Easter!

Ken and I managed to get some sleep prior to the Little People knocking on our door.  We dragged ourselves out of bed because we heard seriously anxious, "THE EASTER BUNNY WAS  HERE!!!"  Despite a note taped to the inside of their doors requesting that they not leave their rooms until we got up, they had gone out to the living room and found the baskets, AND they peeked out the back door to see how many eggs they could find without actually going outside.  


I was the first one out of the door, so I took pictures of the girls opening their baskets while Ken slowly emerged and went for coffee.  The girls immediately started eating all of the candy that they received.  Once Ken and I each had a cup of coffee and were starting to enter "human" status, I reminded the girls that they still needed to find the eggs.


Taylor was the most excited about all of this.  She had been upset since her last visit with her dad.  He told her that the Easter Bunny wasn't "real."  Ken and I were so excited to find that the Easter Bunny came through for her.  She was the first one out the door.  


Each of the girls had 12 eggs to find.  I was really happy that one 1 is still missing.  Usually, all of the eggs get found, but this one just isn't to be found.  The girls ran around trying to be the "first" to find all 12 eggs.  Jordan was the first one done because we established that she got the porch area.


After all of the eggs were found, the girls resumed their candy gluttony.  They watched movies throughout the day.  Ken and I had wanted to take them on a day hike, but the weather was far too bad today.  Luckily, the sun stayed out while the girls were searching for eggs, but then the clouds rolled in.  It's been very cold - really unseasonably cold.  The wind was really high which made it colder.


I spent most of the late morning and early afternoon not feeling well, so I was glad that the girls wanted to kick back.  Then, I suddenly felt the room start to rock and shake.  I watched the ceiling fans started swinging and the water in the fish tank was sloshing around.  I sent a message to Ken to tell him we were having an earthquake, and he asked when it happened.  I typed back, "NOW!" and then he came out from the bedroom.  I had a difficult standing, but it was apparently just my equilibrium as no one else had trouble.  The earthquake lasted for a long time.  Just when we thought it was over, the rocking started again, and then there was a final shake and it was done.


The girls started to get freaked out by the earthquake, so we looked it up online.  There was a 6.9 in Baja California just south of Mexicali.  According to the USGS site, people reported that they felt the earthquake all the way in Vegas and Tempe, AZ.  I turned on the news so the girls could see that the earthquake wasn't "heading our way" like they were worried about.  


Everything was uneventful for the rest of the evening.  We enjoyed our supper, and the girls loved having sparkling cider as a treat.  


After supper, the girls had to scramble to get everything ready for school since their 2 week break is over.  Ken and I are very happy that the girls will be returning to school tomorrow.  


Happy Easter to our friends and family.  We wish you a wonderful Spring Season!