Wes had Friday off (Good Friday), so we left that morning to go to Oklahoma for Easter. We arrived in time for lunch and then went over to my sister's for an Easter egg hunt with her friends. The big kids were so sweet with the little kids. The big girls let my girls play with them and made the girls feel so special. We had a great time.
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| Blowing bubbles with our new friend Liam |
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| Gracie and her haul |
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| Lizzie and her basket |
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| Negotiations on trading candy |
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| Examining the stash |
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| Looking for tadpoles with Daddy. Love. |
On Saturday, we met up with Wes' grandparents Potter for lunch and then went to their house for a visit. Nana drove in from Arlington to spend Easter with us. It was nice to have everyone together. That night, the kids dyed Easter eggs. The tradition in our house is for all the kids to take off their clothes and put on Papa's t-shirts, so they don't get dye on their clothes. They look like four ghosts. The girls had different approaches to dying the eggs. Gracie would plop the egg in, wait a second and pull them out. Lizzie would put it in, wait a few minutes, check it and then put the egg back in the same color again.
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| With Nana at lunch |
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| At Grandma and Papa Potter's. Wes climbed this tree as a kid. |
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| Climbing trees |
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| Grandpa Potter and his babies |
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| Grandma Potter with Gracie |
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| Grandma Potter with Lizzie |
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| Snuggling with Aunt Laura while the for dying eggs to boil |
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| Grandma loves dying eggs as much as the kids |
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| Pulling the eggs out |
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| Patiently waiting |
Sunday, the girls woke up (Ok, I woke them up) excited to see what was in their Easter basket. They loved it. They looked for Easter eggs in the house and were really excited to put on their Easter dresses for church. We went to church with my family and then came home for lunch. My cousins, Chris and Angie, came over for lunch. The kids played and then after lunch it was time for the hunt. They had a blast. It was the first year that no one needed help looking and finding eggs.
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| Looking for eggs in the morning |
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| Pretty girls in pretty dresses |
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| the pretty girls and handsome boy |
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| Us |
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| Nana and the girls |
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| The hunt |
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| Looking for eggs |
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| Look what I have |
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| Where else could they be? |
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| Happy kids with full baskets |
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| Grandma and Papa with the girls |
Easter was a lot of fun this year and very meaningful. So thankful for everything we have.
2 comments:
I love the picture of Wes and the girls looking for tadpoles. Did they find any and did they catch them/keep them in a can? That's what I used to do and they never made it....
No, they didn't catch any; just looked. My sister and I use to catch them too. Ours shared the same fate as yours.
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