easter!

we had quite the easter weekend this year. each year coen is more and more into the traditions of holidays and i totally dig it (and him). on saturday the hilo coffee mill put on an easter egg hunt. it was brutal. we missed the 2-4 age group (as did a million others) so they let us go with the next group. coen was all set to go, and i was just going to hang back and see if he needed me. right after i took this picture, i was pulling him out of kid-mob totally fighting for his little life. no joke. 

being that he totally needed me and was screaming, "this is scary!" i got no pictures of the actual hunt. in fact i even cheated and broke the "only kids can pick up the eggs" rule. i had to, those 7 year old are intense. once i got a couple eggs into his basket, he stopped crying and managed to get about 7 total eggs. next year we will not miss the 2-4 age group hunt. 

before coen went to bed that night he left his easter basket out on the front steps. he woke up easter morning yelling, "mama! is the easter bunny here?!" he totally thought that the bunny would be eating breakfast with us (i guess actually he was, ha!). anyway, he was okay with the bunny being gone after he saw the bunny prints and his basket stuffed with goodies. 

after some breakfast and a wardrobe change (into last years easter pj's) we headed outside with our neighbors for an easter egg hunt. this was much more rewarding than the hunt at the coffee mill, and no one almost died. 

we spent the rest of the day in our pj's dying more eggs and cooking lots of yummy food. after naps our neighbors came back over to enjoy easter dinner with us. it was all SO good, but i forgot to take food pictures. except for these nest cookies i made...adorable! i did make the most amazing three cheese scallop potatoes. i pinned the recipe to pinterest one evening and by the next morning it was re-pinned over 400 times! i guess i should share it with you, maybe later. 

our neighbor brought over his mini four wheeler and coen thought it was so cool and fun. these 2 boys are such cracks ups...and mess makers. 

whew...what a fun easter weekend. i am a little delayed, but i hope all of you enjoyed yourselves and remembered Him on such a blessed easter day. 

finn goes fishing

with a candy cane fishing pole!

side note: our camera was stolen last night while walking around the city, so until we get a replacement iphone photos are all i got. sadness.

this has nothing to do with elfing, but this morning we munched on this adorable loaf of sourdough bread. 

yes, we like to munch on loaves of bread. don't you?

finn says, "brrrr!"

well it looks like finn is well aware that we aren't in hawaii any more. when coen woke up this morning finn was wearing a scarf and big fuzzy bear slippers. 

what a thoughtful elf. i mean, had he not brought these slippers, coen's feet may have frozen.

thanks, finn! 

socks and the city. 

finn spreads holiday cheer

sneaky pants finn used my lipstick to write a cheery message on the window of our 14th floor hotel room. 

geesh, as if a 2 year old isn't enough...this elf is a handful. 

sock number five! 

the countdown continues. 

finn arrives in san francisco

whew. good thing he knew we woke up somewhere different this morning. 

finn helps with the luggage

turns out elves are also quite helpful. 

finn sets the table

last night was finn's first night at our house and oh boy was he up to some silly elf business.

having an elf around is kind of a lot fun. 

as soon as mr sassy pants woke up, he was on the hunt to find, "ummm...what is his name again? shelf?" 

oh, and the elf pj's were part of the gift from his cousins. they have good taste. 

okay, i will let pictures tell the story from here. 

side note: according to coen, elves eat candy canes for breakfast. i let it slide this time. 


and for fun, sock number two from our advent calender! yea pez!