Chicken and Waffles Bar Easter Meal

Rebecca found the idea and Nana & Granddad executed it!  Chicken and Waffles Bar for Easter.  Yum!  After the kids opened their baskets, we got started on the delicious meal.  Neil and I ran to Zaxby's to pick up the chicken while the grandparents watched the angels. It was nice getting 10 minutes of quiet.

Nana went to the store and bought 10 different toppings and even home made whipped cream.  We all took our turn whipping the cream but after 20 minutes we realized it was half and half!  We got the cream out and it was whipped in no time.  Granddad went and bought a big, fancy 2 sided waffle maker just for the occasion.  How fun!  And what fun grandparents!

Whipping....

Whipping...

Looking good!

I made these lemon cream crumb bars.  They called for old fashioned oats...I only had steel-cut.  not a good choice.

Hostesses with the mostesses

Sweet B

Our place cards were dyed eggs with names written on them

I think Neil was full

Place cards

The Easter Bunny Came!

We got to spend Easter in Ruston this year.  It was tons of fun and so laid back.  The Easter Bunny visited Ruston this year.  Bennett thought the EB was coming to Shreveport and Ruston.  Sorry to disappoint you, Bennett. 



Her first Easter!

Easter Egg Hunt at Nana and Granddad's

All the eggs were labeled with an H or B so there was no confusion.  Smart Bunny.

Granddad came out to watch as did Jim. 

Trace Egg Hunt



The Bakers

My little Easter love bunny!  This coat!

Easter Babies

We got home from an Easter Egg hunt and I just had to take some pictures of my babies before we headed to Ruston.  Our yard basically exploded with flowers, blooms, and all kinds of color this week.  I can't believe I get to live here!!

She loves the Easter basket Pops gave her.  He gave one to each baby! :)

Egg Hunt-Kindergarten Style!

In kindergarten you don't just go to school and hunt any old egg...you have to learn while filling your basket!  Each child was given an egg carton with the words Happy Easter written inside.  They had to find eggs with these letters to fill their carton.  It makes it last longer and is lots of fun!

Bennett and the ladies

so glad Neil was able to pop by for a minute

Bennett and Ryan

These guys found all their eggs! :)

Cute little kindergarteners

Bennett and his favorite friend, Jack.

Bennett

Bennett is just the sweetest thing.  He is tender-hearted and is so loving.  I love watching him figure things out and watch his little mind work.  Oh, the heart of this boy!  Here are a couple of things he's said lately.


On the couch...

The other day we were going to our first machine pitch game...he was finishing watching How to Train Your Dragon 2 while I was loading the car with kids, water bottles, and baseball gear.  It was almost time for me to get Bennett to the car when I looked over and he had tears in his eyes.  I sat down and asked what was wrong and he said with the saddest expression "his father DIED!" So, I hugged him and we both just cried for a minute.  My big boy.



At the dinner table...

Me: Henry, sit down it's time to say prayers

Bennett: yeah, you better sit down or God will make you go time out in heaven

Bennett in a deep god voice: Henry, sit down!




In the car...

Bennett: Otis (Granddad's old dog who died a couple years ago) is in heaven in the clouds
Henry: Is Otis in the clouds, Bennett?
Bennett: yes, all dogs are happy in heaven



At home...

Bennett (with a big smile on his face): Last night (at Spring Fling) Marshall kept trying to get me to kiss Pressley!

I don't remember how the rest of the conversation went, but he mentioned something about the boys and girls chasing each other.  And it starts.