An Eagles View: Thoughts on Sunday -Easter Edition

My day started with the words "The Easter Bunny Came" echoing down the hall. Next year we will try for "He has Risen".

The excitement in my boys eyes truly was priceless this morning.

How many of you remember the classic Tootsie Roll Banks? They were a holiday staple during my childhood. Making it hard to resist when I found an Easter version of the classic, sporting jelly beans. In my own excitement this morning, I tried to show Mo-Tay that he could remove the jelly beans and the container became a bank. I explained to him, "You can put your pig money in there..it's a piggy bank" {we call money -coins especially, pig money}. His quick reply was "I put my pig money in there, and they turn into jelly beans?" If could only be that easy.

The 'Easter Bunny' was smart in limiting the candy given, but didn't take into account the 3 Easter Egg hunts and the family party that would be attended PRIOR to today.

Now I must figure out what to do with all this sugar, as I'm pretty sure it's turning my kids into unfamiliar mutants -terrorizing my world. Seriously. Their little eyes glaze over and they want more, more, more.....

We took time to color our Easter Eggs yesterday. At some point, my youngest {when I say youngest, I mean the one that NEVER eats} decided to eat the egg dye. Who would have thought? His teeth are no longer blue. Now we wait for other things to turn blue.

Phew! All in all everything went well and I can't wait for another one!

What I'm Doing Here...

I blog for so many reasons. This started as your typical 'Mommy Blog' but quickly evolved into so much more. I blog to stay sane, document our days and to express myself.

I like to claim this as my little corner of the blogosphere. A safe place for me to share my story, my boys and their crazy antics, our adventures as a family and the odd occurrences of our household.

I'm grateful for all of you that support my ramblings -on a daily basis- and welcome those of you visiting for the first time. Its my hope that you come and sit a while; that we may have a chance to get to know each other.

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Jules AF , 04 April, 2010 18:11: Eat the egg dye?? hahaha
tammy , 04 April, 2010 18:27: I had one of those Tootsie Roll banks. I had completely forgotten! We never got eggs dyed this year. I kind of on purpose didn't remind them. And we decided to have the Easter Bunny come on Friday night, so Sunday could be about the Savior. I think I like doing it that way.
Kristina P. , 04 April, 2010 18:37: I don't think I had one of those banks. I was clearly deprived!
Liz Mays , 05 April, 2010 04:33: Wow, the memories you stirred up...I do remember those banks!!!

I hope your Easter was wonderful!
Randi Troxell , 05 April, 2010 09:02: ahhh!

i do so love easter.. always have and always will i think!
Erin , 06 April, 2010 09:46: My kids got Tootsie Roll banks last year. They love them!

We put the candy in the pantry, and apparently it's out of sight, out of mind. They haven't completely gorged themselves (yet).
Anonymous , 10 April, 2010 21:51: Pig money to jelly beans, lol! Clearly shows where his priorities are, :)

Stopping by from the party, thanks for visiting my spot.