We had a family night about Easter on Monday (April 14), but ran out of time to color eggs. Mondays are busy with dance followed by family night followed by bedtime!
So we decorated eggs on Tuesday April 15 before dinner. The kids loved it. My sister Jamie has been posting pictures of her beautiful Ukrainian eggs all month, and we thought it would be fun to use regular dyes and sharpies to achieve a similar effect (but with less fire/wax/clothes-ruining-dye). I had fun decorating my eggs and the kids LOVED it.
Daddy and daughters...
Mommy and her boy...
Megan let me use a curling iron to do her hair for school on Wednesday April 16. I was hopeful she'd let me do it again for Easter Sunday, but she wasn't having it. I think it makes her look so grown up!
Megan had the day off for good Friday and we had a busy day with a birthday party in the morning, playdates for Brooke and Megan, and enjoying the amazing weather at the park in the afternoon.
Then on Saturday April 19, we had a fun Easter party with Dad and Sally at their home. They heated the pool and we all swam when we arrived for a few hours. After a delicious and beautifully laid Easter dinner, we headed to the yard for egg hunting, the annual raw egg toss, and chatting in the fantastic spring weather. I grabbed a few pics while we were outside (but missed Dad, Sally, and Tyler--the ones who actually live there!).
Candy and Molly
Megan and Chloe
Dan and Brookie
Carrie and Jack
Shad and Amy
Zach and Hailey
Sunday morning the kids were up around 6:15, but we convinced them to snuggle with us til 7 since Jack was still sleeping. The Easter Bunny left us yummy treats and the kids were so excited to find eggs (10 each) and their baskets.
Their baskets held a new little book for each girl and new goggles for swim season.
And I needed one shot of all of our beautiful eggs before they became deviled eggs for our Easter dinner :)
It was nice to have church at 11 this year since it gave us time to get ready and do a few pictures before church. The sun was bright and I should have found a shadier spot...so we got lots of cute, squinty eyes!
The kids weren't having anymore pictures, so Dan and I documented that we were there with our most compliant kid--thanks Jack!
Then we came inside and took the most beautiful pictures of my boy. I just LOVE them.
