Happy Easter!

Hope everyone had a great Easter. Here are some pictures from our day.

Abby waking up all smiles this morning.

Adam was very smiley, too, when he woke up this morning. For the record, we do not keep him in a prison. He still sleeps in his crib. That will likely change in the next few months, we're just not sure what type of bed we want to change him to.

Abby and Adam getting ready for the Easter egg hunt that the Easter Bunny left for them.

Showing off their eggs.

Adam and Abby sitting with their Easter baskets. Other than candy, Adam got Lightning McQueen (from Cars) swim trunks, flip flops, a Cardinals jersey (Pujols) and a Spiderman memory card game. Abby got a swimsuit, flip flops, a shirt and the game Sorry!

Adam showing off his jersey.

Adam with his Memory game.

Abby unwrapping the gifts from us - a softball and bat.

Adam with his gifts from us, a t-ball and glove.

They are ready for baseball season!

Seth and Adam showing that they are twins.

After we did Easter at our house in the morning, we went to my mom's for lunch. She does a scavenger hunt with the kids that is very cute. Here are Abby and Adam finding their first gift, stuffed bunnies. Abby named hers Sarah and Adam's is Soft Soft. I have no idea what that means.

Abby and Adam finding a clue. Notice the white bunny footprints and yellow duck prints on the floor. That's what the kids followed around the house to find their gifts.

We attempted to take pictures, but Adam will not smile on cue for anything. Here are Adam and my mom.

Abby and my mom.

My mom with both kids. This smile of Adam's is a fluke. :)

Neither of our family pictures are quite right, but whatever. You take what you can get. Abby looks a little goofy in this one...

And I think Adam was about done by the time we took this one.

Adam and my mom reading his new Diego book.

Abby and Adam coloring. Actually, Abby was coloring and when I asked Adam if he wanted his own paper, he said, "No thank you, I am just watching Abby." I was impressed. He speaks so well for a 2 1/2-year-old and is very polite.

Adam playing the piano. This is the piano I took lessons on when I was a kid. I can play one song - "Chariots of Fire." A reason to play "Chariots of Fire" does not come up very often. I could also play a slow rendition of Bette Midler's "The Rose" if I had sheet music. My talents (or lack thereof) are not in high demand.

Adam and Soft Soft on the way home. He was asleep before we even hit the highway. Unfortunately, I think he's sick now. His nose was running all day and we had to give both kids breathing treatments before bed tonight. Poor guy. I swear he is always sick. I don't know if it's allergies or what.

And Abby on the way home reading her new Tinkerbell book.

All in all, it was a nice Easter. Pretty relaxing. Back to work tomorrow, which I'm not looking forward to. Next week is crazy busy. Are you ready for this?

Monday - Abby has softball practice at 5:15

Tuesday - Abby has Girl Scouts at 6:30

Wednesday - I have a much-needed hair cut at 5:15

Thursday - Abby has cheerleading at 6

Friday - Abby's first softball game is at 6. Seth is going to Chicago for the weekend for his buddy Steve's bachelor party, so I am on my own for this and the rest of the weekend.

Saturday - Abby's cheerleading showcase at 8 a.m. Abby's last swimming lesson at noon. Erin and Danny's wedding at Busch Stadium at 6. I'll take the kids to my mom's in the afternoon.

Sunday - Abby has a Sunday School Easter egg hunt at 10:15.

It's crazy that the end of some of Abby's activities (cheerleading, swimming) are converging with the beginning of the next (softball). Also, Girl Scouts only meets once a month, but just happens to fall this week. I do this to myself keeping us so busy. I really think I am a crazy person. :)

And because of this hectic schedule, I spent all day yesterday running around getting last minute things for the wedding so that I had everything I needed. I think I left the house at 2 and came back at 7:15. Granted, I managed to fit in some time to get my nails done (a necessity, not a luxury at this point). And although I appreciate Seth's patience for me being gone for so long, for the bulk of that time Abby was playing with our neighbor, Hannah, and Adam was napping, so he had plenty of along time, too. That's important in our crazy schedule, you know. Have a great week and pray for me as I get through mine!