Easter Fun...

Before the boys went to bed on Saturday night, they were specifically told that they could NOT come out of their room until at least 7 am on Sunday morning and they listened!!! I was up at 6:30 getting everything ready when I heard them rustling around and calling out from behind the door..."Mommy, can we go potty?" and I was like, oh my gosh, yes!! After, we all went into my in my room and read the Easter story from the Bible. It was such a great feeling knowing that they are getting it...they know what Jesus did for us. They were asking questions and getting excited about it. We were there for almost half an hour as a family; it was awesome! After, they raced out to the family room to find their baskets!After baskets, it was time to find the eggs...

There it is!
After hunting eggs and a quick breakfast of warm, gooey, yummy, cinnamon rolls, we got ready and headed off to church!
Before dropping the kids off to their respective rooms, we stopped in the courtyard to "flower the cross". Each year our church puts bare wooden crosses in the courtyard to be covered with flowers. This represents the new life that Jesus offers us at Easter and every day. When He rose from the dead, He overcame eternal death once and for all for everyone who believes in Him. Once the crosses are covered in the beautiful flowers, they are carried into the sanctuary and placed up on the alter. They are so beautiful.
After church, there was a super fun carnival in the courtyard! They rode the 50 ft. ferris wheel, plus lots more!

Here is a picture of the boys sliding down the giant slide!

After playing at the carnival for a few hours, we headed home to get ready for dinner. Grandma, Grandpa, Aunt Jen, Cousin Kennedy and friends of my parents, came over to enjoy an Easter dinner of ham and all the fixin's!
We had such a great day and hope you and yours did too!