Easter started on Saturday for our family. We headed up to Yorba Linda to spend the day with my family. The day consisted of several boat rides for Kayden, an Easter egg hunt, dying Easter eggs, and lots of food in between! There was some traffic on the way up so Kayden napped in the car. I knew that even though it was a short nap, it was a good thing because there was no way she would want to sleep once we got there! She held up really well and had a great time with the family!

Boat ride with Grampy:

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Easter egg hunt:

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Family photo op.:

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Dying Easter eggs:

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Playing with her toys from the Easter bunny:

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On Sunday we woke up to see that the Easter Bunny came to visit us!! He laid out an eggstravagant trail that didn’t quite lead anywhere in particular, but the Easter Bunny did leave a basket for Kayden. She got a pretty dress, a laptop, and more candy than she has ever seen before! Kayden ate more candy on Easter than she has (or will EVER) eat in her lifetime! After Easter breakfast we headed out for a drive and went to a park. Later in the day Auntie Kelly and the boys (cousins Jake and Ian) came over for dinner. Some of our neighbors invited us over for an Easter egg hunt in the common area. Kayden managed to find yet more candy… right before dinner! She was a little late to the party, but all of the kids shared their stash with her! Luckily bed time came before the sugar crash!!

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We hope you all had a fantastic Easter filled with family, fun, and LOTS of caaaaandy!!!

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Dear Mr. Easter Bunny,

When I saw you walking in the mall this morning i waved to you and said ‘Hi Bunny!” I quickly noticed that you and I were walking to the same place. My mom stopped in line with a bunch of other kids and I just LOVE to watch other kids play! My mom said I was going to go sit on your lap. I told her to put my seat belt on! She asked if she could hold me, I said “No! Seat belt on!” As we got closer to you my mom told me I was going to give you a high five. That sounded like fun so I let her take my seat belt off and hold me. But Mr. Easter Bunny as she walked me closer to you I got a little scared and I clenched my legs around my mommy’s bulging belly and squeezed her and yelled “NO!” She still put me on your lap- yeah, that wasn’t very nice! So Mr. Easter Bunny I am sorry that I yelled, kicked, screamed, and made a spectacle of you and my mother this morning. Please, please still come to my house on Sunday and bring me some treats. I promise I will not be braver next year!

xo K

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I just love this picture! Kayden is my little BFF who follows me everywhere, wants what I have, and just seems to need me all the time. At times it can feel a little overwhelming, but when I hear her say “Mommy play with you” (we’ll work on her pronouns soon! She means play with ‘me’), it just tugs at my heart strings. I always stop what I am doing to sit down and play with her. There is no love like the love of your child. Hearing her say I love you Mommy and sing our little song: “I love you. I do, I do, I do. A bushel and a peck and a hug around the neck” as she giggles, knowing that I am on my way over to tickle her belly, is the absolute highlight of my day. As I wind down my job and I look forward to meeting my second daughter, I find my time with Kayden to truly be priceless. I know there will be no other time where my day solely revolves around her and her needs alone. She will soon have to share her BFF with her ‘baby sister’ as she so sweetly has learned to say. I want each day I have with her to be special and I want her to feel like the center of my world for as long as possible. I am so excited for her to meet her sister because I just know she is going to be such a great nurturer!! I’ve already taught her how to feed a baby (aka Elmo) and then burp him. Next week’s lesson will be changing diapers! 😉

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The time has come for the Hatchers to move on up! With the impending arrival of our second child, we decided that it’s time to expand our dwellings. I have to say though, we have absolutely loved living in Nam and Papa’s beach condo! With Kayden on the move and wanting nothing more than to be outside, we figured we’d try to find that perfect little house with a backyard. After a lot of researching and stalking different real estate listings, Scotty found us the perfect home! We will be renting a three bedroom home in South Oceanside and we couldn’t be more excited! The house was recently remolded and has a beautiful backyard that just puts the icing on the cake. We move in April 15, which is just around the corner!! 🙂

I’m not sure if there is anything worse than watching your sick child knowing that you can’t do anything to make them feel better. On Friday morning Kayden woke up with a cough. No other symptoms were present so I thought maybe whatever it was she had was going to pass quickly. Wrong! On Saturday she woke up with a cough and a stuffy nose. Poor thing was hacking all day and her little nose was rubbed raw because Mommy just can’t stand a snotty nose! We braved the terrential wind and rain and went up to Yorba Linda for dinner. Kayden was off all day. She was a little fussy and not her normal chatty self. We had a nice visit in spite of Missy feeling a little sick. Today, Sunday, she was still coughing but her congestion seemed to be clearing up. We had a low key day and I think Kayden is on the road to recovery!

I hope you feel all better soon, Miss Kayden!!!

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