Monday, April 25, 2011

Happy Easter!

Doesn't the smell of blooming flowers just outside your door say "Spring" somehow?
I just love their fragrance--and especially how the scents remind me of springs back home in Issaquah--and the sense of "rebirth" that the blooms bring.





Speaking of rebirth...
The day before Easter, Grace and her cousins (Jenna, Kaden, and Spencer) took part in a little Easter egg hunt (or two) in our backyard.
Since it was Grace's first real egg hunt, we gave her a little head start :).
And she's off!


Success!


A happy hunter:


Grace learned pretty quickly that there was candy inside (and that this egg hunting thing was about the greatest thing ever).


She loved L.O.V.E.D hunting for Easter eggs, and could literally do it everyday, several times a day (which we've done some days since)!

A tradition of ours has always been to dye Easter eggs, which we did again this year (sans Grace) on Easter eve.
The dye spread:


My eggy creations:


Travis' works of art:


After we finished dying eggs, we put out Grace's Easter basket. It was SO fun to put it together (like Christmas Eve all over again)!


But even MORE fun to see her reaction on Easter morning! :)
"Ooh! Wow!"


"Yum! More candy-filled eggs!"


We made Rachel's Resurrection rolls for Easter breakfast for the first time this year, and loved them! They'll definitely be a part of our Easter traditions from now on!


Grace and I in our "Easter dresses":




After Church we had a yummy Easter dinner with Rachel and Brandon and some friends (another Easter tradition that Rachel helped us start last year that we'll also be continuing).
It was a very happy Easter for us, and we hope yours was too!