april fools day 2017 & 2018

april fool's day is when of those days that makes parenting so much fun. before kids i never celebrated april first, in all honesty, i didn't think about it more than march thirty-first or april second. but now that i have a house full of silly boys i can't help but put a little effort in to making the day memorable.

2017

i have to say, april fool's 2017 was probably the height of my prank pulling days. it's going to be tough to beat it. things started off small, i used a marker to give the boys freckles while they were asleep. then i told them i was sorry & i got them donuts to make up for the stunt. and this is where the joke got good. check it out…

it was hilarious & heart breaking all at the same time. after a few tears & fists thrown my way i brought out the box of real donuts & all was forgiven. 

the boys were all about pulling pranks after that. we grabbed a few more boxes of donuts & went door to door tricking all our friends. then at tj's football game mylo had the idea to move todd's car while he was on the field. he had no idea & may have suffered a minor heart attack when his vehicle wasn't were he left it. it was hilarious. that mylo is already a little trickster.

2018

april fool's day 2018 fell on easter. my favorite holiday. i struggled for weeks to come up with a plan that would allow us to celebrate both without compromising the festivities of either. before the easter bunny made it to our house i set up a faux egg hunt & trick baskets. take a look…

the boys opened the door to find baskets full of baby items, cleaning supplies, & girl toys. they were ticked. then they went searching for eggs only to discover they were filled with empty candy wrappers & pretend money. i think the best tricks end in smiles so i made sure the easter bunny brought extra awesome baskets & filled their eggs with super special stuff when he stopped by later. i'm not sure how i'm going to surprise them this year, i'm just hoping they don't try to trick me!