Happy Easter

What a beautiful day it was. Even if we did go to bed too late, Eat too much candy, and didn't take long enough naps... It was still a great day. 

I love my sweet family and I am so thankful for them and for my savior that has made it possible for us to live again one day. 

Easter egg fun with missionaries

Last night the missionaries came over to help us dye Easter eggs and make chocolates. It was so much fun. 

Easter

So basically I didn't get any pictures except these on Easter. Well, there is always next year. 

This bottom picture is Cara wearing all of the 17 diapers that I got for a steal from a local mom. $50 for over $300 worth of diapers. So now I have more than double the stash in case I don't get Mac out of diapers before the new baby comes. 

Annual Easter egg hunt

This is the first year I have been able to go to my parents Easter egg hunt. They have had it yearly for over 20 years! I remember doing it every year growing up and I was so excited for my kids to experience it. 

There wasn't as many kids as usual this year because it was the week before Easter and the start of spring break. But the kids were okay with that because there was no limit on the number of eggs they could find. 

There were snow cones, hamburgers, hot dogs, chips, water balloons, water games, tug o war, and lots of fun. 

Mac was very fond of the candy as you can tell since I couldn't even get a picture of him without his cheeks stuffed full. 

Happy Easter

What am amazing day today. The choir sang"this is the Christ" and it was beautiful. I am so proud of rich for directing it.

Even better was family 2 hour nap today!

I hope you all had a wonderful day.

First Easter egg hunt

Mac had his first Easter egg hunt today and he thoroughly enjoyed it. I think he enjoyed trying to eat leaves and the plastic eggs more, but he sure was cute.

Easter Confetti

One of the best parts of the day was throwing the confetti easter eggs at the uncles and daddy. 

 This may become a tradition. First the girls get there turn, and then the big boys get their turn against each other. 

Egg Dyeing

Thank goodness for Auntie Vicki and Grandma Mingo. 

Without them we might have gone without coloring Easter Eggs this year. 

 I am not sure if the 26 eggs were enough for the two girls ;)

 Definitely intense and the quite a few colors were spilled. Thankfully our 9 year old table can take quite the beating. 

 Finished products:

Easter Chicken

Thanks to a wonderful family in our ward, our girls got to take their pictures with the Easter Chicken again this year. You think by now they would know how to take a decent picture... oh wait, maybe it is me who hasn't learned how to take a decent picture. Oops. 

 They love this thing and made us drive by a couple times this year in order to see it. 

 Hope everyone had a happy Easter, we have a lot more pictures to come. 

Easter Hike

This has been a family tradition since Ryann was born. 

Here is last years post. 

2 Years ago when Auntie Devyn came and Uncle Rob was there too. 

This year we made it up and back in good time. 

 No toys were brought on the hike, no whining happened, and only towards the very end did we have to carry Cara for a couple minutes. 

 Both girls dressed themselves in their best hiking gear... with Minnie Mouse shoes of course!