Easter Extravoganza 2011!

We had such a fun Easter weekend! Tyson had to work, but we still found ways to have fun and

include Daddy in our Easter festivities. Our weekend started out on Saturday with the
Herriman Easter hunt. This is our 3rd year going to this hunt and, as always, it didn't disappoint! The kids had a blast! They got lots of treats and played a ton!
Next we packed up some camping gear and headed south. We went with the Tho family to Jill's family party. Since our hubbies were at work Jill decided to bring us along and we had so much fun! The kids rode bikes, rode in the Rhino, and ran around like crazy! It was fun to just hang out and watch the guys blow stuff up...literally! They were blowing up "star targets" (a.k.a. bombs!) with high powered riffles and shooting off bowling balls with a cannon made for just that! It was seriously so much fun! Top that off with a delicious dutch oven dinner and an Easter egg hunt and you get one fantastic day! Thanks again Hardy/ Tho family for such an awesome time!

On Easter morning the kids woke up to some treats, toys, and a note from the Easter Bunny himself! Then we got ready and headed to the Fire Station were the Bunny left all of the kids loot! We ate a delicious breakfast and then the kids headed out to find a gazillion eggs (seriously, there were over 800 eggs for 11 kids!) and their baskets. The kids made a haul and had a ton of fun playing with their fire station family. I didn't take to many pics there because I was to busy chasing around kids, but I think the Easter Bunny is trying to one up Santa Clause because the kids got a TON for Easter! ( To much cute stuff, I couldn't resist!)

At lunch time we headed to my parents house for more fun Easter gifts and a yummy lunch. And last but not least we went to G & G McQuistons house for more food and family fun!

All in all Easter weekend was a ton of fun! Hopefully Tyson will be off next year so he can enjoy more of it with us! (Although we did enjoy the Fire Station holiday!)

The boys at the Herriman Easter Egg Hunt

Gav in the Train


Cam on the bounce slide


All 4 kiddos in the Rhino!

Gav rode his 4-wheeler til the batteries died!

Cam has become quite the bike rider... now he
says he wants to ride a dirt bike... Eeekkk!

Gav playin' in the dirt!

Tayler and Cam enjoying dinner

Cam was fascinated with the "bombs". He sat and

watched the guys make them and asked a ton of
questions! Hopefully he wasn't to annoying!

Gav was so funny to watch. He sat there and
watched the other kids half the time... such an

observer!

I made these little treats for the kids

at the station and the cousins. They were

little rice crispy nests with peeps and

jelly beans inside!

Sugar cookies of course... this is less than half
of them!

Easter Bunny surprise! The note said " Put on your

shades and hop on down to your daddys fire station.

I left you some special surprises there! Love, the

Easter Bunny!"

Cam and Gav were so excited!

Cm on the hunt!

Hunting all around the fire station and in the

bays!