Final Easter Egg Hunt....

Last Saturday we took Myla to the Easter egg hunt put on by the Oxford Park Commission. They had it at the new sports complex, and it was really nice! They had each age group divided up, which was really nice since I didn't want Myla to be trampled by older kids! They basically had just thrown eggs onto soccer fields and turned the kids loose. Myla had a good time and was again very excited that the eggs had something in them!

Ready to hunt...
"I'm gonna fill this bucket up!"

Patiently waiting with Daddy.

And she's off...she has certainly figured out how to do this!

"Look at all my eggs, Mommy!"

" Holy Moly!!!! There is something in there!"

Getting some help from Daddy...

Stickers and Suckers...

Stickers and Suckers...Myla loves them both!!!

First Easter Egg Hunt...

Today, Myla experienced her first Easter egg hunt! She had a blast, and really caught on fast! I am glad that she liked it because I had planned on going to one this weekend in town, so now I think she will really enjoy it!

Myla and Grace

Two Peas in a Pod!
Fueling up for the hunt!!!

Sweet Girls!

"Okay, I'm ready to find out what all this "hunting" business is about!"

"Me too, don't forget me!" -Grace

Found one right off the bat! She put it in her bucket and kept right on going!

Another one and another one! "This isn't so hard!"

"Hold up...I think this one has something in it!!"

"Opit (open it), Mommy!!"

"Sweet! Jelly Beans! Time for a hunting break!"

"It's mine!!" Running for the egg...

"What do you mean all the eggs have been found?"She found one more on the way inside!

Time to open and see what she got!!

"Look, Mom! I like the ones that have something in them the best!"

Funny how she has been perfectly content with empty eggs for the past couple of weeks...now she is going to expect for them all to have something in them!!!

When we were cleaning up, Myla found the garbage bag full of eggs and thought she had really hit the jackpot!!! She was so excited!

So excited that she thought she would take them all home!!! I convinced her to leave them at Mrs. Paula's house!

Tired little camper on the way home!

Thanks, Paula, for a FUN EGG HUNT!!!

Busted...

One morning last week while I was loading some laundry, I heard the back door open. When I came out of the laundry room, I saw Myla just like this. She has taken off her diaper and gone outside to throw it away (that is where we put her diapers). Smart little sucker! I quickly tried to find my camera before we had an accident, and I love the look on her face in the picture! Luckily she hasn't done this again...YET!

"What, Mom, you don't like me running around the house in my birthday suit?"

Easter Bunny Pictures...Guess Who's Missing?

You guessed it...the Easter Bunny!

We went to Holli's Sweet Tooth today to have Myla's picture made with the Easter Bunny. I was about 99.9% sure that Myla would not have her picture made with the bunny, but I thought it was worth a shot. Well, my gut instinct was right...she was having nothing to do with the furry creature. She was in the best mood before the moment arrived, but the mood was quickly shot when the bunny came into view. She couldn't get in my arms fast enough. I don't understand her fear of the "charactered" things. Usually she is not afraid of anything! Last week we went to Chuck-E-Cheese, and it took her about 20 minutes to realize that the big furry mouse was stationary and not walking around. She did not take her eyes off of it! After she was okay with that, she went about playing like a wild woman! Oh well, maybe it is a fear that will pass...

Well, she was dressed too darn cute to not take any pictures, so I snapped these when we got home. She was a little excited because she was getting to play with her Daddy, so she is all over the place in the pictures, but I think they completely show off her true personality!!!

Feeling Creative for Easter...

I wanted to get Myla a new Easter basket this year. She has mine from when I was a little girl, but seeing how destructive she can sometimes be, I would like to keep that one put away for a few years! I thought a metal bucket would probably be a better fit. I have seen the buckets that Old Tyme Commissary sells in Jackson, but to be honest, I wasn't willing to fork out the cash for it ($41.99)! I thought $5.99 at Hobby Lobby was a better deal! I put a few paint pens to it and it did the trick!

Here is the finished product ready for Myla's egg hunts!!!
Old Tyme also sells painted wooden eggs (for $12.99). Again, $.99 at Hobby Lobby works better for me! I couldn't get a good picture of it for some reason, but it is a butterfly bunny! I plan on doing one each year for Myla and collecting them so she can have them one day. I am also going to let her paint one each year as she grows.

Sweet Pigtails...

I just couldn't resist posting these pictures of Myla's pigtails! I think she looks extra cute in them myself!

"Hey, Mom, could you maybe do something about this hair hanging down in my eyes?"
Sweetest face in the whole world!

The now infamous "smile" picture!

Myla looking at the bunny craft she (I) made. Myla is not much about getting her hands dirty with paint. She did smear it around a little bit with a brush!