The Donoghue Family: Easter!

This week Jamie took Maggie to school for their annual "Walk-a-Thon." She had fun goofing around with all the kids, and apparently really loves basketballs:

Put me in, coach!

On Friday we attempted to dye eggs with Maggie. We got this weird dye stuff that you roll around in a plastic bag. Maggie attempted to shake the bag and help us out, but really just enjoyed putting the eggs in and out of the bag.

We also walked to a nearby park to test out the kid swings. Maggie still seems a little small, but she really loved swinging. We just make sure to stand really close so she doesn't flip backward.

Woo Hoo!!!

The Easter Bunny came a little early on Saturday so that we could relax and enjoy our traditions without rushing everywhere. This was the first time Maggie searched for eggs, and she did fantastic! She really enjoyed putting the eggs in the carton. She also found her basket under the dining room table which had a few small toys and some plastic eggs with goldfish and animal crackers. She loved them!

I found one!

Take the picture so I can
take these things off!

Do I detect notes of cheddar and salt?

We went to Grammer and Pops for lunch afterward, and got to enjoy some quality time with Luke, Bobby and Allison too. Best part was when Maggie TOOK HER FIRST STEPS! She walked about 3 steps from Grammer to me, it was wonderful! I think she did it one more time, but we didn't get it on video. We're going to keep working on it this week.

I'm here, let's party!

She was ga-ga for Grammer all day long

Hippo Bubbles!! Yes!!

Playing cars with Luke

Going for an afternoon stroll with the fam

Playing with Daddy in the yard

Saturday evening we went out for yummy BBQ with a few friends to celebrate Jamie's 30th birthday a few days early. It was kind of cute that of the five ladies there, three of them were pregnant! We came back to the house to hang out and have some cake. It was pretty tame, but I guess that's how parties go when you're OLD.

Friends with full bellies

Friends with rrrreally full bellies

Today we both woke up a little bit late, and decided to go to the 11:00 mass. We heard that it would be jammed for the children's mass, so we got there early enough to get seats. Unfortunately, we were not able to get Maggie down for a nap beforehand, so she was a huge handful the whole time. There was nowhere to escape to, people were everywhere!

Look at my pretty dress, Daddy!

Can I change now?

My little lady

We went over to Grandma and Grandpa's house this afternoon to see the Donoghue side of the family. We let Maggie change out of her dress so she could be comfy - tights are totally the worst!