Easter

Early in the year when I checked the date of Easter this year and realized that it was going to be at the end of April, I was so excited. By then, I figured it would be nice and warm with all the spring flowers blooming and trees budding. Yeah, not exactly. I don't know what the deal is this year, but we just cannot seem to get Spring sprung! It has been so cold and rainy and dreary. We'll have a day or two of gorgeous weather that makes us think spring has finally arrived but it all turns out to be a cruel joke when we wake up the next day and have to put on a coat again. Even today, MAY 4th, I took Spencer over to catch his bus and we had to wait inside of the building because it was too cold out. I was remembering last year when we were complaining that the schools have no air conditioning and it was just so unbearable for the kids. Today Spencer was wearing his winter cap and mittens. Crazy.

However we did get a somewhat miraculous reprieve on Easter weekend. It warmed up a bit and the grass got a little greener and some of the leaves on the trees began opening slightly. And the rain finally let up for just a bit.

We went to a fun Easter party on Saturday morning at the home of our friends and we had a great time there. Then we came home and did our annual backyard egg hunt that afternoon. Taylor still participates but the hiding places for him get more and more difficult every year.

Kaya was SO excited about all the festivities and was eating her candy as she was hunting for more eggs.

Kendall's eggs are getting trickier to find every year too. But Kaya managed to locate a few before he did and made sure to point them out to him--which I think took away some of the fun for him.

"On my car???" she asked incredulously.

This one took Lynnsey awhile to locate. And awhile longer to get down.

Spencer's green eggs sort of blend in with the grass and plants.

Later that evening we took advantage of the non-wet weather and had our first campfire of the season, complete with s'mores.

No s'mores for Spencer but he can still enjoy the gooey marshmellows.

On Sunday, we went to church and got to hear a great talk by Taylor who was the youth speaker but since he was also passing off a public speaking requirement for a merit badge, he actually had to give a fairly full-length talk. He did a great job and wrote it all on his own. Lynnsey and Kaya got new Easter dresses from the Easter Bunny this year and were so excited for church the next day to get to wear them.

I love this photo--it's a rare moment in history when these two will actually be within a foot of each other without fighting.

So much for the perfect picture of all the kids. Taylor won't go near a camera anymore and refused to pose for a picture and Kaya was overtired and done with pictures too. And Spencer is such a goofball for pictures these days--this one just cracks me up!

I hope you all had a great weekend as well!