Easter 2009

Easter Pics

Easter this year was a special one for the kids. For miss Elena she was proud to tell me the real reason that we celebrate Easter. She has been paying such close attention as we read her Bible each night and when we read a Library book about Easter it was saying Easter was all about Spring. Elena corrected the book and told me that is not what Easter is mom. I loved it! She is growing so much every day. Here she is on Easter morning with her new E-Pet. I think she likes it as she hasn't let her out of her sight all week. In fact as I sit here, she keeps asking to go online to play with her puppy :P

Natalie loves Mr & Mrs Potato Head and was overjoyed that the Easter Bunny came and left her candy. The fact that she also received a Easter Bunny Potato Head made her whole day:)
Ethan was excited about getting his big chocolate bunny. Here he is looking all handsome before church.

Of course they had to inhale as much of their baskets before we left. That is a pretty big bunny for such a little monkey!Ethan's is almost as big as his head!

After church we went to have dinner with cousins. Also to have the egg hunt. It was a beautiful sunny day, but with the snow all melting causing it to be muddy we had to do the hunt inside. This year Aunt Sandy & Jen picked a scavenger hunt which was fun. The kids broke into two teams so it would be fair. I think they had fun with it.

After the family passed out treats they had brought for the kids and all their eggs were emptied into their buckets. They had quite a bunch! Of course now we have the daily "Can we have candy" Can we have more candy?" Oh are their tooth brushes going to get some use!!

Happy Easter

The kids hanging out with their cousins. They all say HAPPY EASTER!

Easter 2007

This year Easter was a pretty laid back one, but luckily no one was sick and we were able to do our celebrating! Saturday afternoon we colored Easter eggs. This year we didn't use the dunk and dye method. We bought a sponge paint kit, our little artists enjoyed it a bit more I think and they were the prettiest eggs I think we've done. They awoke on Sunday to their baskets of goodies which they were more than excited to wake up and check out (awoke earlier than usual, about 6:15 AM) My dad came down to go to church with us and stayed for dinner which was nice. Just a laid back Easter so nice not to have to run all over town.

Of course we snuck a family nap in too so it was a perfect Holiday!

In their Easter finest getting ready to go to Church. Natalie was just not herself the past few days and this day was no exception. Luckily once she got to church and saw her little friends all was right again.

Still not getting any smiles from these girls, but Ethan is always good to strike a pose for the camera - even if he is busy trying to do yo-yo tricks.

Happy Easter!!

Easter's on it's Way!

Our local Giant Eagle grocery store had a Easter scavenger hunt and it was actually pretty fun. They had bunny tracks taped to the floor and it was pretty easy for the kids to follow along. The kids went to each department and received goodies. Then at the end they had the Easter bunny there to take pictures with. The kids had so much fun doing the hunt, but when it came time for the picture Ethan was the only one who was game. He saw a few kids he went to school with and was having a blast. Natalie thought the bunny was cute from afar. Lucky for her Daddy was with us and he wouldn't subject her to torture. He held her while the others got their pic taken. (mommy would of made her sit there and the pic would include a screaming toddler ;p) Elena refused the entire time we were in line and once we got up there and told her she could sit on the bench next to her brother, not the bunny she was fine. This pic was taken by the store. I have to get my camera fixed. The zoom lens is stuck and won't go out. Anyone know a camera repair person? I am going crazy without a camera! It has been 2 weeks without one!!!