Easter Weekend

Thursday afternoon we made the looooong trip to IL for Easter weekend! I was a little worried about L because this was the first long trip we've made being potty trained. She did great and used the potty at every single stop with only a few accidents in the car (she was in a diaper because I was not about to clean a car seat on the side of the interstate).

I thought that traveling would get easier as L gets older...but it is turning out to be a little bit more stressful. Besides the potty training stuff, Layla is now MUCH more vocal about her needs. And by this I mean she was asking for help with something every 2 minutes the ENTIRE trip...without a nap. So for 7 hours it was like we had Porky Pig in the backseat "I nee...I nee...I nee...I need help". It is pretty funny now. :)

We also took the dogs this trip. Normally they are OK in the car after we get out of town. On the way down, they decided to escape at a rest stop and ran around the parking lot with me chasing after them. That was fun. On the way home to MI, they decided to spill Bryan's coffee all over my pillow...that was really fun too.

Layla really needed to stretch her legs after the trip down so on Friday we headed to the park. Brock and Jessie were in town AND Aunt Ralie came to visit so we had a WONDERFUL time!

Layla loved playing on the swings with Grandma:

And going down the big slide all my herself! What a dare devil!

We miss Aunt Ralie!!

My family taking up all the playground equipment

Uncle Brock and Aunt Jessie teaching L how to make a wish. 

We spend Saturday with the Barton's. Bryan's Grandmas and a few other members of the fam drove up to see us which was SOOOO nice and very much appreciated! Layla was NOT in a very good mood when we first got there. But as soon as the kids started playing outside, she cheered up.

Typical "Oscar the Grouch" Layla and Mommy.

Layla had SO much fun playing with her cousins. Here they are getting ready to hunt Easter eggs. 

She got SO into hunting eggs this year. It was so much fun to watch!

Kisses for little A. This is HUGE improvement from Xmas when all she did was hit and shove her. LOL

Layla showing off her "catch"

Aren't these guys the CUTEST cousins?! PS- I love Grayden's pose and Layla's face here. LOL

On Sunday (Easter) we spent ALL day running around and hunting Easter eggs! L woke up at Grandma and Grandpa Mudd's house to find an Easter bucket right outside her door!

Check out that hair!

After getting ready we went outside to see what else the Easter bunny left. 

Showing off some of her goods

She loved flying her new kite!

Next stop was Great Grandma and Paw Paw "Bawk Bawks". The Easter Bunny came here too!! In Layla's words "that silly Easter Bunny!"

Layla's bucket was getting so full and heavy that Paw Paw had to help carry!

Coloring eggs. This was fun until L decided the eggs needed to start dive bombing into the dye. And that was the end of that.

Finally we headed over to Great Grandma and Grandpa Underwood's. Layla got to see Uncle Brock and Aunt Jessie one more time before they headed back to NYC. And spend some time with Paw Paw U!

One last picture...fail.

Hunting eggs again and handing them to her Paw Paws

Aunt Susie showed Layla how to carry them in her dress. That lasted 2 seconds. ;o)

Opening her eggs with Aunt Susie. She tried to take Susie's $$!

On Monday we headed home. Here is Layla getting ready to open the door to see if the Easter Bunny came.

And these are the only pics I got because we were so exhausted. Please note the wild hair, mismatched clothing and grubby face. Evidence of a wild car ride back home.

We loved seeing everyone this weekend! We can't WAIT to see everyone again soon. We love and MISS YOU Uncle Brock and Aunt Jessie!!!