Zoe's first Easter

Our Easter Celebration was so much fun this year! Michael's family and Mao's family joined in on the fun -- it's always PERFECT when we can have all our family in one place!!! There was tons of food as always (ukoy!!!) and Tita Bot did another great job in decorating (she even had funny flower hats for everyone to wear). Everyone enjoyed playing with Zoe of course =). It was her first Easter and she was wearing a dress given to her by Grandpa Ted. We also had an egg hunt this year -- Tita Bot hid all the eggs Mao prepared. Inside each egg was a bible verse and a number and whatever number you got was the order in which you could pick one of the "prizes" (Jay had a lot of stuff from this year's upfronts, so there were plenty of prizes!). It was fun to see which prizes people picked out.

Later in the day, we celebrated mom's birthday since it was just a few days after Easter. Mike and I made a "dirt dessert" for her instead of a cake. We got the idea from one of our friends at CCC. It's basically crushed oreos, whipped cream, Hershey's syrup and cocoa layered into a pot and served chilled. Even though it was our first time, I think it turned out ok and everyone seemed to like it =). We also surprised her with a Michael Kors bag (I got a great deal for it at the outlets!).

All in all, Zoe's first Easter was a success! I really LOVE celebrating all her firsts!!! It totally adds another beautiful layer to each occasion and I can't wait to keep celebrating with her! I look forward to her being able to run around looking for eggs and getting excited to see what's inside =). Life is so much FULLER now that she's around and I feel so blessed to have had my life enchanced in this special way!