Easter

I love Easter! Easter means Spring will 'officially' be here (there's always ONE last cold snap at Easter... regardless of when Easter is), and it is a wonderful celebration that our Lord is ALIVE!!! I really try to impress that upon the kids... I don't want them to immediately think of the Easter Bunny when they think of Easter!  That is often difficult in a society that the Easter Bunny is almost as popular as Santa Clause!!!!

BUT.... the Easter Bunny DOES pay us a visit... don't you worry!!!!! This year, Sam was at the lake, and Jake was at home (we drove out to the lake for a family day on the day - Sam spent the night before! ;)  So the Bunny dropped off a Pillow Pet for each boy where they woke up... (not pictured! :)

Then, after lunch, the Easter Bunny hopped around and hid eggs and left baskets when the boys weren't looking... sneaky bunny....

Then onto the egg hunt...

This picture was TORTURE!!!!

And they literally RACED until they found all the eggs!

Enjoying their spoils...

And the best part was that mommy let him take off his button up shirt after pictures!!!

How blessed we are to celebrate such a fun holiday... and the Resurrection of Jesus, who is ALIVE and will live forever!!!!