baskets & egg hunts

Easter rivals Christmas in the amount of pictures I take. : ) Here's a few more from today...

Mason got these shorts and sandals in his basket from grandma and really, really wanted to wear them. I think he rocked camo and plaid... : )

on Friday a thief, on Sunday a king

We went to church on Saturday...

And hosted Easter dinner on Sunday.... Matt prepared the whole dinner! I work in one of the kids rooms at church and signed up for the 10:00 service. I thought I was being so smart - it was late enough for us to do our baskets and early enough to be home before everyone got here. What I didn't think about was the time needed to actually cook dinner... I was smarter than I thought! : ) Matt did a great job - it was delicious!

I love Easter. I'm sure I've said it before, and I'm sure I'll say it again. But I really do love everything about it. I love the church service, I love seeing kids all dressed up, I love that it means spring is here (or at least on it's way), I love dying eggs and hiding baskets, I love dinner with the family and deviled eggs. Seriously, I love it.

If you celebrate Easter, I hope you had a wonderful weekend. He is risen.

dying eggs

Easter {Saturday}

On Saturday we went to the zoo, planning to do their egg hunt. Even though they do one every half hour, it was insanely busy so we decided to skip it. The animals were definitely enjoying the sun - it was a perfect day to be at the zoo, no egg hunt needed!

We did tell Andrew that we'd do one when we got home though.