Hedingham Castle

 It was cold, windy, and short lived, by while we were there at the Castle, we had a great time.

 ARCHERY ANYONE?! Carter loves the Bow and was so excited to have a go at one besides the one he has made at home. He did a really great job and stuck it in the target every time. Hollie tried, and lets just say, needs some practice. I didn't even see that Mike was doing it in enough time to watch, just got one picture before he was done. Brennan also was giddy with excitement at trying out his skills, and at the last moment Taylor decided she didn't want to do it.

Such a fabulous day out with the family. Mason and Dad had to leave a bit early for a doctors appointment for Mason, so we took one family shot just above the Great Hall.

 We realized that this was Cameron's first time at a Castle! What?! How is he a year old and this is a first. We've been other places, but no castles. We are getting pretty slow in our exploring lately.

 The kids were thrilled about the Birds of Prey on site and were mostly excited about the owl.

 Armor is a kids best friend. I'm pretty sure we were in front of the armor booth for about 30 minutes trying on different bits. They were so heavy! However, the information we received was that soldiers now wear more weight with their gear than the armor in medieval times. I have held Mike's gear and the armor, I can believe in that statement.

 The kids enjoyed the walk back to the car by exploring a little bit more of the grounds. Although we would have loved some sun and a bit of heat, it was a fun little adventure.

Easter Wrap Up

 This explains why we are late for church on a regular basis. Captain Underpants?! My children can get distracted doing the most simple of tasks, like eat breakfast. Easter morning was no different.

 Our family has gotten use to doing our Easter hunt after church and in the later afternoon, because it seems like Dad always has to work on Easter. So we hide out and watch a movie giving the Easter bunny time to do his magic. The kids were so excited this year that it was hard to get some photos of all the fun. They were running from one side of the house to another.

Mason found his basket and did care the slightest about finding any eggs, he was happy with the treats he found. 

 Carter challenged the Easter Bunny last year to hide his basket really well, because he is older and can find ANYTHING! Well, 30 minutes later he was still smiling, but couldn't find the basket. SO CLOSE--yet so far away! That blue and white checked item in the washer--that's his basket. :)

Taylor finally found her basket! Don't you love Taylor's shoe choice?

She was VERY excited about a certain little toy she got--so thrilled with the little things. 

Mason Easter is summed up in one word, chocolate! :)

Easter Traditions

Hot Cross Buns are a big English tradition and Carter came home from school telling me that we needed to make these on Good Friday. There are many sweet stories associated with them and Easter. It was a fun tradition to start as a family even if we did tweak the recipe to accommodate our taste buds. No one in my family is a big raisin eater, which is what they call for, so we used dried cranberries instead and added some chocolate chips for good measure.

We dyed Easter eggs..Cameron was not happy that he couldn't eat the egg and we were making him put it in a cup.

Taylor Mae

Finally got one to eat...yummy! 

Who needs the wand or spoon to dye the eggs, Brennan just went hands on!

The whole family--one of these days I will use the timer and get myself in these shots. 

We are like children, we wanted our own to dye as well. :)