Easter

We have had some fun things this week for Easter. On Friday we got a fish for the boys. It was their Easter gift from Grandpa & Grandma Hillstead who are on their mission in Washington D.C. They got a betta. They are supposed to be really easy, and since this is our first pet, we want it to be as easy as possible. The boys were so excited and discussed a variety of names for their fish. I think Nathan finally dubbed him "Sharp-Fast" because he has sharp teeth and swims fast. Nathan and Aaron take turns feeding him and they have spent a long time just looking at him and trying to pet him. Probably a little disconcerting for the fish, but so far he's survived.





On Saturday morning we had an Easter Egg Hung and Brunch with our cul-de-sac. Our neighbors hosted it and we had a potluck brunch and then all the kids went outside for the egg hunt. There were a lot of eggs and toys strewn about on the lawns. It was fun to watch them picking up eggs and putting them in their baskets. Ali even got into it and was so excited every time she saw an egg or toy. Nathan was good to share with Aaron, Ali and our neighbor, Benji. Ryan was at work and I didn't have enough hands to take pictures while we there, but I tried to get some as soon as we got home. Unfortunately, I wasn't fast enough. Aaron and Ali were so anxious to get the candy and each got a huge chocolate egg and opened it up. So, here you see them foraging for candy. They really enjoyed looking for the eggs and were so excited to see all the toys and candy.




On Saturday afternoon we went over to Grandma and Grandpa Taylor's for another Easter egg hunt. There were actually several hunts, each with different instructions. On the first one, they each had a different color to find. Ali found pink, Nathan purple, and Aaron green. Once they each found five eggs they got a prize. Then they followed the clues to find the golden egg. On the next hunt, they had to find the eggs with the letters of their names, and finally they each found four eggs that had numbers in them. Then they opened them up and tried to make the biggest number. After the kids had found the eggs, they got to hide some for the adults to find. then we had pizza and pop- so much fun for all of the kids (and adults)!

Grandma and Grandpa sure know how to make holidays fun. Each of the kids got a prize - little cars, coloring sets, batman toys, and Ali got a cute hat, which she was happy to model for us, but not happy to have the picture taken, apparently.






On Sunday morning the kids woke up to find that the Easter Bunny had left several eggs around our house for them to find. They had a fun time looking for eggs again. Now we can get ready for church and remember the real reason for Easter. It's been a fun couple of days. It's fun to see the kids so excited.