Your First Easter!!

Dear Kate,

Your first Easter has come and gone, but what a great first it was! After visiting the Easter bunny (alone, because you were the lone brave one to sit in his lap), the next step was to dye eggs. Well, your sister and her buddies did, but you had some playin' with your buddy, Jake...

How sweet & precious is he, huh?! And you are just looking all innocent and sweet yourself...

Oh wait. Never mind...

Jake is shocked someone is pinchin' his booty!
You guys had tons of fun playing together and you decided to top the night off with an incredibly "bad" diaper, to the point that I had to call in for help from Aunt Steph. We ended on that note.

On Friday, we headed to Sister's school for her Easter party, including an egg hunt. You and Daddy watched carefully as all the eggs were gathered. You seemed to be enjoying the beautiful weather!

Then, when we got back in Sis's classroom, you got to sit right beside her during circle time!!

She was SOOOO excited and pointed out to all her friends that you were sitting beside her!

On Saturday, we prepared the house and some food for the Easter brunch at our house, and then we headed to Dickson (where Daddy grew up!) to go to dinner for Papa's birthday. You got to sit at the head of the table and sweet Alexis was even sweet enough to feed you while Mommy ate!

It was a great (but too short) dinner because ALL of the Clark family was there!

After dinner, we headed to your first basketball game! It was a fund raiser for Daddy and Uncle Jaybee's friend's kids who are sick. You enjoyed the game, and by enjoy, I mean enjoyed being passed from Papa to Mommy to Daddy to Papa!

Oh, and then to Caroline! She loved holding you but gave Aunt Amy a heart attack because she was walking around with you!! Mommy had a close eye on you, and Caro did great!
It was such a good game for you that eventually you conked out! Everyone was laughing because the buzzers were going off and it wouldn't even phase you!
The next morning you had a little surprise waiting for you from the Easter bunny!!!

And your sister was super helpful in showing you all your loot...

Caro (and fam!) spent the night and she shared her bunny with you.
And you loved your yogurt melts, or at least the outside of the package. I haven't been brave enough to let you try them just yet. Your sister and her choking habits have put the fear of mankind in me...
Look at my cute bunnies!

After digging through the baskets, we got all cleaned and spiffy and got ready for Easter brunch at our house. First though, we had to go through many, many pictures, some candid, others not so much...

My sweet girls...
Here's our family! Easter 2012!
And Christopher decided to test out your exersaucer, while chattin' on the phone.

We ate brunch, you ate a bottle, and then eventually took a lovely nap. So peaceful that you woke up happy as can be, and just as pretty as can be, too...

Then the lovin' started! Aunt Amy had to get some lovin' time with you...
And Mommy had to give some hugs and kisses away...

Papa loved on you, but then made you look like you were in a cage :)
And Caroline needed some holding time with you...

Then Aunt Steph decided you'd look super cute with Caro's big bow!! I thought you pulled it off rather well!

And then you had to give Christopher some cousin lovin'!
Going for the face, as usual...

We hid some eggs and let the girls hunt, and you and Daddy did a little hunting, too! Here you are spotting an egg and making your grab at it...

But someone else was a little more swift and got to it first...
Daddy was not happy.

You'll get her back one of these days, I just know it!

Aside from the stolen egg, Easter was such a great day this year. We all enjoyed the family and the beautiful weather just was icing on the cake! Happy First Easter baby girl! You are getting so big and beyond beautiful right before our eyes! Love you!