The Williamson Family: Easter Weekend

We had a wonderful Easter weekend! Sam and I dyed eggs together for the first time, and it turns out Sam is a very patient egg-dyer, making some beautiful eggs. I also found out that egg dyeing is NOT one of Ben's strengths. Anyway, Sam was really into the whole process, from the fizzing and bubbling when we poured vinegar onto the dye tablets (kind of like a science experiment!) to moving the egg around while we waited for the dye to color the eggs (I think I used the word "gently" about 50 times). Since Sam seems to be either color-blind or just color-dumb (naming colors is not his strong suit), I thought this would be a good opportunity to talk about colors, too. Here he is in the dyeing "zone:"

"I be GENTLE, mommy. Get off my back already."

"Dis egg is pink!"

While we waited for some eggs to dye, Sam took a moment to do his "monster face."

Showing off his works of art. The front left egg (the one that resembles puke) is Ben's. You can't really get a grasp of how hideous this egg was in this picture. There was a big pink circle on one side. Ben said he was trying to get creative, but even he agreed it was really ugly. We got a good laugh out of it.

The red one was the first egg Sam dyed.

Today we went up to Centerville to go to church with Ben's brother and mom. Had a great time and they even made a special bear-shaped pancake for Sam at the pancake breakfast! Ben's mom got Sam his Easter outfit and it was adorable. He looked very handsome.

After a little nap, we hid a bunch of eggs for Sam. Once he caught onto what an Easter egg hunt was, he loved it. He kept saying, "I found ANOTHER one!" We re-hid the eggs a few times since he was so entertained by it. This was yet another situation in which Sam heard the word "gentle," since he would just pitch the eggs into his basket. By the end, every egg was cracked!