Easter Weekend

"Jesus died. But then he's alive ... And God FLIES!"  This is the phrase we heard over and over again this weekend.  He may be confusing Jesus with Superman.  Or he may just be spiritually gifted and can imagine Jesus ascending into heaven.  Either way ... it's pretty darn cute.  I'll take it!

We started the weekend with an Easter Egg Hunt with friends.

Waiting to get started ... At least Caroline is Egg-cited!

Listening to the Easter Story.  Barrett's Turn to Open an Egg

Gathering Eggs

A Golden Egg!

Then we spent some time dying Easter Eggs:

"It's Greeeeeeeeeeen"

The Finished Product ... Not Bad for a Toddler!

The girls attending their first Easter Church Service ... but they were sleeping the whole time so I didn't get pictures of their cute dresses.  They did so well during the service though!  Matt and I were able to actually listen instead of having to hold them, bouncing and swaying back and forth in the back of the sanctuary. 

Church Wore Him OUT!  Sleeping with his Shades ON

Best Pic I could get of Easter Outfit #1

Showing Uncle Kyle How "Jesus Flies"

Easter morning started (at 10:00 when all the kids woke up!) with Easter baskets and an Easter Egg Hunt:

Ready and Waiting

 Boy Loves His Cars!

Cute Easter Face

Finding More Eggs

Cute Boy

And then we tried to get a picture of all 3 kids together in their Easter Outfits

Sweet Parker Girl ~ I'm sorry.  This really was the best one.  I'll make sure you're the rock star baby in your 3 month pictures.  You really looked a lot cuter than this.  I promise.  

Then we headed to Nana and Papa's house for Easter Lunch.   We had so much fun playing with cousins and aunts and uncles.  

 Cuddles with Aunt Mary

Playing with Aunt Rachel

Calming Down with Aunt Tracey

First Family Picture Since the Hospital!

It was a great weekend! I love that Little Man is getting old enough to start to understand what this holiday is all about.  He can tell you that Jesus died, and that He's alive, and he knows he made a Cross at church.  One day he will connect all the dots.

My Sweet Babies, I don't think I was ever truly able to grasp the sacrifice that God made for us until you each entered our lives.  The fact that Jesus made it possible for all 3 of you to spend eternity in Heaven with Him is overwhelming to me.  As your parents, we are looking forward to watching you learn and teaching you about His Word and walking with you as you learn more about  Christ's love for each of you.  We love you.

Happy Easter!

Last Easter, I remember just trying to get Barrett to sit up so we could take some pictures.  This Easter was a whole different story!  We started off Easter Week by celebrating my birthday.

Mommy Making Me Pose for Birthday Pictures

 Big Hugs 

(This is his "I'm so happy I can't contain It" face)

After a morning of breakfast in bed, Easter clothes shopping, and then a sushi lunch, we decided to dye Easter Eggs.  I wasn't too sure how much Barrett would actually absorb from this, but he was VERY interested in it!
(It may or may not have been due to the Cars egg dying kit I bought.)

Watching Mommy Put on Stickers

 Helping It Stick

 Getting My Own Sticker

 Success!

Close Up

 Mommy Look at Me!

On Good Friday we went to an Easter Egg hunt with all of our church friends.  Barrett played on the playground with all of his friends from the nursery.  He had so much fun we had a hard time keeping up with him!  After a quick snack and the Easter Story, the Egg Hunt began.

 Sweet Friends and Neighbors

 Deciding What to Do ...

 .... Oh!  They Open!  

 And There are Sweet Treats Inside!

On Easter Sunday we spent a quiet day together as a family.  The last couple of weeks have been so busy with so many activities, we enjoyed the slow pace of the day.  First though, we had to get little one all dressed up!

Excuse Me?  What Are YOU Doing Here?

Ay Yi Yi ... Getting Dressed up is TOUGH

Easter Lunch Giggles with Daddy

 Easter Bunny Basket!

 More Eggs!  Yesss!

Cute-Tee in a  Cute-Tie

 Easter Smiles!

 And Easter Kisses!

(I don't even care that it's blurry ... I love it!)

The older Barrett gets, the more fun the holidays become.  Seeing and experiencing everything through his eyes definitely brings out the kid in me! 

 I look forward to sharing the Easter story with him in the years to come.  Seeing him react to little things like the Easter Bunny and Easter Egg Hunts tend to make my heart melt ... So I really can't imagine how it will feel to see him experience the story of Jesus for the very first time.