07 April 2009

Hoppy Easter?

Well, the day started out well enough. Maggie and I got up and had breakfast. When it was time to start relaxing and play, I talked her into taking a bath instead. Once she was clean and dressed, I snuck in a quick shower for myself. After stashing her pretty pink dress in the diaper bag and getting the stroller into the trunk again, we hit the road.

It was a little bit further to Twelve Oaks than to the mall right by our house, but I knew she had liked the Easter bunny there, so I figured it was worth the trip. And the bunny costume there was cute too. Once we got to the mall, my first mission was to find a pair of white tights to go with the dress. Fifteen dollars later (are you kidding me??), we headed to the restroom to change her into her new tights and pretty dress. We got nothing but compliments from there on out. She looked adorable!!

In line for the picture with the bunny, Maggie was having a ball. She kept pointing, saying, "Bunny," and waving and blowing kisses. I was so proud that she was still cooperative after hearing other people's horror stories. We already had two good Santa pictures and a good bunny picture under our belts, and it seemed to just be getting easier.

Then, it was her turn. "C'mon, Maggie. Let's go see the bunny!" One of her first spoken words is still one of the most audible. "No. No. No," while shaking her head. I didn't want to be 'that mom,' so we just hung out for a while. Luckily it was the middle of the day, so there was no line. I sat with the bunny, I sat on the ground at the bunny's feet, I gave Maggie fruit snacks while I was with the bunny and I gave the bunny fruit snacks to give Maggie.

Finally, it was time for the bunnies to switch shifts, and we'd been there over an hour. I decided we'd go with what we got. So here it is....

Hoppy Easter!!

9 comments:

Court D said...

That's great! She'll love that picture someday!

Amanda West said...

Oh my goodness... that is EXACTLY what Brynn would look like if we took her to see the easter bunny!!! Maybe it's because their birthdays are only a day apart but they sure do remind me of eachother!! :)

Tammy said...

That is not the sweet smiling Maggie I know!!! She sure is making me laugh. Maybe next year will be better. :D

siteseer said...

Every day is better than that so long as you don't make her do anything she doesn't want to do. What were you thinking? lol. That is too cute. The absolute look of terror on her face. Can you say meltdown?

Shannon and Randy said...

so cute!

Michelle said...

Oh my gosh, I don't mean to laugh, but this is funny. She really didn't want to see the Easter Bunny this year, did she? You'll have to save this pic for Maggie when she gets old enough to appreciate it. I have a few pictures of Santa that look like this. She's still cute even though she's crying. LOL!!

BK said...

What happened? You were saying that Maggie was pointing, saying "Bunny," and waving and blowing kisses and when it was her turn, she refused to go up. I guess that is pretty common with children. Just like my nephews, when we were asking them if they want to have a haircut, they would say 'yes' with a smile. But when it really came to the barber ... I think you know the stories. :)

The Adventures of Grunty and Chubbs said...

Classic!

Sonja said...

awesome!!!