04/24/11 - Happy Easter

This has been our most FUN Easter season so far.  The kids had so many different Easter Egg Hunts.  One last weekend with the Kenosha congregation.  They made their Easter baskets out of milk cartons, made bunny ear headbands, and butterflies out of coffee filters.  Then they had fun finding all the eggs hidden all around the church. 

Riley had an Easter egg hunt at school and had to make a homemade basket.  We made a basket for Riley and Wyatt out of boxes, paint, tape, glue, and Easter stickers.  They had a blast and made the cutest baskets ever.  We never even used the ones I bought at the store. 

The kids and I went to the N. Barrington congregation yesterday and crashed their Easter egg hunt.  They had eggs everywhere!!  It was crazy.  Then the kids were able to paint sun-catchers, play a game with balls outside, eat lunch, and pick a prize from the prize table.  We also got to spend time with our family that we don't get to see very often. 

This morning the kids had an Easter egg hunt here at home.  They were so excited to see the Easter bunny had come to hide their eggs and just ran from place to place until all the eggs were found.  Riley actually woke up an hour earlier than Wyatt so she scouted out most of them before the hunt even began. 

Jason, Riley, Wyatt, and I also colored Easter eggs for the first time as a family this year.  This was an interesting experience.  The kids colored the eggs just fine, but when it came time to put the stickers on them that came with the kit Wyatt dropped 2 of them.  The first one rolled off the table and into his seat, but the second one he dropped on purpose to see if it could bounce.  Seriously???  Luckily they were hard boiled eggs. 

To close our holiday we had lunch at Mom's house today.  Good food, good weather, and great company.  Had such a nice time.  When Mom and I took Oma home I got a chance to visit with Grandma a little bit.  She was so happy because Aunt Lynn, Uncle Scott and family, and Dad had all been to visit her today.   All at once.  She had such a wonderful time.  So nice to see what really matters in life.  We forget so easily sometimes. 

Just to throw this in we did go into what Easter is really about with the kids.  How it is the time that we celebrate when Jesus went back up to Heaven with God.  Jason read them the story for bed last night and we talked about it here and there through out the last week.  Riley got it, but not sure about Wyatt. 

They sure do like the egg hunts though.  :)  Good night for now and Happy Easter.