Easter Weekend

I had to work on Easter so we were not able to leave town and spend the holiday with family. I didn't have to work until late Saturday so we made reservations to attend the Bunny Brunch and Egg Hunt at the Wildlife Prairie State Park. We had never been to the park but heard good things and it actually stopped raining long enough to get outside a little bit. Ally enjoyed her brunch but wasn't too interested in seeing the Easter Bunny. After the Santa Clause incident, we didn't even push. She was very interested in the duck and the real bunny they had on display for kids to look at. The weather was warming up so we took Ally along the trails to look at the animals. It was wet and muddy but we got to see some bears, bobcats, eagles, bison, a badger, a fox, wolves and play on the swings at the playground. There was quite a bit of time between the brunch and the egg hunt so when Ally started to get a little tired of being in her stroller we decided it was best to not stick around and make her run through the mud in her cute clothes for eggs with a million other kids.

On Easter Sunday, Ally came downstairs to find a basket full of goodies and a whole bunch of eggs scattered around the house. The rest of the day was pretty simple: put the eggs in the basket, dump the eggs out of the basket, repeat.... She loves the puzzle and immediately took out the pieces, told me what they were and put them back in the right spot. Genius! I had to work again most of the day so I didn't take too many photos but here are some from our morning time together. Enjoy.