Happy Easter

Easter Sunday rolled around and we were prepared!  First, the kids and I had fun making the super-sized Rice Krispy Easter Egg...

Note to self for next year: Do NOT buy pink lemonade icing just because it's pink.  Not the best tasting icing, to put it mildly!  Just get white icing and add some food coloring.  Rookie mistake.

Then, we made our annual bunny cake.  Every year I say I'm not going to do it.  We never need another dessert, but it's just too cute to pass up!  And it's only once every 365 days.

The sun dawned on Easter morning and we were so happy.  No rain!  It also marked our return to church.  All three kids were in great moods (thank you Easter Bunny for some fun loot!) and ready to go hear about Jesus.

 

 

We had a little impromptu bunny photo shoot and I got all three to smile.  Love these kids!

This little three month old could tell there was something special about the day.

I decided to go with a comfy turquoise outfit instead of a dress.  I think she appreciated it.  I was so happy that the headband I ordered online matched perfectly:)

We took all four kids into the service with us and they did great. 

We had Babe's for lunch and then broke out both of our fab desserts.  Ha!  They probably looked a little better than they tasted, but the kids didn't mind:)



I was so thankful that Cameron let Meme hold her for a while.  She was so good all day about that!  I think we may have turned a corner.

We snapped one fam picture and then it was time for the hunt!

These three changed into their egg hunting clothes, grabbed their baskets and were ready to go.

Jared did the countdown for them and gave the girls a little head start. 

I'm not sure anyone needed a head start.  This girl was fast!

Jackson found a gold mine and scooped up six in a row...



while Lila found some hiding up in the fort.

Cami was content to watch the mayhem from the safety of Gigi's lap!

After one last look around, Lila found a lone egg sitting on the top of the rocks.  Boom Pa made sure she didn't take an unnecessary dip in the pool while trying to get it.

Great success!  They all got plenty of eggs!

These eggs were full of goodies--chocolate, candy and money, too.  All that racing around really paid off!

Meme said she was very impressed with their hunting skills. 

 

A few hours later, we were at Memaw and Poppi's house for our next Easter celebration.

Once again, the kids listened to Jared tell them the rules--3 spins for Lila, 4 spins for Maddie, 5 spins for Jackson--then they could hunt the eggs.  Ready...set...

go!  Lila's nap really came in handy.  She was fired up about this hunt.

Maddie was tired, but she didn't let that slow her down one bit.

Go, go, go!  Get more candy!!  Flash Gordon and Lightning McQueen were fast and furiously hunting for those brightly colored eggs.

Once again, sweet baby girl was watching her big brother and sister, this time from the comfort of Aunt Lyndsie's arms.

They did it again--tons of eggs!

Silly pic:)

The confetti eggs were by far Jackson's favorite.  He got Uncle Andrew first, but very quickly got Poppi, Uncle Scott and both Aunts.

We had such a nice dinner outside.  It started to rain about halfway through the meal, so we just picked up our tables and chairs and moved them underneath the patio.  It was so relaxing to eat and watch it sprinkle outside. 

Thanks, family, for a very nice Easter Sunday. 
He is risen!  So thankful we got to celebrate that with all of you.

Happy Easter!