We had a really busy and fun Easter weekend. We hit the zoo for the annual Rabbit Romp. That means everyone who lives in Portland goes to the zoo, tramples each other for eggs, and then blocks all the exhibits. Being members of the zoo we thought we had to get in on this.
We decided to hit on of Brayden's favorite spots, the elephants.
He almost made himself light headed doing all his elephant noises.
We finally decided to fight the crowds to get to the eggs. Brayden went to the 2 and under section.
We had to practice what to do when the whistle blew.
Brayden decided to practice with grass to perfect his technique.
He got pretty good at pulling grass.
This is what happened when the whistle blew ladies and gentleman! This is the only thing he got the whole time! One yellow egg.
What was inside this one yellow egg? Nothing! It's a good thing Mom grabbed a rubber ducky and a few other things when the time came. At this point I want to make it clear I was one of the nice parents in this whole hunt. The 2 and younger section should have been called: 2 and younger, plus parents who have large hips who can push others out of the way and grab eggs for their kids who have not been diligent to practice picking grass in advance and so you have to grab all the eggs for them.
Later that night the Easter Bunny came! Or Easter kitty....
The next morning we brought out his basket. He had to hunt for sports decorated eggs.
Dad tried to tell him to put it in the basket.
B had other plans!
He found the old hoop that I took down because of his new hoop. He then promptly shot the egg in the hoop.
He couldn't figure out why his old hoop was taken down.
He took some time then to see what else was in his basket.
He got a great book from his cousins!
Then he got his big gift! He freaked out! I told Scott that we have peaked in our gift giving. Never again will Brayden be so excited about getting a gift. He was in heaven!!
Forget shooting those eggs!
I LOVE IT!!!!!
We then got ready for church to celebrate the REAL reason of Easter.
After church we went to Grandma and Island Man's house for lunch and fun! Grandma bought Resurection eggs, which are 12 eggs with things inside that symbolize Easter. At this stage in life it meant guessing what part of Jesus' death Brayden had in his mouth. (I can't imagine why he wanted the crown of thorns in his mouth. Good thing Grandma caught that and got it out before any damage was done.)
Hunting eggs.....
He needed a little help finding the 'balls.'
Got it!
After the adults found all the eggs and Brayden attempted to eat the plastic and metal pieces, we headed down stairs for the main gift! A baseball set!
All the males attempted to show Brayden what to do.
He then tried on his own.
Even Nana got in on the fun!
The game actually cheers for you! This really creeped Brayden out, so he decided to be an out fielder for the rest of the game.
After a great game of scare Brayden with the baseball game, Island Man took him on a little ride on his bike.
Brayden loves this bike. He isn't ready for the street without a helmet, so we jut cruise in the garage for now.
We are so thankful that Jesus died and rose again for us. We are also thankful for Brayden and all the joy he as brought to us.
