Easy like Easter Sunday

Today was Easter, but it easily could have been mistaken for Halloween based on the amount of candy that was hunted down and devoured.

The bunny brought fish! 

Max's reaction to gifts, large or small, is as big as his personality.

Max loved his Ninja Turtle watch, but Kira could not wait to get her Minnie watch off so she could get her hand back in the bag of gold fish.

Kira is officially addicted to jelly beans; she joins her brother who is addicted to all candy and Chinese orange chicken, because, "it is so, so sweet".  Max changed for dinner because, "We have to wear work clothes for a holiday."  He also instructed everyone else to change into work clothes and to leave their shoes on.

Sadie and Tessa came over for an egg hunt (phot shoot).  Sadie wins for most consistent smile!

The older, wiser four year olds are real mom-arazzi pleasers.

Ready, set, hunt!

Spoon egg race- Max came in last, but he will tell you he won.

Similar behavior during the egg pass game...

"You lose!" Max scream/told Pa

Kira was beyond pooped and finally took a solid nap this afternoon 

Max was eager to sit down for dinner and was very excited about his big boy (plastic) wine glass.  He said it was filled with "water beer" and had a pretend conversation with his cronies before dinner.

Kira had peanut butter and jelly for dinner.  She loved all two bites and then was bribed with yogurt melts to stay at the table for a few extra moments.  Her belly was filled with jelly bellies.

Candy kids

Swing time before the egg hunt, which in reality was the hunt for jelly beans!

Let the hunt begin!

Monkey boy!

These two love Chuck E Cheese!

Egg/hand dying

What do we do with colored hands and hard boiled eggs?

It's beginning to look a lot like Spring

The best way to keep the plants watered- put Max in charge.  He will not forget.

Sophie and Nelli sweetly helped Kira walk  home from the playground 

Slide lover, just like her brother!

Brotherly love

Max was the poster child for a big brother tonight.  He was all about helping Kira walk, bringing her the walker, and cheering her on.  "Where's my sweet, sweet Kira-Belle?!" he says when he gets home from school (and wants to immitate mommy).

Filler' up

Kira can pretty much maneuver the whole playground, holding on or scooting around, she gets to where she wants to go.

Playground fun

Spider Max!

Ballers

Every Brooks kids favorite pastime 

Kira is so comfy on daddy 

Baby Buster Browns

Ring around the Rosie: early walker edition 

(aka: new sweetest picture of these two)

Max loves to teach Kira everything he knows.  When she is not getting walking lessons she is learning about body parts.

"Mouth! <points to his mouth> Mouth Kira mouth!"

"Nose! <points to his nose> Nose Kira nose!"

"Butt crack! <jump, scream, cackle, slap his own tush>  HAAAAHAAAA BUTT CRACK Kira! Where's your butt crack!"

Kira wearing mommy's Buster Browns- she pulls off the 80s style and Max went nuts when he saw that Kira was wearing "lace shoes"

Kira took a few [forced] steps today, but mostly smile scooted the day away. 

GOOD MORNING- from Max and Pawley

She did it!

She did it!  Kira took six steps (not that daddy was counting) all by herself this afternoon.

Kira took a few steps...

...a few times.  Then she got sleepy and needed a break to scoot.

Post-steps celebration!

Casual dinner 

We went to the mall to see the Easter bunny, but Max was happier to see Sadie and Kira was happier to scoot her tush all the way to the play area.

Max and Sadie waited for the Easter bunny while their little sisters wanting nothing to do with the monstorous rabbit.

Kira must have climbed up the stairs and went down this slide 50 times.  She loved it!

So did these two!

I will not go near the Easter bunny but I will take a lollipop, thank you very much.

Max drew a basketball court and the locker room.  He also added daddy and him doing a tip-off.

Doctor Kira likes to give shots 

 "Let's go down!" Max screams every morning.