Easter Festivities

This weekend was absolutely fantastic. We had our annual Easter egg hunt at a family's house from church that we go to every year on Saturday afternoon. It is something I look forward to every year because it is so much fun...plus all of my friends are there, not that I ever get a chance to talk to them because it is mad chaos but, you know, at least we are there together! Ella-Ann was so excited about the day that she decided to start it at 5:30 a.m.! The kids had a blast and got lots of eggs. Rane had to donate some to Ella-Ann, a.k.a., I took handfuls out of his basket and threw them into Ella-Ann's basket while he wasn't looking, since she was majorly beat out of the eggs by her peers! Girlfriend needs to practice! There was great food, as usual, and once we ate and hunted the eggs we headed home.

Spencer had to work Saturday afternoon, which was the not fun part, but the kids and I had a good time sitting outside. My parents gave Rane a pirate water table for his birthday so Friday Spencer put it together and the kids thoroughly enjoyed playing with it all afternoon. I put them outside at 2 p.m. and I, literally, removed Rane from the table to come inside at 4:30! He loved it!

Today the kids received their Easter baskets full of trinkets and candy. The Easter bunny gave Rane a big dump truck since he loves playing with his little ones outside. He pushed the big Tonka truck back and fourth across the yard for over an hour this afternoon! We went to church and celebrated Easter Sunday with our church family. It was a wonderful celebration with lots of great music and a good message. The kids sat with us and enjoyed it as well.

This afternoon we again played outside. I cooked an Easter dinner, in case you are dying to know, of mashed potatoes and gravy, fish, creamed corn, roasted vegetable medley, rolls and a key lime pound cake for dessert. Yum!

Happy Easter!

Ella-Ann and Anna-Kate eating their lunch together at the egg hunt.

Rane cracked me up. They had the 2-3-year-olds corralled on the steps holding them until it was time for them to be let loose. Once they announced they could head into the yard Rane started climbing over the kids in front of him and once he realized they were too slow.......

he took matters into his own hands and went through the landscaping around them all and was the first one out!

Man he was good. His little basket was overflowing! Next year we will have to give him the big Halloween pumpkin!

Ella-Ann's disappointment in the lack of eggs is evident in this picture.

Eatin' some goodies!

The awesome pirate water table!

Easter fun this morning!

Pierson was up as well, dressed in her bunny pajamas!

Peeps after breakfast! Rane's first!

Yeah, that's as good as it gets folks.

We arrived early for church to get a seat. Rane was beyond thrilled to not be in the nursery!

You cannot see it very well, but Pierson is wearing Ella-Ann's Easter dress...size 6 months, and it fits!