Easter 2014

Easter Sunday was a beautiful sunny day! 

On Saturday we dyed some eggs.  

 

That was interesting with a 1.5 year-old. Thankfully the carpet was still tan colored when everything was done!

Sunday morning the kids opened their Easter buckets and had a little Easter egg hunt.

Then we went to church!

 {this was the best picture I got}

 {but here are some of the outtakes...}

 {love how they are holding hands}

{these two}

Every other Sunday we teach Blake's class at church and it was a nice break to have Easter Sunday off. And the kids did great in their classes, which meant we got to enjoy the whole service!

 At church

After church we came home for lunch and naps. After nap time, we headed over to our friends, the Hammagrens. There, we had a little egg hunt and a very yummy dinner. Usually we have ham on Easter {I'm not sure why, it's just what we've always done}. This year we decided to change it up, and got a Tri-Tip from Costco. It was soooooooo good! I'm thinking that might become the new tradition.

{Lily didn't really understand the egg hunt, she just liked to take eggs from her brother's bucket}

Blake, Karter, Luke

{The Leyva's joined us for an Easter Egg hunt!}

 Us and the Hammagrens! 

I can't believe this was the fifth Easter in a row we have spent with the Hammagrens. It's turned into a fun little tradition! And has been fun to watch our families grow over the years! We feel so blessed to have friends that feel like family :)

Hope you had a blessed Easter!

Past Easters: 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010

Easter 2013

Easter this year was a little untraditional for us. We had been at the beach for the weekend and traveled home on Easter Sunday which meant we didn't make it to church on Easter Sunday. Gasp! I know, at first I thought not going to church on Easter wouldn't be that big of a deal, {since we go to church almost every Sunday} but it really felt kind of weird. Like it wasn't really Easter or something. Anyhow we did celebrate Easter at the beach in the morning with Easter buckets, and egg hunt and a yummy breakfast {you can see here}. Then we went over to our friends the Hammagren's house for a yummy Easter dinner {for the 4th year in a row}.

Here are some pictures from Easter dinner...

 Yes, the kids look like they are dressed for summer... it was 70 degrees on Easter!

{That's pretty much unheard of for the Willamette Valley on Easter}

It was fun to change it up a little this year, but I think next year we will make it a point to go to church on Easter :) Hope you had a great Easter!

Here is Easter 2012

Easter 2012

Easter Sunday was a beautiful sunny day! The sunshine was a welcomed change from all the rain we have been getting. 

This was our third Easter spent at our home. Although we love our family and going to Medford, its kind of nice to have a holiday at home without the business that traveling brings.

Sunday morning we woke up made a yummy breakfast of egg casserole and homemade cinnamon rolls and then headed off to church. Oh, and B had fun seeing what the Easter Bunny brought him and what his grandparents got him!

 This would be the face he gives me when I ask him to smile.

He found candy in the eggs and quickly opened it and put it in his mouth! I had to stop him to get the wrapper off.

After church we headed over to the Hammagren's.

Like I said above... the weather was beautiful! So after nap time we walked over to the park.

Best buds!!

After the park we had a yummy Easter dinner. 

And a cake to celebrate that 

HE IS RISEN!!

Hope you had a Happy Easter!!