Lots of Easter Goodies!

This Easter was extra special because it's the first one with the boys understanding about the Easter bunny! They woke up Easter morning and were so anxious to see what the Easter bunny had dropped off for them. They must have been very good little boys because they each got a basket full of toys and treats!

Nothing makes me happier than seeing pure excitement on their little faces...

Play Doh and new movies!

Let's see what else is in there!

By the look on Bryce's face, that must be the best candy in the world!

The boys are crazy about Easter eggs! They're like little treasures to them and seem to bring them as much joy as getting a new toy!

Such a healthy breakfast they're having!

Bryce is waiting patiently for daddy to open one of his new toys...

I asked the boys if I could take a picture of them with their baskets, but they were too excited to look at the camera...

I asked them to show me their baskets as an attempt to get them to look at the camera, and it worked on one!

Later that morning, we went to Aunt Lizzy's house for her annual Easter egg hunt...

Another basket full of treasures!

The boys love small stuffed animals. Here they are hugging their new baby chick and frog from nana...

Showing off their loot...

A few days before Easter, the boys got early baskets from oma and opa Berg... these boys are so spoiled!

Look how much they've grown since last Easter!

And, their very first Easter!

Build-A-Bear

Around mid-March, we started training the boys to sleep without a paci. They did pretty well the first night, and as a reward we took them to Build-A-Bear to get a new stuffed animal for each of them to sleep with. Unfortunately, the paci training failed miserably. Instead of showing improvement, the boys got worse each night, and after a week of no sleep and everyone getting sick, Evan and I caved in on the 7th night. Oh well, we figured we'll just try again later this summer! Despite our failure, here are some pics from our fun outing at Build-A-Bear. Both boys ended up picking a monkey and a pair of Disney Cars pjs...

Ben got to stuff his monkey first...

Then, he checked to see if monkey had enough stuffing...

Bryce had fun on his turn!

Time to pick out a heart to put inside the monkeys...

And, here they are giving monkey his heart...

I think Ben was trying to convince the guy to let him put another one in!

Ben was ready to dress monkey in his new pjs...

But, they had to give monkeys a bath first...

And, a good brushing and blow drying...

Then, it was time to name their babies and print out the birth certificates. I think Ben picked the name "Red" because that's the color of Lightning McQueen, and Bryce named his Francisco, another Cars character. But, they both ended up just calling their babies, "monkey."

The adoption is almost complete...

Time to go home!

The boys played with their new babies when we got home...

I asked them to sit still for a picture...

Then, Bryce rested on the floor with his baby, while Ben took his shopping...

Then they all went shopping...

After baths, Ben curled up with monkey to watch TV on our bed...

And, Bryce too...

Then, we all went to bed, and the boys took turns crying all night. :(