone else and found all of the eggs. I opened all of the plastic eggs and sorted all of the candy, jellybeans in one pile, chocolate eggs in another. Realizing I was going to get in serious trouble when my parents woke up, being that my brother didn't get a chance to find any eggs, I put all of the candy back into the plastic eggs and re-hid them ALL. My parents never caught on AND I knew where they all were - so I had the advantage!