A blessed Easter weekend

We had a great weekend celebrating Easter here in Chicago with our family of four.  While it was sad to not see our extended families, it was kind of nice to be here and start a few traditions on our home turf.  Also this weekend kicks off Alan's Spring Break so it was great knowing that our fun will continue into next week!

Friday night we worked together to dye Easter eggs.  We didn't do anything fancy but it was appropriate for Andrew's current skill level.  Check out that look of concentration as he dropped the food coloring into the water!  I hope he aces his science labs in the future.

 Andrew anxiously waited as the eggs absorbed the dye.  He kept wanting to spoon them out prematurely so we tried to distract him with books and photos.

Voila!  We are done and no one spilled or drank the dye.  Win for the parents!

Saturday morning our neighborhood held its 16th Annual Egg Hunt.  I was on the event committee and got to  help set up the event.  It was fun to meet other parents in the neighborhood in the process.  The event was a great success with beautiful weather and over a hundred happy parents and hunters.  

Like the sign?  Yep, I made that.  

We let the youngest group in first and Andrew quickly got to work picking up eggs, opening them, dumping the treats in his bucket, and moving on to the next one.  There was a 10 egg limit per kid, but in the end Andrew picked up every orphaned egg in the 0-2 so his bucket was quite full.

Andrew's passion for egg hunting didn't translate to liking the Easter bunny. She said something to the effect of "Mom, just take the picture quickly."  

Daniel had to follow his big brother's lead in protesting the bunny hold.  To be fair, he hadn't eaten for three hours and was ready to go home.  

When I took him back in my arms he made amends with the bunny and started flirting by flashing his dimples.

 

Andrew enjoyed sorting through his spoils when he got home.  He definitely knows the word candy now and enjoys sneaking pieces of chocolate when he can.

 This morning we donned our Easter best and went to church.  We enjoyed a yummy breakfast and then had a beautiful service.  There was a lot of nice music and heartfelt sharing.  We are thankful for our church!

After nap time Andrew went over to our pastor's home to participate in another egg hunt. The other kids who were supposed to join him were napping so he had full run of the backyard.  He got really good at finding eggs that were hiding under and behind things.  We are going to have to keeping playing this game at home.

Do you want some candy? 

We hope you had a wonderful Easter!  

-Rachel