The DeLorme Family: Easter

Ashlyn had a very good 2nd Easter. It just amazes me how much difference a year makes. Last year, she was so unaware of what was going on. I am sure next year she is going to really go crazy for Easter!

Joey had the day off on Friday and he decided to take Ashlyn to see the Easter bunny. She was not impressed at all! She thought he was just as scary as Santa. Joey said she was very apprehensive and unsure. She was starting to warm-up to him, and then he had to go and stand up to stretch. It was over after that. Joey did manage to get her to sit with him for a picture. It is funny because I am in her Santa picture and Joey is in the Easter bunny picture.

The Easter bunny was very good to Ashyln again this year. He left her a baby Elmo, a My Little Pony, a Mr. Potato head, some sandbox toys, and some books. He also left her a sandbox, but he left that in the garage because it is still too cold for it.

When we awoke Easter morning, we were surprised to see that we had a white Easter. It is kind of sad because we are always wanting a white Christmas and it never happens. The one day everyone would love for it to be sunny and warm, it snows! Joey and I woke up Ashly and told her that the Easter bunny had been there. She crawled down the stairs and was truly surprised. There were eggs everywhere! We showed her her gifts, and she wanted to start the hunt immediately! I thought she would be pretty clueless as to what to do. You would have thought the girl had practiced a hundred times. She was running around and picking up eggs and putting them in her basket like a pro. She did not want to put her basket down. She is obsessed with her eggs and loves putting them in her basket over and over. She even had to take it with her to Gram's today.

After the egg hunt and some playtime, Ashyln took a short nap. We then headed to my Grandma's for Easter lunch. My Grandma made some wonderful food and we had a great time.
We came home and just relaxed the rest of the day. It really was a terrific Easter.

I had bought Ashlyn a dress and planned to dress her all up, but it was really snowing when we left our house. I decided to have her stay in her warm clothes. I am now really regretting that because I don't have any pictures of her in an Easter dress. I was going to make her wear her dress while she looked for eggs, but she was just too excited.

Ashlyn has really been talking a lot more. She is saying lots of sentences, but we just can't quite make out what she is saying. We are picking up more and more words though. Her new favorite is "mow mow". It is what she calls a cat and the sound a cat makes. It is really cute. She is constantly looking for the cat. Too bad the cat is not too fond of her since she perpetually wants to yank on her tail!

Ashlyn also had her first two play dates this week and last week. She gets to play with 2 boys. They are both 6 months to a year older than her. My mom said she was a little shy last week. She did do a lot better today. My mom says she just loves playing with the trucks and trains. I am glad that she is able to socialize a bit more.

Here are the pictures we took. I don't feel that we captured the day well enough, but what can I do?