Our Easter

We had a really wonderful Easter Sunday. It was so great to be able to share it with our family here in Florida. We were blessed to spend the day with two of my aunts and uncles, six of my cousins, my grandparents, and my two sisters, brother-in-law, and nephew. We all went to church that morning and then met at my parents' house to visit, hunt for eggs, lounge by the pool, and eat a yummy ham dinner. Here are some photos from the day...

Here's our somewhat-rumpled little family after church. Emmett survived the nursery by himself, but Jackson wasn't having any of that. He sat on our laps during the service. We told him that if he stayed with us he had to sit very still and be very quiet, and he actually listened and did pretty well. I guess he was willing to do anything to stay out of that dreaded toddler room at church!


This was the best "whole family" shot that we got. Notice how my dad is the only one who changed out of his Easter clothes before we took the picture! He looks a little Christmas-y.


Here's Becky and I about to enjoy our Cadbury eggs after 40 days of no sweets... (well, except for one or two times when I made a dessert to serve to other people and had to try a very small bite to make sure it tasted okay). :)


My mom found this bunny that sings "Here Comes Peter Cottontail" and dances and hops around. Emmett loved it.


Phil took a little snooze in the shade at one point and Jackson crawled up on the chair next to him to hang out for a little bit. He loves his Daddy.


My nephew, Cameron, got this motorcycle as a present earlier in the week and all of the kiddos just love it! The adults, however, are getting a little tired of the music it plays. We hear it almost non-stop!


When everyone woke up from afternoon naps, my mom and dad "hid" some eggs around the yard and Cameron and Jackson had a ball "finding" them. Here's Jackson making sure his basket is empty before he starts...


The eggs weren't really hidden at all, just placed all over the yard. The boys had a blast picking them all up, though.


And, even more so, eating the M&Ms that were inside.


In the evening (which was just perfect - the weather was absolutely gorgeous that day), the kiddos took turns riding on Popeye's "tractor". We like to humor my dad and call it a tractor, but it's really just a riding lawnmower. :) First it was Cameron's turn...


And then Emmett's turn...


Then our family's newest member, my cousin's son Weston's turn...


Then it was my Uncle Jim's turn. We all had a good laugh when he hopped on!


You may have noticed that Jackson never took a turn on the tractor. He would have nothing of it, even after all of the other kids went! He's our timid little boy... likes to watch from a distance and do things in his own time. :)

Emmett finished off the day with a ride in Cameron's wagon, which he absolutely loves!


Hope your Easter was joyous, too! We are having such a wonderful time here in Florida. More posts and pictures to come soon!