The Bunny Cometh (aka Scott's First Easter)

It's 9:14 p.m. and wow, am I tired.

Lesson #1: Easter is a lot of work when you are the parent and not the kid!

The holiday officially began around 3:30 a.m., when mommy and the big bunny had a consult about where to hide the eggs and Easter baskets. (The Easter Bunny didn't want to make his appearance until after Daddy went to sleep, so father and son could "hunt" together in the morning, and his plans were foiled when Daddy decided to stay up late and watch TV.)

Scott's baskets...fully loaded and ready to debut.

Creatively hidden in the jumperoo. (It was 3 a.m....cut the bunny some slack.)

Yawn. Anyhoo...

Scott woke up around 7 a.m., and Jim came bounding into the nursery about 30 seconds later. Father immediately strapped son to his chest in the Baby Bjorn and Easter egg hunting commenced. I personally think Daddy enjoyed this part of the day more than Tank, but whatever.

Oooh! An egg! That's what we're looking for, right?

That's my stuffed bunny daddy.

Yay for Easter!!

Uh, Daddy... finding eggs isn't that exciting. You don't need to blow out my eardrum.

After the baskets and all the eggs were rounded up, it was time to open our goodies. The bunny was very generous -- Scott got a little stuffed Elmo, a toy cell phone, a pool raft, a couple of books, plus a stuffed bunny and book from Grandma Kathy.

Cool! My own phone...but mommy, if you think this is going to keep me from playing with your Droid, you're crazy.

New books: Mr. Brown Can Moo. Can You??

Elmo!!!

Checking out the new pool float.

His favorite toy?
The boxes the actual toys came in and the fake stuffed grass in the baskets.

Best. Toy. Ever.

Ohh-kaaay then.

After a nap we were off to Grandma and Grandpa Richardson's house for Easter Brunch with the whole family.

Oh! and did I mention there were more baskets?
Scott's favorite toy this time around turned out to be a fresh new jar of his Gerber Puffs. (The kid weighs 20 pounds, so this really shouldn't come as a surprise.)

What do we have in here??

PUFFS!

After a massive lunch of green beans, ravioli, fruit, a couple of bites of mashed potatoes, (and yes, Puffs) it was time for the good stuff: a stuffed (blue) marshmallow bunny from grandma.

Sugar high!!!

A few more photos from a successful First Easter:

Posing with the bunny.

Post bunny...watching the fountain at the Westin Kierland.

Another picture with mommy. Okay, fine. If you insist.

Nice wheels, Grandpa. How about lending me the keys?

Don't worry about me and Daddy...we'll take good care of your new car.

Playing with Daddy...(mommy included this picture because she loves it.)

Ditto. :)

Family photo. Happy Easter!!