Happy Easter!

Happy Easter! I think Easter should be spread out in celebrating more. Similar to Christmas. After all, Jesus did defeat death. That deserves more than one day! I just might leave our decorations up for a few more days.

We had a wonderful Easter weekend. Steve's parents came in town for a visit and we had a blast drinking wine and playing cards with them and our neighbors on Friday night.

Saturday, we braved the cold weather and took Sadie on an Easter Egg hunt on post. Seriously though, it was freezing. After Sadie's Thursday practice round, she knew just what to do and went at it. She liked the pink and yellow eggs the best and was a little particular when picking up eggs. We even were asked to sign off on a photo of her to be in the newspaper on post. She's going to be famous!

Sunday, we hosted an Easter potluck and egg hunt at our house. Steve's class didn't get any days off for Easter, so many people weren't able to see family. What better way to spend the day than with your Army family! We had plenty of food, decorations, and good people. One of Steve's friends said a beautiful prayer for us Glorifying our God and the reason for celebrating. It turned out to be a wonderful day.

How did you celebrate your Easter?

[five] on friday: Easter Edition

Happy Good Friday! It is Easter weekend and we are busy around here. My in-laws are coming in town tonight, we are attending an Easter Extravaganza on post tomorrow, and we are hosting an Easter Potluck and Egg hunt at our house on Sunday. Whew! Writing all that out just makes me tired.

So let's get to it with this week's link up, Easter Edition.

[one]

I made this adorable bunny for a playgroup we attended yesterday. Isn't it the cutest?

[two]

I also made yummy egg shaped sugar cookies. I found a simple icing recipe that worked great. 1 Cup powdered sugar mixed with 4 heaping teaspoons of milk. That's it. They were easy to ice and the icing dried within 15 minutes so that I could stack the cookies.

[three]

I got a chalkboard to use at the fiesta wedding shower I threw last week. I've been wanting a chalkboard for a while and finally gave in and bought a standard one. Here's what it looks like for our Easter weekend.

[four]

Sadie participated in her first egg hunt yesterday. She was excited about it in the morning every time we talked about it, but after a couple hours of extra sugar and waiting for the eggs to be hidden, this girl was over it. She had more fun finding one egg at a time, opening it, and eating the candy in side. Because of this, we only got about 5 eggs, which is okay with me!

[five]

Easter Basket! Read all about what's going into Sadie's Easter basket here. I love seeing her face in the morning when she wakes up to new toys.

I hope you all have a wonderful Easter weekend! I feel so blessed in my life right now. The fact that Jesus died on a Christ on this day many years ago will remain my thoughts throughout the weekend (and always). None of us will ever deserve all these blesses we have and will receive, but it is because our Lord loves us so much that He blesses us daily. 

Happy Easter! 

Easter Basket Blog Hop

I am happy to say that the Easter Bunny has fulfilled his(her?) duties and Sadie's Easter basket is ready to go for Sunday morning!

I am linking up with Darci at The Good Life Blog for her 2nd Annual Easter Basket Blog Hop and with Sarah from Our Journey for her Blog Hop. So if you haven't quite finished yours yet and need ideas, check out their hops for inspiration!

Here is Sadie's Princess Basket.

I actually already had the Princess Basket. We received it as a baby gift and it's used in her room to hold stuffed animals. Speaking of stuffed animals... that is the one thing you will not find in our basket, because Sadie has WAY too many already. What child needs that many stuffed animals!

Back on track. Here's a closer look at what I (ahem) the Easter Bunny added to her basket.

Everything I bought can be found at Target. 

[1] Crayola Crayons  - I used double coupons on this!

[2] Minnie Mouse Coloring Book. Dollar Spot.

[3] Travel play pack. We've had one of these and its great for the diaper bag. Sadie loved her last one. It includes a small coloring book, crayons, and stickers. Again Dollar Spot.

[4] No-Spill Bubbles. 

[5] Pastel Chalk. Who doesn't love chalk in the spring?

[6] Dora's Spring & Easter DVD. Miss S loves her Dora. Currently on sale!

[7] Bed Time Prayers Board Book. It's Easter and I want Sadie to always know the reason we are celebrating. 

[8] My first Crayola Mess-Free Fingerpaint & Paper. I also had double coupons for this and I can't wait to see how it works. 

[9] Little Tumbler. Sadie loves my tumbler and refuses to drink from her straw cup if she sees I have my tumbler, so she's getting her very own tumbler! 

Okay ya'll. Last, but certainly not least is this little package below, complete with jewelry, crown, shoes, and candy. Steve picked out this basket for Sadie himself while I was gone this weekend. He was going to surprise her [and me] on Easter morning but saw me getting together her basket last night and mentioned it. Seriously, my heart melted. Is that not the sweetest thing ever that he would go out and pick this up for her? Best Daddy award right here folks! 

Finally, we also plan on getting Sadie a water table. This will be a present from us and not the Easter Bunny. I've heard great reviews about them and can't wait for Sadie to have fun playing!

Easy Bunny Craft

Today is the last day of March! I can't believe how fast it flew by! Easter is only a few short weeks away!

I saw an adorable Bunny craft on Pinterest by The Cards We Drew (it was actually a guest post by Emily at 52 Mantles.. check them both out!) Anyway, I had to give it a try. It came out adorable and it only cost me $2! Try it out!

Supplies:

$1 Bunny Silhouette from The Dollar Tree
Any type of wrapping paper
Any type of ribbon (I paid $1 for mine at Walmart, you might have some on hand)
Rubber Cement (You could probably even use stick glue)

Directions:

Start out with your cardboard bunny. This is what mine looks like from The Dollar Store:

Flip it over and you have this:

Cut out wrapping paper big enough to fit the bunny. 

Put rubber cement over the entire back of the bunny. Careful not to put it too thick. Then place the rubber cement side down onto the wrapping paper. Leave it for a few moments to dry. 

Cut out the wrapping paper around the outline of the bunny. This would probably work best with an X-acto knife; however, I only had scissors on hand and they did fine.

Tie a ribbon around the Bunny's neck. 

Place in a wreath. I used my burlap wreath which I switch out decor for each season. I also tied an Easter Egg bow onto the wreath with a blue ribbon wrapping around. 

Any other fun Easter projects you would recommend?

(Check out Abbey's page for her tutorial on how Emily did the project with vinyl!)

Spring Time Entry

I am so ready for Spring around here. By calendar definition, it is officially here. However, Virginia didn't get he memo and we have a few more cold days. But come this weekend, I'm hoping and wishing we are moving to spring and never looking back!

To get in the warm spirit, I decided to do a little decorating. We don't have a mantel in this house and I don't like buying much for here since we are renting and will only be here for a total of 6 months(2 down! 4 to go!). So instead, I decorated our cute little entry way table. I love how it turned out and it brightens my day when I walk into this room. I also spruced up my burlap wreath that I change up every season. I added fresh flowers around the house, but was not able with the flowers available so far! I can't wait until I can get my hands on some more Gerber Daises, Tulips, and Hydrangea!

Cross: Our Marriage Cross from our Wedding
Vase with Pink and Blue Eggs: Eggs from The Dollar Store
Bunny Picture: Found on Pinterest by the PaperCharm
Spring Sign: Found at Thrift store, cute isn't it? Sadie picked it out:-)
Pottery Barn inspired jar with yellow filler from The Dollar Store
Blue Bowl filled with Easter M&M's
Yellow bowl found on clearance at Target. We use this to drop our keys.

What have you done to start decorating for Spring?