The Walker Family: Here Comes Peter Cottontail

"Here comes Peter Cottontail, hoppin' down the bunny trail, hippity hoppin'. Easter's on its way."

Growing up, my mother and my Aunt Barb always used to sing this song. A few weeks before Easter 2015, my cousins and I reminisced about how much we loved it, especially because our mothers made up personalized song lyrics, listing all the wonderful things that the Bunny would bring each one of us. Shortly after this conversation, I came home to find Annalise and Adam jamming out to the same song in our kitchen. :) It was a sweet reminder of the "circle of life," so to speak.

Annalise certainly was excited to celebrate this Easter, perhaps even more so than Christmas. She knew that both sets of grandparents would be here for the holiday and was literally counting the days.

After Grandma, Grandpa, and Uncle Steve arrived, we had a little mani and pedi session.

We spent Holy Saturday coloring eggs. On the positive side, we went with the much easier hard boiled approach as opposed to blowing out the yolks. On the negative side, I neglected to buy any vinegar to assist with the coloring process, so we ended up with a very pastel palette of eggs this year - ooops!

On Easter Sunday, Grandma volunteered to get this little cutie dressed at home while we attended mass. Love his little tie and his rolled cuffs. :)

Adam and Steve did not waste any time taking care of the egg hunt logistics as soon as we arrived at Nana and Grandpa's house. It was a good thing, too. The kids were ready to go!

Andrew hunted for a ceremonial first egg, though I am sure the candy spoils ended up in someone else's basket. :)

Annalise adopted an interesting technique this year. After she located each egg, she opened it and emptied the candy into her basket, right on the spot. I initially tried to correct her and educate her on proper hunt etiquette, but I realized that there was really nothing wrong with her approach. Points for thinking outside the box!