Easter

A few weeks ago we had our annual Easter egg hunt at church. Eli had just started walking last Spring and got to participate in the egg hunt, but this year he was really able to enjoy it. He knew just what to do, and filled up his basket in a hurry!

Stickers!!!

Picking out his special prize.

We were blessed to be able to have 7 out of the 9 cousins together for Easter this year. It was so neat to watch the kids enjoy Easter traditions and activities together. On Saturday morning we had a big egg hunt at Nana & Pop Pop's house. It was extra fun to have the grandparents AND the great-grandparents involved!
He figured out very quickly that there were special treats inside :)
And thats ok...because it kept everyone sitting still long enough to snap a group shot!
Pop Pop hid a very special 'golden egg' and he helped everyone check their baskets for it. They ended up needing help from the adults to find the lucky egg ;)

And here are the 7 all dressed up for Easter Sunday!
Missing Noah and Colin :( Eli sharing a book with littlest cousin Luke. My handsome boys before church We started the day with Nana's special french toast breakfast, and then had a traditional Easter lunch after church before everyone headed for home. We were stuffed to the max, and enjoyed a much needed lazy afternoon!

I'm so thankful that Eli is already being taught the true meaning of Easter. As exciting as Easter bunnies and chocolate overloads are, we love even more getting to shout, 'HE is risen, He is risen indeed!!!'