The Vance's: Happy Easter!

The kids had been looking forward to Easter for several weeks. Every Sunday at church Carter would look at his calendar in the Sunday School room and point out how many weeks were left until Easter.

The week before Easter we celebrated at Grandma and Grandpa Vance's house. I let the kids color eggs there so I wouldn't have to clean up the mess (thanks Kathy!) and we could enjoy them all week before Easter morning. Of course, I'm the only one in the house who actually eats hard-boiled eggs.

After 2 minutes of dropping the eggs in the glasses the kids couldn't resist putting their hands in to dye them. Lucy's little hand was bright pink all day!

Then it was time for an egg hunt in their big front yard!

Checking out all their yummy treats (and toys and money!)

Easter morning we had to attend the early service at church so I could volunteer in the nursery later in the morning. Naturally I thought it was totally possible to get us dressed, take (lots!) of pictures, feed the kids breakfast, give them their Easter baskets and drive 20 minutes to church….all by 8:30am. Yes, I'm crazy. And yes, I have super unrealistic expectations that my kids will magically sit still, smile and look at the camera. And no, it didn't happen. Except when I bribed them with marshmallows. 8 times.

Matt had been on a business trip the week before so we were all SO happy to have him back home.

In the middle of the chaos and only having 19 seconds left before we had to leave for church I had the brilliant idea to take one last family picture. Turned on the timer and we all somehow looked happy!

I like to keep the kids Easter baskets simple every year. They get so much stuff from loving grandparents that I think a few small things is just right on Easter morning. So, books, 1 box of jellybeans, new sandbox toys and some crayons (I know, not too exciting but they love it).