Easter Sunday

When we woke up on Easter, we were met with this:This is not that uncommon in Colorado.

Then before we left, I took some pictures of the kids:

After church, we spent that rest of the time getting ready for our company. When they arrived we ate a yummy meal and enjoyed a time of fellowship. We also sang some praise songs and their daughter and Joshua played their violins. We also enjoyed being able to talk together and learn more about their family. What a blessed Easter we had with friends and family. Thank you God for sending Your Son to die on the cross and rise again.

The Days Before Easter

Our Easter started with us doing Easter baskets on Friday. Yes, we all still get Easter baskets, even the adults. The boys were so excited that I thought for sure that they were going to get sick. Stella even enjoyed seeing all the new things and crawling around looking and pulling things out of the other baskets. It was very hard to calm them down after that! It was a great beginning to a wonderful weekend.

The next day, Saturday, we all did different things part of the morning. My mom hid eggs around our front living room, filled with money, for the boy's to find after their naps. We also spent that time getting ready for tomorrow as we were going to have one of the families over to our home after church. Some of us also took advantage of the time and took naps as well. The boys loved finding the eggs. This year Paul understood about finding the eggs, but Peter needed alittle help. Even Stella got in on the action, with Daddy's help. After they were done, they put the money in their piggy banks (something that they love to do). Then, of course, they had to shake them. It sure was cute seeing them hunt eggs.

Later that day after the egg hunt and baths, we dyed eggs. This is always a challenge as the boys move around so much that its hard not to make a BIG mess. We love getting different kits and trying new things. The boys did a great job doing the eggs, but they were alittle rough as they would drop the eggs in the dye. We did not try dying with Stella, mabey next year. We sure did enjoy doing our normal traditions to celebrate Easter.

We can't wait to be able to go to church and worship with other believers on this special day that God has given to us.

Happy Easter!!!

We hope that you all have a blessed Easter. We hope that you all have a wonderful time with your families. May God bless you today and always.

Easter Pictures of Kids

Well, its that time of the year again. I love it when holidays come around and I get to dress the kids up and take their picture. Sometimes it is very hard to get a good picture, but if I keep trying I usually get one good picture. I love how all these pictures turned out. Enjoy and Happy Easter!

Calla Lilies

Every year I try to buy my mom calla lilies, they only come out for Easter in the stores. My grandparents had calla lilies in their front yard and that was one thing that we could not take with us when we moved to Colorado. I know how much it means to my mom, so I try to do this for her. We planted them in the front yard and they came up this summer. They are so beautiful.

Our Easter

Saturday started off with us having an nice family breakfast together. Then we cleaned the kitchen before opening our Easter baskets (yes, even we adults get Easter baskets). The boys loved what we gave them and loved looking at what everyone else got as well. They had so much fun playing with their new things. We wanted to take pictures of the boys for Easter, but they were both fussy. We did our best and it helps when Joshua makes funny faces and sounds. We did get some good shots though. Joshua took them outside so that I could get caught up on a few things and my parents and sister went out yard saleing for awhile. The boys love to be able to go outside and play. It started to get cold outside, so Joshua brought the boys in and we fed them lunch. Joshua and I decided to dye Easter eggs with the boys before their naps. My parents were home then and Joshua helped Paul and my dad helped Peter. The boys loved dying eggs. It seems like each year is a new adventure where they can do more and more things themselves. Before I know it the boys will be able to do this all by themselves and won't need our help anymore. The boys took good naps and we decided to give them baths before our company came over. My mom hid eggs around the house for the boys to find when they came down from their baths. The boys really enjoyed that. We have been doing piggy banks with them during the night and when they saw the coins in the eggs they were very excited. Paul and Peter both love to put the money in their banks. We invited over a couple from church so that we could get to know them better. My mom loves playing games and so do they, we had a wonderful time and it was great to get to know them better.
Joshua was going to be playing in the orchestra at church on Sunday, so he had to leave early. My family helped me with the boys, who were alittle on the fussy side. They still are having little symptoms of the flu. We made it to church and we had a nice service. I ended up taking the boys home after the service and feeding them lunch. Soon after they went to sleep. My mom's favorite thing to say is "life is short eat dessert first." So we all ate cake while she was making the Easter lunch/dinner. After it was made, we ate at the dinning room table just relaxing. It was nice because we did not have the interruption of the boys. We did not have an evening service so we just stayed home and relaxed. After the boys woke up, we went for a walk and then they played outside, while I continued to get things done. Yes I am nesting already :). We had a wonderful Easter just relaxing and spending time as a family. We hope that you all had a wonderful Easter as well.

Easter Egg Hunt

My mom hid Easter Eggs around the house while Joshua and I were bathing the boys, then when we went downstairs the boys were able to hunt the eggs. They loved running around the house and finding the eggs.

Dying Easter Eggs

Our family tradition of dying Easter eggs together. Daddy and Grandpa helped the boys out while I took pictures, Grandma and Auntie Mar looked on.

Pictures of Paul and Peter

Here are some pictures of Paul and Peter that I took for Easter: