Happy Easter!

Happy Easter! I am so thankful for the meaning of Easter and that we have had the opportunity to have more time to spend with the kids this year to teach them, and we pray that they will grow in their love and relationship with God. Even though we are on lockdown, Easter was pretty much the same for us, minus receiving all the delicious Easter candy from family :). The week leading up to Easter, we read in the Bible each day about the events of the Holy Week, and the weekend before Easter we dyed eggs. On Easter morning, we had to get pictures...dad and mom were still in our PJs!

My parents sent us the Easter stuff in February and then I thought that's so early...in hind sight, I'm glad they did because we would not have received them! Thank you dad and mom :)

On Easter morning, we surprised the kids with an egg hung in the yard. When cleaning out Eliza's closet a few weeks ago, I found last years' eggs and we had M&M's and Reeses pieces to fill the eggs. We were rebels and invited the neighbors over the wall over  to the garden too. It was a hit and everyone had a good time!

Eliza enjoyed her first egg hunt and she got the hang of it quickly.

Best buddies :).

Then she discovered what was inside...let's just say she likes chocolate!

The kids counted their eggs and drank hot chocolate. We let them play a little longer and suggested they re-hide the eggs, and they enjoyed doing that for a while!

The boys got new sweat pants, journals, and stickers from their school and a little bit of candy.

That afternoon we had an early dinner. I made brown sugar and pineapple crock pot ham, mashed potatoes, green beans, rolls, and chocolate cupcakes.  We didn't have many leftovers.

At the end of the day, Benjamin and Caleb said this was the best Easter yet, which made us happy considering how different things are these days for us all. Happy Easter to all of our family and friends around the world! We love you.