Easter Weekend

Luke's first time on Annie!  He was able to pet Annie on the nose without screaming, and so he got to take his first ride.  

Hannah worked on balance this trip.  This was her first ride using reigns and not holding on the saddle horn.  She had fun with this and looks forward to our next visit so she can begin learning to turn the horse using reigns.

Decked out for Easter -- too sunny, Mom! 

So we moved inside -- but now it's too dark and everyone is pictured out....oh well.  You get the idea of what they looked like anyway.

We took the kids to a community-wide Easter egg hunt in Brookings the day before Easter.  They each were in a different area by age.  I stayed with Sophie and it was quite comical watching the 2 and under kids scramble for candy.  Mostly it was parents telling their kids "grab some candy" as the kids were frozen with fear with so many kids around.  Jacob and Hannah were on their own and Lois hunted with Luke.  He froze when the time came to get candy.  He doesn't like loud noises (marching bands, fire trucks in parades scare him) so it didn't surprise me to hear that he froze.  Despite being overwhelmed at this egg hunt, the kids still came away from it with baskets overflowing with candy and toys.  A day later they had a quieter, trickier hunt at Nana's. The Easter bunny did a great job hiding eggs all over the house - some way up high!

Fun on the Farm -- the three little ones had fun with the wagon.  These pictures are precious to me.

We had a fun weekend on Nana's farm!