Easter 2009

So I said I'd post some pictures of our new house, but I'll do that another time...because we had such a nice Easter weekend that I want to post about... it was great having fun plans, a break from packing, unpacking, cleaning, etc!

Our celebrations started at my parents' house on Saturday, my sister's family came for an Easter lunch...my grandma Carol and Aunt Sharon were planning to come, but weren't able to make it :( We had a nice day with them, my mom made a YUMMY lunch with ham, scalloped corn, green bean casserole, wild rice, and much more!! and then we got to open our Easter baskets--the Easter bunny went all the way to Hawaii to get our gifts this year!! :)

Isaiah decided he wanted to eat his lunch in the highchair ... did I ever mention that the high chair at my parents' house is the same high chair that MY DAD sat in when he was a little boy?

The baby cousins playing together...Levi always has to touch her!

That evening Shannon and Anna came over and we dyed Easter eggs...
Isaiah would pick up an egg and drop it into the mug of dye as quickly as he could...several eggs ended up cracked... oh well! it was cute

Anna had fun for a few minutes (she's only 1 1/2) and then was done...but she sure wanted to stir the egg for those few minutes!

Easter morning we woke up and the Easter bunny had been to our house!! He hid 21 eggs for us to find (even though I was pretty sure there were only 20 hidden!!) Isaiah was sooo funny finding them...he'd see one, point and run...

Look at that tired face!

Isaiah and daddy opening up the eggs, putting them in a line, and counting them! The eggs were filled with go-go bites, bug bites crackers, and coins.

The Easter bunny also left Hi-Ho-Cherry-O, Candyland, and a FisherPrice Gumball Machine toy for the boys! We had just enough time to play one round of Hi-Ho-Cherry-O before it was time to get ready for church.

Look at my baby boy--8 months old on Easter Sunday.

After church we went over to my parents for lunch and a family picture...And then we were off to Kammy's Easter Egg Hunt! Kammy had 200+ eggs hidden at a local park for the special little ones in her life and she invited Isaiah to participate!! There were 6-7 kids running around finding her hidden eggs...Isaiah LOVED it...he found 50 eggs!
Before the hunt, Levi experienced his first ride on a swing! He smiled and giggled...
Next we were off to Mark's Step-mom's side of the family Easter gathering... she always has a huge turnout for her holiday parties (50+ people). Isaiah always has fun because there are lots of kids to play with...including his cousin Dakota--those two always have so much fun.
Around 3:30 Isaiah was TIRED and so we headed home and look what happened...
Because it was so late, he didn't get to sleep too long...I got him up and we went for a walk and then played outside...
Look what's in our new backyard!
Tonight we ended our Easter celebration by opening a package that came in the mail from Grandma and Great-Grandma in Florida!
What a FUN FILLED Easter!!!

And the best part is--He is Risen!
(which is what Isaiah yelled when we walked into Jayda's house today!)