Due to our wild family schedule, our Easter celebration has extended a bit past the actual Easter Sunday. I was waiting until we were completely done, but I'm not sure when that's going to happen, so I'm posting anyway. So that's why this post is so late.
The Friday before Easter, Craig's parents asked if they could take the kids for the day before Easter and we would pick them up when we came down to celebrate Easter. There was a bit of discussion - the debate of it would be wonderful for a night of just Craig and I verses the idea of waking up Easter morning and not being together as a family. However, we decided that we would let them go and enjoy a free night out. However, before they left, we did dress the kids up in their Easter outfits and took some pictures. Aren't they cute?
Craig had some work to do Saturday afternoon, but he came home with a great idea for our free night. Our neighbor is the house musician for a tavern in Atlanta. We have been saying for years that we would like to go down and hear him play. Well, finally we had the opportunity and it was a great night! We enjoyed the performance, the food and the time together!!
Easter morning Craig and I headed to church and then drove over to Craig's parents' home for Easter dinner, egg hunts and time with family. It was a good chance to relax and catch up with some of Craig's cousins. The food was absolutely delicious. It was such a blessing to celebrate their first Easter in their new home.
After lunch, we headed out for a number of Easter egg hunts. Trinity was doing pretty well on her own as Lindsey and Amberly (Craig's cousins) teamed up with Kalyn and Xander to hunt for their eggs. I think the adults had just as much fun hiding the eggs as the kids did searching, actually probably more. We realized that there had been a little trend - Craig's uncle Barry hid the eggs really well for Craig when he was little. A few years later, Craig was old enough and hid the eggs really well for Amberly and Lindsey (Lindsey, who is Barry's daughter). Now the "payback" continues as Amberly and Lindsey hide for Craig's kids. Occassionally we had to remind them that two of the kids were only 2 & 4. We had about 70 eggs (real and plastic) spread out over a 5 acre yard. Luckily for our kids, though, the hiding space was limited to smaller areas. Oh what fun was had!!
Getting ready to let loose the egg-hunters!
The hunt is on
Aunt Donna helps Xander reach the high up egg (well, high up for him)
Uncle Barry makes sure that Kalyn doesn't miss one
Lindsey helps out Trinity with the tricky eggs
The results of the first round of the hunt
Unfortunately, we got back too late to give the kids their Easter baskets that night and we're still awaiting a good night to enjoy the basket giving as a family. I guess that will be a later post!
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