Isn't Easter great? I mean, it is by far the greatest holiday to celebrate. In one weekend we go from understanding the depth of God's love by giving up His own son for each of us to conquering death showing us that we really do serve a living God. With two sons of my own now, I admit that I would never.never.never give them up for any human. I just can't. So when I think of what God did by giving up His son for us - mind blowing. heart transforming. humbling. Easter is great.
I had such high hopes to take Conner to an Easter egg hunt, but in one day, we went from having zero snow to about eight inches. ugh. It's times like these that make it difficult not to wish we lived back in central Illinois.
So Friday we played around the house as the absurd amount of snow slowly melted away. No agenda. No plans. Just family time and some amazing steak fajitas from dinner.
Saturday morning we loaded the boys up bright and early and went out for breakfast. Pancakes, sausage, eggs and a very tall coffee got me fueled up for our next stop which was grocery shopping. Trust me, I need all the coffee I can get to chase Conner all over the store. It's pure chaos anytime we walk into a store.
The afternoon was spent working on more projects and we rounded out the evening with a fire. By the way, it's so funny watching Conner nowadays. If Joe is building a fire, he is right there helping.
And of course the best day of the week.. Easter Sunday! Joe and I set out the Easter baskets and eggs Saturday night after the boys were asleep, so Conner got to search for the eggs first thing in the morning. I admit, his excitement towards the eggs wore off fast which was a little disappointing for me. I think if we were able to put the eggs outside, it would've been a whole different story.
I try to avoid sugar in this house like the plague since Conner has plenty of energy without it. So this year we stuffed the eggs with stickers, quarters and grapes. He loved the quarters. By far his favorite.
For the Easter baskets, Conner got a new Stormy Kromer hat, jeans, tape measure, bubbles, bath toy, water bottle and a piece of candy. Since we have every boy related toy on the face of this planet, there wasn't a whole lot to get Linden, so we opted mainly for clothes. He got a pack of onesies, a summer outfit and this shirt. We also threw a new teething toy in there for when those days come.
We got to spend the morning at church and celebrate the risen Saviour, and from there we went straight to Joe's grandparents for Easter lunch. A full plate and two desserts later, I was stuffed! Three dinner rolls and three marshmallows later, Conner was stuffed. Three plates full and one dessert later, Joe was stuffed. Two feedings later, Linden was stuffed. Moral of this story, we all went home stuffed. :)
Saturday morning we loaded the boys up bright and early and went out for breakfast. Pancakes, sausage, eggs and a very tall coffee got me fueled up for our next stop which was grocery shopping. Trust me, I need all the coffee I can get to chase Conner all over the store. It's pure chaos anytime we walk into a store.
The afternoon was spent working on more projects and we rounded out the evening with a fire. By the way, it's so funny watching Conner nowadays. If Joe is building a fire, he is right there helping.
And of course the best day of the week.. Easter Sunday! Joe and I set out the Easter baskets and eggs Saturday night after the boys were asleep, so Conner got to search for the eggs first thing in the morning. I admit, his excitement towards the eggs wore off fast which was a little disappointing for me. I think if we were able to put the eggs outside, it would've been a whole different story.
I try to avoid sugar in this house like the plague since Conner has plenty of energy without it. So this year we stuffed the eggs with stickers, quarters and grapes. He loved the quarters. By far his favorite.
For the Easter baskets, Conner got a new Stormy Kromer hat, jeans, tape measure, bubbles, bath toy, water bottle and a piece of candy. Since we have every boy related toy on the face of this planet, there wasn't a whole lot to get Linden, so we opted mainly for clothes. He got a pack of onesies, a summer outfit and this shirt. We also threw a new teething toy in there for when those days come.
We got to spend the morning at church and celebrate the risen Saviour, and from there we went straight to Joe's grandparents for Easter lunch. A full plate and two desserts later, I was stuffed! Three dinner rolls and three marshmallows later, Conner was stuffed. Three plates full and one dessert later, Joe was stuffed. Two feedings later, Linden was stuffed. Moral of this story, we all went home stuffed. :)
I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter and was able to celebrate its meaning with family and friends!
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