Easter

For Easter this year, we decided to do something a little different. Our church offered 5 services, 2 Saturday night and 3 Sunday morning. Our small group decided that we'd all go to the 5:00 Saturday night service then go out to dinner and let the kids do an egg hunt at the restaurant (they had an outdoor play area). It was a great idea. The kids had so much fun! That gave us Sunday morning to take our time and see what the bunny brought and do our egg hunt at the house. We thought that we'd end up going out on the boat, but since it was so windy, we ended up doing chores around the house. I really like having the morning for our festivities and a good breakfast.

This year the bunny was "sneaky" as Miss M says. He decided to hide the kids baskets and then lead them to their baskets...

via yarn,

all over the house,

it took them about an hour to find their baskets.

But, I'm pretty sure they had fun!

With a little dancing thrown in for good measure,

Of course, there was so much that momma and daddy had to follow behind to do the collecting.

But in the end, they were victorious!

New life jackets for the boat, that 1. fit, and 2. are stylish!

And a little bit of candy.

Thank you Easter Bunny for not overloading us with candy.

All to be followed by an egg hunt in the house for the candy filled eggs.

They had Peanut M & M's and Jellybeans (to put into their M&M holders from E.B.)

But E.B. was not done, oh no he wasn't! He hid the dyed eggs and cascerones (confetti filled eggs) all over the back yard. All in all, I'd say the kids had a great Easter.

But, they not only enjoyed the Easter Bunny fun, they also remembered why we celebrate Easter. They know that Jesus died on the cross for our sins and they he rose 3 days later so that He can be our living God. We are so thankful for all that He has done for us, and love Him for that. We are also so blessed that our kids know and love God. We pray that they would continue their journey with Him and they would continue to grow in Him. Happy Easter to you!