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9 Tasty Peeps Cocktails That'll Help You Forget Easter

Emerald Catron — Sun, 31 Mar 2013 22:20:19 +0000

It's Easter weekend, and we all know what that means -- time to eat some ham and get your crunk on. We've always said if you aren't risking an insulin coma, you aren't really drinking, so here are some Peeps-themed cocktails to prove you love Easter but hate your body. Enjoy (to a point, then feel really sick a

The 9 Cutest Easter Baby Bunnies

Cameron Simcik — Sun, 31 Mar 2013 16:39:55 +0000

Easter's right around the corner, so it's time to get into the holiday spirit. Create some awesome eggs, stuff yourself with Peeps--whatever floats your Easter boat. If none of this prep works for you though, we say take a cue from these Easter bunny babies.

Mommy Blogger Dr. Leheska – The Happy Plate Dinner

Dr. Jennifer Leheska — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 13:59:57 +0000

This is the fourth and final week of the Happy Plate series in honor of National Nutrition Month “Eat Right, Your Way, Every Day” which encourages the development of a healthful eating plan that incorporates individual food choices and preferences. Click here to for more resources.

Over the past two weeks I informed you how skipping bre

Easter EGG-Citement coming to the Amarillo Zoo

Lori Crofford — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 15:30:25 +0000

Looking for something fun to do with the kids this Easter weekend. Well, hop on over to our local zoo for some extra Easter fun. The Amarillo Zoo is a fun place to go and visit the animals on any given day, but when Easter rolls around, they have a special furry friend that comes [...]

The Proper Way to Eat PEEPS®

Lori Crofford — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 13:50:14 +0000

With Easter coming up this weekend, the PEEPS® have hatched into beautiful color. Pink, yellow, blue, just to name a few. So the question that I find myself asking is how do you eat a PEEP®? Where does one start? The head, tail or right in the middle? Do you go with the chick or do [...]

Easter Bunny Pictures Cute and Creepy

Lori Crofford — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 17:45:50 +0000

You know when it comes to holiday pictures, sometimes you can get some really cute pictures, other times, they are just plain creepy. So today’s focus with be on Easter. Some of the Easter Bunnies in these pictures are scary. Some are adorable. Do you have some interesting Easter pictures. [...]

The Easter Basket Dilema

Lori Crofford — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 16:00:45 +0000

So over the last few days my son has been talking about the Easter Bunny. He keeps talking about what the Easter Bunny is gonna bring him. I am not talking just a basket full of candy, and eggs. He is expecting the Easter Bunny to bring him an $85 Lego set. I have no idea where he got the idea that the bunny is the equivalent to Santa.

Now That Easter is Over…The Candy is Left [POLL]

Lori Crofford — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 13:45:51 +0000

So Easter has finally passed and the Easter Bunny has hopped back up the bunny trail, the one thing left is candy and empty eggs. Baskets full of candy just screaming “EAT ME!” I was joking with Ethan Saturday about how he better hide his Skittles from Mommy. The kid took me literally. I was [...]

Creative Ways to Dye Easter Eggs

Lori Crofford — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 13:00:35 +0000

One of the fun things to do at Easter is dye Easter Eggs. Yes, it can get messy but that is the fun of doing it. Ethan and I love dying Easter Eggs each year! In fact we will be decorating our eggs tonight or early tomorrow morning. One of the ways to dye eggs [...]

Michelle Obama and 'First Dog' Bo Give Military Families an Easter Surprise

Don Deane — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 12:28:00 +0000

As a way to celebrate Easter and mark April as the “Month of the Military Child,” First Lady Michelle Obama visited hospitalized vets and their families at the Fisher House on Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, MD., today. The Fisher House Foundation greatly supports members of the military in their time of [...]

10 Things You Can Make With A Cadbury Creme Egg

Rose Maura Lorre — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 12:00:00 +0000

McDonald's UK/PieoftheTiger/Hershey's/Cakespy/SeriousEats You already know that the Easter-seasonal Cadbury Creme Egg is addictive, mouth-watering, one-of-a-kind and coveted the world over. But did you also know just how versatile an ingredient the Creme Egg can be when put to use in some of the most outlandish, Willy-Wonka-on-acid dessert delicacies? For those with the willpower to delay [...]

Amarillo Easter Egg Hunts

Lori Crofford — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 14:16:53 +0000

When you are a kid, the best thing about Easter is the egg hunts. It is all about finding the most eggs, the coolest eggs and by far the biggest eggs. Nearly every kid loves a good Easter Egg hunt. Here are some of the local area egg hunts this weekend. Amarillo Zoo Easter [...]

Would You Wear a Seat Belt If a Cop Dressed As the Easter Bunny Made You Buckle Up? [VIDEO]

Shauna Wright — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 13:05:05 +0000

You may have seen the story about cops posing as panhandlers to catch people using their cell phones while driving. But have you heard about the officers who are donning bunny costumes to nab motorists who aren’t buckled up?

So, what in the name of Easter is going on?

10 Signs Your Parents Take Easter Way Too Seriously

Danny Gallagher — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 12:44:44 +0000

Easter is definitely one of the more kid-oriented holidays on the calendar. It features colorful eggs, a giant talking rabbit and more candy than even a Cadbury executive can stomach. Some parents, however, can get too wrapped up in the spirit of the holiday for their children. Here are some clues that maybe your parents [...]

Reasons Why You Should Have Eaten Dark Chocolate on Easter

Lori Crofford — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 16:21:57 +0000

Yesterday was Easter, and I’m sure this morning you and your kids probably woke up with a Chocolate hangover. You know once you start on the chocolate bunnies you just can’t stop until they are gone. However, you probably should have gone with the dark chocolate bunnies and here’s why. #1.) It Can Help Prevent [...]

Creative Ways to Decorate Your Easter Eggs [VIDEOS]

Lori Crofford — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 19:15:48 +0000

The Easter practice of egg decorating has meaning behind it: the egg itself represents rebirth, something early Pagans celebrated during the spring season, and was later adopted by Christians to represent the resurrection themes of the Easter holiday. Back in the olden days, colored eggs were decorated in springy hues and given away to lovers and friends sort of the same way we do with Valentines. The egg tradition has held over as the holiday evolved, with most people using store-bought dyeing packages to color their hard boileds.

This year, stray from the usual and create unique Easter egg decorations with the help of these video tutorials.

Easy Easter Dessert Recipes [VIDEOS]

Lori Crofford — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 17:15:31 +0000

Though technically a religious holiday, Easter has become more synonymous with milk chocolate candies in the shapes of eggs and bunnies, fruity snacks in springy hues and all sorts of decadent desserts. Stock up on the goods in stores, but also think about making a few of your own delectable treats this year. Colorful Cupcake [...]

5 Things You Probably Didn't Know About Easter

Lori Crofford — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 13:19:47 +0000

We imagine that at this point in the spring season, you've stocked up on loads of chocolate (or are anticipating a victorious post-Easter candy sale), faux grass and enough hard boiled eggs to live off of for the next six months. You've probably even posed with the Easter bunny, or at least passed one or two in the mall. But do you know why Easter is affiliated with such unique traditions?

Spring Spheres the New Politically-Correct, Religion-Free Term for Easter Eggs

Lori Crofford — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 14:20:46 +0000

People are doing their best to take the meaning and religion out of everything. First they take prayer out of schools, then it isn’t PC to say Merry Christmas at the stores anymore, you have to say Happy Holiday’s. Now it looks as if you cannot call Easter eggs, Easter eggs anymore. Apparently there is [...]

Hop: A Great Movie for Kids and Adults

Lori Crofford — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 16:55:23 +0000

All weekend long we promised that we would take Ethan to see "Hop." Unfortunately, we got so busy this weekend that we weren't able to get to the theater. I hate breaking promises to my child so after work we hopped into the car and headed to the movie theater to see "Hop." Read on for my review, warning it probably will contain a spoiler or two.