Easter!

Saturday was preparation for the THREE Easter egg hunts we had on Sunday....

Alec is always thinking of creative and different ways to do anything, including coloring eggs!

Husband was working on the basement so we took care of his egg for him!

I have been around this parent thing a while (13 years), and this Easter holiday with the whole Easter bunny has gotten easier for me. In the past I have taken the kids to see the Easter bunny. I have since realized that it's a huge joke. I no longer waste my time. I hope Sissa hurry and posts about her trip with the twins to see the Easter bunny and will prove what I am talking about. (Although the pictures are hilarious!) Why MAKE your child cry and shake with fear. I do enough of that at home! What child loves an enormous, weird looking, walking mute rabbit with the most creepy eyes??? And who wants to sit on that things lap? It can't even talk, and what are you suppose to say to it? Can you bring me an egg??? I really believe the Easter bunny I had in MY young imagination was SO much better than that silly looking thing we now visit in all the stores. I don't think my parents had the choice of taking us to see the bunny, and if they did but chose not to, I say THANK YOU to them! I have made up my mind, from now on, to let my kids decide what the Bunny looks like to them, and never expose them to that thing again!

Plus, Luke would NEVER get close to it anyway!

The kids left carrots with ranch. Because they won't eat carrots without it! Savvy colored him the picture of the egg.

Carter has adopted a little piece of the wood flooring that we are installing downstairs. He has named him Steve. He dresses him, loves him and apparently makes him a part of Easter. Just Saturday, he asked me if he should throw Steve away. I said yes, but he just couldn't do it. So Steve left a message for bunny himself.




Sunday morning we woke up to 'bunny prints' leading to baskets. Our bunny is probably much smaller than Addie and Emery's!

You got how much? Can you believe Luke found the egg with $5? You distract him while I take it from him.

After MAKING them eat something other than candy for breakfast, the kids sculpted their very own nests. They loved doing this, and Carter only had to start over 3 times! If it wasn't "perfect like Alec's" it would bug him to the point of tearing down and starting over. I think each one turned out perfect! And boy were they proud of them.

Hunt #1...

I have most of hunt #1 on video instead of pictures. Luke crying, if someone else found an egg. I think Carter is still looking for one that he knows is still out there. Savvy digging up every inch of the sand box until Carter came over and stole her DOLLAR egg the second she was about to uncover it. The best part of that was when she DIDN'T cry. Almost. But no tears. She's gettin' good!

Off to church...

Savvy has to pose when she see's a camera. Luke was trying to escape from church on his scooter. When we were getting ready he said, "Can I wait at Mimi's while you go to church and Nana's?"

Then to Nana and Papa's...for Hunt #2 (and the $20 egg)

It's not very often that the three of us are together. My two beautiful sisters, Dawn and Cyndy. I am the oldest sister and have loved every minute of it. Mostly because I'm the boss! Dawn is two years younger and Cyndy is 8 years younger than me. I love them! There is just something so special about a sister, I hope they always know how much they mean to me.

Alec and Carter fighting over plastic eggs...I would too, if there was $20 involved!

The skinny couple. Man I wish they would gain some weight!

And Alec was the lucky one this year! $20 in an egg...must be his lucky 13 age!

Off to Mimi and Papa's house for Hunt #3 - and all those babies!!!

Jeremy claims that he can not handle another child. Four is it for him. We are done. Here, I caught him handling TWO more children beautifully. Holding one, pushing one in the swing and patiently dealing with one of Lukes fits. All at the same time. I think he'd be just fine with another!

Luke decided if Addy wasn't looking, he would just help himself.

This is Maddie and the best smelling lady in the house! I am in love. I think Luke is too. He wanted to take her home with us. What a blessing she has to been to our family in just a month.

I have been born into a wonderful family. I am married into a wonderful family. I don't think I spent one holiday with my mom's parents. I never met her dad, he died right after I was born and her mom died when I was a little girl. My dad's parents lived in California when we were growing up so we only spent a few holidays with them. My kids have such a blessing in being surrounded by family members who love them like we love them. We get to spend holidays together and be a part of all the traditions that go with. I know little things like Easter egg hunts will stay with them forever.