Easter: Rainy, Muddy and Cold London!

Here are our big girls! The Easter Bunny brought them Princess Tiana and Prince Naveen in frog form - who knew they would be such big hits?

Here is the best shot with the Easter baskets I could grab. They were pretty excited about the half-eaten carrots... that Easter Bunny even likes Ranch Dressing!

Digging for loot.

Sophie having an Easter egg-shaped chocolate lollie while playing in the pinto beans.

Sophie really enjoyed her chocolate cupcakes we made the week leading up to Easter.

Abby was so proud of her creation! We had loads and loads of frosting and had a great time decorating the cupcakes. It was tempting to skip the cake (for the girls, at least) and just lick away!

Here are my pathetic attempts at cupcake decorating... good thing the girls are 4 and 2 so they were impressed!

Easter was smack in the middle of a nice rainy spell. We had plans to go early to church at a local C of E church, an Easter party at Chiswick House and then off to a yummy lunch at one of our favorite Chiswick joints: Giraffe.

I vividly remember Easter from 2009 because it was the first holiday that we celebrated in England. It definitely brought on a weird feeling to have a year pass us by, especially because I had been stuck in a homesick rut since Christmas. However, the girls were bigger and we had a bigger celebration and less stress because of it. AND - second year in a row I got away with not cooking for Easter (well, I guess I never have had to bring more than I side dish anyway...)!