refl-egg-tions of christ

this easter was definitely one i'll always remember. for so many reasons. we had a late saturday night over at aunt stephs, and all the kids fell asleep on the way home, in their clothes. we carried them in and let them sleep on the couches, they wanted to try and catch the easter bunny. 6:30 sunday morning, and i cringed when i heard parker wake up quincy and try to wake up conway. "the easter bunny came and filled up our baskets!" "dang it! i tried to stay awake so i could catch him!" parker said. at around 8am, conway finally decided to get up and check things out. just enough time to inhale half the basket before church. really-he didn't stop, all day long he ate candy.poor tilley was up till almost 1am the night before screaming and tugging at her ears. she wouldn't eat her bottle or take her binky. 2 teething tablets and 1/2 tsp. of tylenol with codeine later, and still nothing but tears. she was in so much pain; you could just tell by her cry, and i didn't know what to do. er? i decided that if she was still up at 1am, that's where we were going. she passed out right before, between parker and i. the next morning was much of the same thing. a little claritin to try and clear up some of the drainage, and she seemed to be good to go. all day she was super clingy and restless, she just wanted to be held. held at home, held at church, held at dinner. she wouldn't eat anything all day either, except when we introduced her to peeps. what a sticky mess. whatever made her happy was fine with me. a yummy easter feast over at aunt stephs. the traditional easter dinner: ham, stephs baked beans and yummy potatoes, ben's famous pretzel jello, maile's rolls, mom's fruit salad and deviled eggs made by yours truly ;) tilley again was passed from one person to the next, basically we took turns eating. she really was held the entire night, but grandma and grandpa didn't seem to mind and occasionally there was the typical, "let's see who she goes to," contest. i don't recall who won this time. on your marks.....get set....go! this year we finally agreed that easter egg hunts are for kids. the adult money hunt has officially been retired. it was; and should be, all about the kids. you could tell some of the adults were quite sad about it though, as they followed the kids around helping them look for eggs. when tilley discovered that inside these plastic eggs there was a sweet surprise, she was beside herself. and a gooey grand finale to a wonderful easter sunday. as we sat and watched the documentary of the reflections of chirst, it just set the tone. the kids were quiet, and the room was dark. the spirit was strong, and the emotions were flowing from those who were seeing it for the first time. i love it. it really had a greater impact the second time around. close to the end of the video and quincy seems to be pulling at something in her hair. parker had stuck a wad of gum in it. "she did it to me!" he said, while pointing at his buzzed head. ugh. "it just didn't stick." duh! thank you maile and julie for whipping out the peanut butter, combing out the gum and saving quincy's locks! finally....dessert! what's a nagai easter, without stephs famous carrot cake (my dad's favorite). the frosting....makes my mouth water just thinking about it. maile and lei's also made these yummy treats for the kids. easter bunny trains, so cute! after dessert and on the way home, we stopped at grandma karens for a little easter gift. books and special water bottles. grandma always has this fancy water bottle with her, and the kids love taking drinks from it. so she got them minitures. they are so cute, and the kids were so excited about them. and as the kids got ready for bed, dad offered $5 for each basket filled with candy. while i argued with him that, that takes the fun out of the holiday, parker and quincy were sold. conway on the other hand......ya right! happy easter!