HaPpY EaStEr

To kick off the holiday

we colored Easter eggs

Saturday afternoon.

I have a love/hate relationship

with this little activity.

But it all went smoothly this year.

Big thumbs up here!!!

 

We added a few new techniques

this year to change things up.

For a tie-dye look we used rubber bands.

For layering effects we used 

solid shape stickers then remove them.

Dripped the dye instead of dunking.

And of course I took no pics 

to show off our final results.

But I can say they looked 

fabulous!!! :)

Just love Crew and his pout face! :) 

 Landen showing off some of his favorites.

He likes to stick to the basics of egg dying. :)

With all these hard boiled eggs,

I can hardly wait 

to whip up a big ol' batch of 

 

EGGS ON TOAST.

(A most delicious family tradition)

 

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We awoke to a

most beautiful (SUNNY)

Easter Sunday.

 

The boys were up early.

Eager to get downstairs and

find their Easter baskets.

 

Every Easter & Christmas morning

I always make the boys wait on the stairs

before they can come down.

I just like to make sure everything 

is perfect or close too perfect! :)

I usually tease them and get them going 

until they can hardly wait any longer!

They are all clapping in this pic. 

Funny I caught them all at the same time!

Here they are begging...

MOM....PLEASE just let us go down!

Happy Easter to my sweet, adorable,

Loving little boys!!!!

I love Crew's face here. 

He was so fun to watch with his basket.

He would take out each piece of candy

and line them up one by one.

The Easter Bunny gave the boys,

new underwear, Mini Lego sets, bubbles, 

and lot's & lot's of candy!!!

 Crew's little hand reaching for his Lego's. So cute.

 Cody & Landen each got the same Lego set.

 Grandma Nette had the Easter Bunny put these

cool GOLD chocolate eggs in the boys baskets.

Thanks Grandma! ;)

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After our morning of candy & fun.

It was time to go to church.

We have not been in awhile,

so this is kind of a big deal.

Things are actually coming 

together nicely.

 

No yelling, tears, or bribes.

 

We even manage to make it out

the door almost on time.

 Church is across the street

so we don't go far but

we notice the parking lot

seems rather empty.

I thought everyone 

went to church on Easter?

Heck, we are going! 

 Well, after walking around in the church

and finding no one in the chapel or

anyone that we know for that matter.

We realize the schedule has changed

or something??

 

Guess we didn't get the memo. :)

So we just go home.

 

(Later that day we found out

it was stake conference.)

But since we are all dressed

in our Sunday Best

I pull out my camera for

the chance that we might get

a nice family picture.

Here are the results.

All I can say is that, I tried!

Check out all my Handsome Boys!!

This one is my fav. Typical family picture. :)

Okay, so Crew's tie was from 

last year. He was much smaller.

But when you are this cute,

who cares?? :)

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And now for the Easter event

that is a family favorite.

Sunday Dinner & Egg Hunt

at Uncle Larry & Aunt Peggy's!

 

 My boys LOVE this.

As soon as they know Easter time is

getting close they start talking about

the big Egg Hunt at aunt Peggy's.

The food is always amazing.

 

 

The kids all run wild.

It's great to catch up with

all the cousins

 

 We are spelling out WOW!!

 

Get some good snapshots

with the family.

At last the thrilling egg hunt

is on!!!!

 

All the Dad's hide the eggs.

There is also a gold & a silver egg

that has the big money prize.

The older kids always find those first!

Making sure Landen has all his eggs.

 Post egg-hunt madness.

Retreating to a corner to sort through our findings!

Happy Easter!