Happy Easter!

We hope you all had a great Easter celebration today. We had a great day. The day began with an early wake up (Emma)! Scott went to usher at the early service and the rest of us got to sleep in. When all the kids woke up around 7:30 we all went downstairs where they each found a little Easter gift. Claire got new cleats, Sam a new fishing pole and Emma got The Tale of Desperaux movie. They were all excited with these gifts and began looking outside for eggs! The girls are over the "Easter Bunny", but Sam is not sure. He didn't really talk about it much. I might have mentioned that this might be our last year for this...we'll see! I told them we could not hunt eggs until after daddy got home. So we all got dressed for church and had breakfast. Daddy came home and we had about 15 minutes to hunt eggs and get a few pictures before heading out to church!

Sam was so excited about his find!

Claire counting her eggs!

There were even some in the playhouse!

Easter service today was such a highlight! We got there early and got a good seat so we were comfortable and not rushed. We were in the 4th row so the kids could see the brass ensemble and choir really well. Emma sang her heart out and Claire took notes in her bulletin. I loved how they really worshipped today. I also sung my heart out. I can't sing. I am horrible. But on Easter Sunday at our church it is so loud I don't think anyone can tell that I can't really sing and I think God still thinks it is beautiful, so I just go for it:) HALLELUJAH! Christ The Lord Is Risen Today!

After church we headed to Edwardsville for dinner and fun with some of my extended family. They had another egg hunt for the kids and we had a nice lunch/dinner. We had a nice afternoon and hope you did too!