Bunny Buddy

Jett's first Easter was a success! I really think it was one of the funnest weekends with him. I was so excited about playing Easter Bunny that I pretty much had his basket of goodies ready for weeks. And the part I was super excited about? Passing on my ducky Easter basket to him! And by that I mean the ducky basket that I bought myself in college...yup, in college. This was not my childhood basket that I used growing up like my dad somehow seems to think (he gave Jett the speech of "your mommy used this when she was little and has been saving this for you"). No, this duckling gem came from beloved Target in St. George during a spring break getaway back in the days. Don't ask why I felt the need to buy it...some people buy tequila shots in Mexico for spring break, I buy a toddler Easter basket in St. George.

I definitely wanted Jett to do an Easter egg hunt for the first time because he can pick up things, and eggs are a perfect size for his little chubber hands to grab. I originally had planned for us to go to Thanksgiving Point's egg hunt but after weighing the pros (fun experience, farm animals to see afterwards) and cons (admission ticket price, lame candy that we won't eat) I decided to skip the profesh one and just do our own at home. It was great! I scattered a dozen plastic eggs around in our front yard (only filling a few with Jolly Rancher jelly beans for me to eat so I wouldn't feel bad leaving them all empty...plus the shaking noise would be exciting for him) and Jake was the helper while I recorded their hunt and took pictures.

Jake would trot Jett along the grass and then plop him down in front of an egg and set the ducky basket nearby, and then babykins would do a great job picking up the egg. He'd carefully examine it, shake it excitedly, put it in his mouth to slobber on, and then would focus on maneuvering it to the basket when we'd tap on it and show him to drop it in. Then of course mom and dad would break out into loud clapping and cheers of praise when the egg would make it into the ducky, and he'd look up surprised at us like, "What just happened?" You did, Buddy Roo! Your cuteness just happened! Aaaand repeat, onto the next egg...

After Jett's egg hunt we went back inside the house where his official Easter basket of goodies was waiting for him. He immediately starting investigating and pulling things out to stick in his mouth, while I quickly slapped on his fuzzy bunny ears for picture after picture...giggling the whole time and loving it! UHHH-DORBS!! Even now I just instantly laugh when I see the pictures. Jake initially rolled his eyes at the bunny ears until he saw how hilarious they were on Jett, and even my dad later made a comment that Jett's going to be upset with me for those pictures. Oh, men...so insecure. Pwecious baby can have pwecious pictures with wabbit eaws! 

Jett's basket included big boy sippy cups, a stuffed Nemo rattle toy, Finding Nemo plastic bib, Nike shirt and basketball shorts, gray crib sneakers, The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh DVD, vibrating pully bug, mini fuzzy duckling Beanie Baby (from Grandma & Grandpa Jones), and an alphabet book of Scripture heroes. Whew! I'd say the Easter Bunny did well.  

We had such a fun Easter and the fun continued through Sunday when we went to my parents' house for a delicious prime rib dinner, complete with each of us getting a See's Candies egg. Oh my yum! Everybody loved Jett's bunny pictures and we even took his ducky basket up with us so he could play with his eggs some more and have fun dumping them out and scattering them all over. Cheap entertainment, and he loves it!

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