Easter 2010

Easter for us started the weekend before the actual holiday at a local Easter festival and egg hunt at a church around the corner from our house. So, we met up with our friends the Kriebels and headed over despite the freezing temperaures. Nothing like wearing your winter coat on Easter to really put a damper on the holiday! Even so, we had a fun time and the kids had a good time hunting for eggs.

Miss Abby all decked out in her pink fur coat for this springtime holiday :)

The hunt!

The whole gang after the egg hunt. Samantha was our little winner amongst our group, gathering more eggs than everyone else combined!

The best part: counting the loot!

Next up: face painting. Ben got a basketball and Nate got a baseball on their cheeks.

And so another week passes and we are now into the actual Easter weekend. Easter is a time to celebrate Jesus rising from the grave, a time to rejoice and relish in all of the splendour of the world that God has created for us. And what better way to do this than to be given a picture-perfect 75 degree weekend with blue skies, still winds and an overall reminder that spring really is here. Wow, what a change from last weekend!

We were at Pop and Nana's for the holiday weekend this year and on Saturday, we took the kids to a local Easter festival in their town. We had breakfast with the Easter bunny, saw an Easter show and went on another egg hunt.

Abby is happy to have nice weather for our second try at an egg hunt this year!

Mommy and Nate not paying attention during the Easter puppet show :)

The hunt is on! This church really hid the eggs for Ben's age group so he had fun trying to find them (and so did Daddy!)

Each child was given an empty egg carton so that they could gather 12 eggs and so that nobody was left without any eggs. Well, Nate was the one left without any eggs since more kids showed up for this age group than expected. But, luckily, a few nice moms asked their children to give Nate one or two of their eggs so, with a little help, he did wind up with some findings. Aww, poor little Natey! It was almost a true Charlie Brown moment :)

Nana helping Nate to collect his goodies out of the plastic eggs.

Our next Easter activity was dyeing eggs with Mommy, Daddy, Pop and Nana. This was the first year that this activity was really a lot of fun since both boys were really into it. We did wind up with some cracked eggs, but, hey - that's why they were hardboiled, right?

Our creations....

That night, Nana and Mommy were getting Abby bathed and ready for bed and the men were in charge of the boys. As if that isn't obvious, given the state of their unkempt hair!! But regardless, they were all ready for bed and came downstairs to each lay out one carrot for the Easter bunny to gnaw on (after Abby had "chosen" her carrot!).

The next morning. The Easter bunny has arrived! Anything not on the couch was the result of a last minute trip to the Christmas Tree Shops for Nana and Mommy the day before. Not at all intended, but don't you just love a bargain? :)

Benjamin, looking like an old man in his dark truck socks (new in his Easter basket!) and sandals, as he weed whacks the yard.

Nate in his "ockles" (aka goggles) as he leaf blows the yard on Easter Sunday. No, I will NOT smile for this picture, Mom....

...but I will smile for you! :)

The Martin gals :) Finally, I love this photo of Mom, Chang, me and Abby, all of the Caulfield women.