Happy Easter 2011!

What a wonderful Lord's Day! It could not have been any better! The weather was absolutely beautiful, my children are all happy and healthy, and we spent the day as one big, happy family. I loved talking all weekend about the importance of Easter with my kids. I hope they always remember that the resurrection of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ is the real meaning of Easter.

When I grew up, we always went to Sunrise Service, but the church we have gone to for the past 19 years (wow) is really big, so we don't do that. It was always such a special memory for me, so I am trying to make equally memorable moments for my kids now. We love to tell the Easter story using Resurrection Eggs, and we love to watch Miss Patty Cake tell the story using those as well.

This is our traditional family picture outside of church on Easter Sunday. We started doing this for Annaleigh's first Easter, and we have done it ever since! Here is last year when I was 20 weeks pregnant with Aubrey:

And this is our family this year...

Now we are complete.

All the places at my table are filled.

Annaleigh, 12, Alden, 5, and Aubrey 8.5 months

After church, we came home to see what the Easter Bunny had brought the kiddos and take some pics of the kids by themselves.

Annaleigh got some new Brighton earrings, Alden got a Lego Hero Factory toy...

And Aubrey got a slew of toys, including a baby animal book, some stacking cups, a chirping chick, and a vibrating pig!

Then, we went to Nana and Granddaddy's for some food, fun, and fellowship.

Aubrey and Pappy playing...

That's Great-Granny Dunn and brand spanking new Baby Cohen.

Sweet baby girl is happy like this all the time!

Picking up her very first Easter egg!

And tasting it...

She got pretty good at this!

There's that happy baby again!

Lush green grass and baby feet just go together!

One of the only pictures of Annaleigh actually hunting eggs...

Alden hunting eggs...

Annaleigh, Jason, and Uncle Wesley chatting it up...

Driving the wagon train with Pappy...

Alden and Cousin Claire wallowing in the back of train car #1...

Family friends Kayla and Taylor hopped in for a ride, too!

My baby boy's not a baby anymore...

Is that the Easter bunny?

Mommy wanted to ride with the little ones, too!

Outfit change for some sweet pictures! This was Aubrey's first Easter dress that I bought, then I found the "Tiffany Blue" silk one, and I melted!

Hiding in the bushes...

Eating some bark...

Annaleigh and Alden...

 More finds...



What a face! I love this boy so much!

Happy Easter Everyone!

And when Jesus had cried out again in a loud voice, he gave up his spirit. At that moment the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth shook and the rocks split. The tombs broke open and the bodies of many holy people who had died were raised to life. They came out of the tombs, and after Jesus' resurrection they went into the holy city and appeared to many people.

Matthew 27:50-53