Easter egg hunt and party................

We had a lovely day yesterday, the weather was perfect and enabled us to have the Easter egg hunt in the garden. The children had great fun and so did the adults - good food, lots of chocolate and a glass or two of fizz all went down very well.

I think the photos capture it all...................

I always worry if I have made enough food..............................

more food..................

lemon cake.....................yummy

strawberry pavlova - made by Grandma...................

Laura made some fab chocolate lollipop's...............

mini chocolate Easter cakes....................

Laura's yummy cookies..................

I love my easter chicks......................

first few clues were indoors - then coats on and out into the garden............

Easter list - revisited......................

As it's Good Friday I thought it would be a good idea to revisit my list - how have I done...............


Easter List

1. Clean house - finished

2. Laundry - washed, dried and folded

3. Ironing. - all ironed and put away

4. Food shopping - cupboards and fridge are full

5. Bake for afternoon tea - about half way

cup cakes baked and ready to freeze - I will defrost them and ice on Sunday morning.............

lemon sponges baked and ready to be popped in the freezer until Sunday then they will be defrosted and sandwiched together with lemon curd and butter cream  - yummy

I made this cake with Zachy and he called it a rainbow cake - it looks scary but it tastes nice

on with the rest of the list.................

6.Organise Easter egg hunt - write clues, hide eggs etc - not yet!

7.Check I have enough Easter eggs for everyone - all checked I have a plentiful supply

8.Buy flowers - bought and they look perfect in my decorated jam jars 

9. Turn up and hem lounge curtains  - they have been turned up and are hanging at the windows - I have to confess I didn't hem them myself but they look lovely and the lady who did them for me has done a wonderful job.

10. Hairdressers - hair trimmed and coloured to perfection.

I have also decorated my little white tree and it looks lovely and the crochet bunnies are well on the way. I have made two so far but I haven't assembled the pieces yet. Hopefully if I have an hour to spare later I can crochet them together.

Just had a call from Kate and she is coming home today rather than tomorrow  - which is great I can't wait to give Jake a big hug but I better get on with my jobs before she arrives..................

I think I have done really well with my list - I did have some help along the way but I've added a number of extra things during the week.

Hope you all have lots of fun and a wonderful Easter weekend.

talk soon xxx

Saturday sleepover.............

Four little ones slept over last night which was fun. We had planned a film night with popcorn and goodies - it started well we all snuggled on the sofa with our pots of treats. Gradually as pots emptied so did the number of people watching the film when it was only me and Mr R we felt we should go and see what was more fun! 

On investigation my iPad and phone were causing major distractions, I had downloaded a few child friendly games, the jigsaws and cut the rope game were proving to be very popular, then a football tournament was started -  so the film never got finished.

After an epic long bed time story 4 children became 1 - Finn, Zachy and Daisy were all tucked up, Alex at 10 thought he should be classed as an adult so he was allowed to stay up. 

Mr R and Alex managed to find a football programme on the TV to keep them happy and I decided to do a bit of crochet - all quiet and civilised.

Morning started early as Daisy and Zachy woke not much after 6am, Mr R did the early morning start and I was allowed to stay in bed a little longer but did have company as Finn joined me for a snuggle and chat.

After breakfast I had promised we would make Easter Baskets in preparation for our Easter egg hunt. We used plastic plant pots for the baskets and made handles out of cardboard which were secured with double sided tape. 

Then the fun started with glitter, tissue paper, stars, sequins, you name it we glued it. Attention span varied, Daisy didn't last long, Zachy did well and also made one for Noah. Finn had the most fun and ended up all alone at the table, totally focused on his basket and then he made one for his cousin Jake. Alex decorated a basket but did feel he was a bit old for cutting and gluing!

 My house was very messy but a riot of colour from our craft activities and from jam jars and jugs filled with tulips and daffodils - spring was definitely in the air.

It's all quiet now children have been collected and I am still thinking Easter so I am about to crochet some Easter eggs, I have been inspired by Kate's blog greedy for colour  - so watch this space...........

Talk soon x