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| Alden wouldn't sit with the bunny unless I sat there too. Next year, I need to make sure I dress nice too. |
One of my favorite Easter traditions is coloring eggs. As a kid, we did this every year, and each of us got our own dozen eggs to dye and decorate. Surprisingly, I haven't done this with my kids until this year. Thursday afternoon was the day! We colored eggs after nap, but Alden actually took a little longer nap, so Leland dyed his and then while he was decorating with stickers, Alden woke up and then dyed his. This worked out pretty well for me, so I could focus on each one as they were dying the eggs and I think it ended in much less mess!
The boys loved it! Leland kept saying, "This is such a fun activity! I love this!"
Saturday was our church Easter egg hunt. This is always a big event, with 30,000 eggs and it's open to the community. We have enjoyed it for several years (I even went a few years before we had our own kids with family members and kids I babysat).
We arrived early, so we had to wait about 10-15 minutes before it started. I thought they were going to lose their minds, but we all survived the wait, and when Pastor John gave the signal to start, they went to work.
It took a minute for Alden to figure out what he was supposed to do. He was trying to carry all the eggs in one hand and his basket in the other, like he didn't realize that his basket was for carrying the eggs. Ha ha...once he figured that out, he was unstoppable.
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| Since Dave was working, I was doing this with both kids solo. I made the executive decision to let Leland do the 0-3 age group with Alden (instead of the 4-7 age group) so that I wouldn't have to worry about watching keeping track of one while the other was gathering eggs. That sounded stressful. Leland didn't mind. :) |
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| They had quite the haul...and then they enjoyed some hot dogs. |
Sunday was, of course, Easter. The boys woke up and checkout their Easter baskets before church.
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| Both boys got bubbles, books, sidewalk chalk, sunglasses, a chocolate bunny, and some candy-filled eggs. Leland got some Legos and a Rescue Squad Mater tub toy. Alden got a small garbage truck toy and a large dump truck. |
Then we went to church and Leland came home singing some songs he learned in the church preschool program. I love hearing my boy praising God. It's the sweetest ever. We also sang some of my favorite songs and I always get emotional during Resurrection Sunday service. I'm not a big crier, but I definitely get teary on Easter Sunday. Every time.
After church, we had our own little egg hunt at home. The Easter Bunny didn't hide the eggs too well...they were pretty much all out in plain sight. Maybe next year he'll make it a little more challenging (if the weather is decent enough that we want to be outside).
Yes, there is snow, but it was close to 50 degrees, and we live in Michigan, so we're tough. No coats.
We had a packed weekend and I am so thankful that we are on spring break so we can recover from it easier. We've all had entirely too much sugar and not nearly enough sleep. I would hate to see what our morning would look like if we had school.
I hope all of my wonderful friends and family members had a blessed Easter. He is risen indeed!
