Easter 2011

He is Risen!!!

^"5 The angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. ⁶ He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay. ⁷ Then go quickly and tell his disciples: ‘He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him.’ Now I have told you.”
Matthew 28: 5-7

We had a wonderful Resurrection Day. We started out our day with a wonderful church service. Our message given by our associate pastor and one of the things he said that stuck out to me was this..."You cannot change what happened on that day but what you believe happened on that day changes everything for today." I love little sayings like that that are simple truth and easy to remember. I thought that was a wonderful way to put it and it made so much sense.
We then headed to my parent's house for a meal made by my mom. She had my favorite meat, marinated chuck roast on the grill...so yummy. The rest of it was wonderful as well.
Finally we made our way to the barn for the 2nd annual egg hunt. The kids liked it so much last year when we did it in Florida that we just had to keep the tradition going. Although the weather wasn't quite Florida weather it was warm enough and dry enough to have it outside. It was fun watching them all get excited about such a simple activity.

Ready to get started."Yup, this is my letter Mommy. " Each egg has an initial on it, N for Noah, H for Hannah, A for Ava & P for Payton. Payton know's her letter so it was fun this year that she could find her own eggs.First ones done...ok, so Hannah & Noah's eggs may have been a little more difficult to find. :)

Excited to open them all up.Charley took a nap during the hunt but enjoyed hanging out while the kids opened up their eggs.

Payton with her bucket full of goodies.

Mommy & Little Man...don't be jealous of his thighs please! :)

Our attempt at a family picture...I just have to come to terms with the fact that it will be a few years before we get a good one.

Papa & Payton enjoying a sucker after all their hard work during the egg hunt.

Uncle Chris got silly stringed