A fun family Easter

This past week end we drove to Aunt Jess's house in Iowa to celebrate the Easter holiday.  We don't actually get down to see Jess that often, mainly because they come up pretty frequently but it was a nice get away for the weekend.    Marcus was very excited to see his cousin baby Liam and to stay at a hotel.  We drove down on Saturday and took the scenic route through one of my favorite towns, Decorah Iowa. We went out to T-bocks and enjoyed a lazy lunch.  Next we walked around town and just enjoyed Decorah.

We didn't stay long and soon we headed down for some family fun in Iowa City.  Saturday night was pretty non-eventful.  We went over to Jess's house and spent some time visiting.  Then back to the hotel to play in the pool for a while before a very long drama filled drawn out bedtime (but the blog is not actually about that).  Sunday morning is what this blog is actually about.

We woke up on Sunday morning and talked about the Easter Bunny.  Luke and I told Marcus that Luke had called the Easter Bunny and told him to deliver his basket to Aunt Jess's house since we were in Iowa.  Honestly I think he understood the concept of what we were talking about but didn't 100% get what we were talking about.  He learned quickly!

 

When we walked into Aunt Jess's on the table was the proof that the Easter Bunny had visited.  Hot air balloon baskets for both Marcus (white) and Liam (green).  Marcus was so excited- so was his puppy who jumped right into the basket.

Next we learned that the Easter Bunny had left a note (well played Jess) telling Marcus and Liam all about the eggs hidden around the house.

 

So Marcus and Liam did their hunt for the eggs and lucky enough, they found them all.

 

 

 Once all of the eggs were found Marcus spent the next hour or so playing with his hot air balloon.  He ran all over the house with it- pretending like it was being blown around by big gusts of wind.  This was clearly a successful gift.

 

 Even Grandpa Don got in on the action.

Marcus blowing air in the balloon.

Eventually it was time to eat and the food was wonderful (thanks to my Mother-in-Law who provided the feast).  I think Liam was a bit disappointed he didn't get to dive into the cheesecake!

 

Overall this was a very successful family Easter full of food, fun, the Easter Bunny, and most importantly love.