Easter 2012 - Family Photos

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Everyone dressed up in their Easter attire after church;)

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We are always thankful for the chances we get to see Gran-grandma!! We visited at her house this time!! The kids love playing in her backyard!

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After a morning at church and having lunch we set up a little Easter egg hunt. Grandma and each of the kids (who wanted to) hid eggs for the others. At first all the eggs were empty.

Nate had had a little egg hunt during his Awana class the week before with jelly beans in the eggs. So as Nate popped open the empty eggs he knew something was missing. He ran inside, grabbed a stool, got the box of jelly beans off the kitchen counter and brought them out to us;) During the second round of hunting, Nate was shaking the eggs to be sure there was something in them:)

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Wondering how any of the kids are looking forward for the Easter pictures? We've got entertainment behind the photographer... this time Daddy was caught in a reflection in the door!

Real is also that I didn't plan anything exciting or memorable this Easter :( But our exact plans were really unknown until two days before we left for visiting with grandparents. In the past we have made Resurrection Rolls and did the Trail to the Tree (Holy Experience) .

Thankfully going to Grandma and Grandaddy's is a big treat for us. And Grandma had a delicious Easter meal and even the Easter eggs the kids could play with. Another treat was watching The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe. The kids have been listening to The Chronicles of Narnia on CD since Christmas and we borrowed a copy from Brian's uncle. We thought since the kids had listened to it they would be ok watching it... it's always a little more intense watching something rather than just reading (listening) to it. But the kids did well and liked it. It was a treat to stay up late with them and watch it together;)


We have some big house news to share, too!! And I know I'm late, but I HAVE to do Nate's monthly post... he is just one shy of hitting 24 months, I can't not do 23 months:) LOL!!