Happy Easter

I love Easter! I love the thought of spring and warm and renewal. This weekend felt like just what I needed sun, things turning green and spending time with the family.

We had to forgo our annual egg hunt tradition due to a blip in my usually solid calendar and planning skills (I kid. I stink at keeping our schedules organized) So the boys helped Brien's brother get settled in his new place and the girls were left to our own devices! We had a blast spring cleaning and shopping for Easter. Callie even said and I quote, "Mom I like to listen to music when I clean. It makes it more fun." Yes, child of mine, it does.

Saturday evening, we were able to thankfully carry on at least one of our fun Easter traditions of dying eggs!

No green hulk hands this year for Kellen. He was a pro, now! After all the egg dying shenanigans we got out the baskets and carrots for old EB. I fear I may have accidentally made the Easter Bunny into something akin to Santa. You know, he comes in the night. You have to be asleep to get a treat. To the point that Kellen said we need to leave out carrots and maybe even some candy to entice him into our house. One of my girl friends at church said her son wanted to leave out cookies. So, at least I know I am not alone in this!

Easter morning came, bright and beautiful, yay! The kids dug right into their treats and we headed to grandmas for, yes, more Easter treats!

Cadbury eggs. The breakfast of champions!

After Grandma's we headed to church for a wonderful message! 

It was all about how Jesus didn't fix himself up after the Transfiguration so the disciples and us, who are all about the visual confirmation, could see that yes indeed he was tortured and died so we could go to heaven. So true.

After fabulous church, we drove up to Brien's parents to meet up with my family and have our combined Easter Feast. We are so beyond blessed to have families that love each other and get along! The thought of splitting holidays hurt my head a little!

We hunted eggs, ate amazing food and had a great time visiting and the cousins had a blast playing. I heart Easter! 

Easter

So I am a little late to the party with my Easter happenings, but we have been really enjoying spring break and I have not had time to sit down and work on anything for more than a few minutes!

It was an egg-stravagaza!

We had to have our annual church Easter egg hunt in the building this year, because the beautiful park was a snowy slushy mess! The kiddos had fun, but let's be real, it's just not the same.

This was as close as Kellen would get this year, there is just something about getting too close to the holiday characters!

All of these kids took about 15 minutes to hundreds of eggs, when you have limited space the hunt it's just not quite a hunt!

Kellen was all about finding all of the eggs!

These crazies cleaned up!

Later that night my wonderful family came over for supper and egg dying fun!

You can't see as well this year, but some little boy had hulk hands again from dipping them in the dye..

Kellen decided we had to leave some carrots for the Easter bunny. I am pretty sure she would have liked chocolate better, but it's the thought that counts!

The Easter bunny was sure good to these cuties!

After church we headed up north to Brien's parents place for our annual Easter lunch and as always, tons of fun was had! Another egg hunt, gobs of candy, bubbles, delicious food. It's the best!

Playing outside and thankful for the sunshine, after a week of snow!

Meanwhile back inside, Mr. Kellen was too building awesome towers to be bothered with playing!

This was best in the batch, Callie was being blinded by the sun!

Sweet cousins!

It was another great Easter in the books. So thankful for my wonderful family!So blessed by the incredible gift from my Savior! Matthew 28:6-- He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay.

Easter

Easter this year was pretty marvelous for the most part. I say "pretty" because we have all been kind of under the weather and taken turns being sick and our routine is all out of whack, so things were a little weird...

But the festivities were just great and we had such a wonderful time with our families and worshipping Jesus! On Saturday we had our annual church Easter egg hunt.

 Callie was ready to go but Kellen was not sure sure about this whole giant bunny thing...

These boys... I love 'em!

Kellen was that awkward kid that didn't want to be in the picture so he just stood there and there were so many parents trying to take pictures that I couldn't get to him, so he bombed a lotta pictures I'm sure!

Now we got the hang of it!

After the baskets were full, it was over to the park to play!

Callie and her Bestie, they had a blast!

The swings are still the best thing ever!

After the hunt, we went truck "shopping". Translation-- an entire day of truck "buying", but hey, now Brien has a real grown up vehicle!

 That evening after the truck buying ordeal we headed home where everyone was waiting, so we could dye eggs! Last year the littlest wood just sat and took it all in. This year he was a full out participant! Thankfully grandma and great grandma don't mind getting messy!

Yikes! He for sure had green hands the next day at church, oh well!

Easter morning, we had a photo sesh at grandma's before and dropped off the annual 7 layer salad and headed for church. 

As for church, I am sure the sermon was amazing but I was too busy wrestling Kellen to hear much of it, maybe next year? We sang "He Arose" one of my favorite songs, Easter or not. I am so incredibly thankful and blessed that I have a Jesus who died so I could be with God forever! 

One of my sweet friends posted this on her facebook and I loved it!

After Church we headed up to flatville for our annual Easter Bash. It was so fun and my grandma joined us this year. Yay! 

More great family pics! They came out so good this year! Hurray! We had a rockin' good time, great food, family beautiful weather, what more could we ask for?!