Happy Easter!

We had a wonderful time celebrating Easter this year! Our church does the service at Verizon Amphitheater, so we only have one service, which is great. It is a wonderful way to celebrate Christ. They do a wonderful job with the kids' activities. This year Ben was part of baptizing people and then had no other jobs so he was able to go to the egg hunt with us and sit with us most of the service, which was a real treat and very rare when you are married to a pastor :) Ellie enjoyed the egg hunt a little more this year and got quite a few eggs, but was overwhelmed by the amount of people. She got her eggs and was ready to move on. She also got to play on the jumping toys as she calls them, which is a highlight of her day. She is too a little young to understand Easter, but I am looking forward to next year when we can do fun crafts and activities to illustrate the meaning of Easter (I am already building up my ideas). We came home in time for nap and before she got up Ben was home and we were able to our egg hunt in the yard, which she was really into. Ellie was of course spoiled on Easter with all the egg treats, an Easter basket from Mommy and Daddy (in her basket I made for her last year) and an Easter basket from Nana and PopPop (they send Ben and I one every year too, I have gotten one from my parents for 30 years and can't imagine it will ever change, nor do I want it to :)) and stickers from Geep and Gran and other relatives. She is one loved little girl! We had a wonderful time celebrating as a family and look forward to what next Easter will bring!