We had a very happy Easter together as a family. Children make holidays so much fun.
The night before Easter we were setting out our Easter baskets, eggs and a carrot for the Easter bunny and Nathan got the idea that he also wanted to leave the Easter bunny some chocolate milk (his favorite drink). We went to bed very excited and when Nathan woke up that morning he immediately ran out to the front room and ran back to our room shouting with excitement, "Mom! the Easter bunny ate my carrot and drank my chocolate milk!" He was so excited about that he didn't even notice the Easter baskets. We all went out together and both boys were so excited to see their baskets filled with some special treats.
The night before Easter we were setting out our Easter baskets, eggs and a carrot for the Easter bunny and Nathan got the idea that he also wanted to leave the Easter bunny some chocolate milk (his favorite drink). We went to bed very excited and when Nathan woke up that morning he immediately ran out to the front room and ran back to our room shouting with excitement, "Mom! the Easter bunny ate my carrot and drank my chocolate milk!" He was so excited about that he didn't even notice the Easter baskets. We all went out together and both boys were so excited to see their baskets filled with some special treats.
Surprise!
The boys finding their Easter Baskets.
The most exciting things for James in his basket were the few pieces of candy. He immediately wanted the chocolate bunny open. He followed me around the room like "would you open this already?"
Nathan had so much fun hunting for eggs and each one was very exciting. He quickly started to fill his basket meanwhile.....
The most exciting part about the egg hunt for James was again the candy inside the egg. Each time he found a egg he had to carefully open it and eat every single piece of candy in it before moving on to the next one. I eventually had to slow down Nathan because after he had found all the really hidden eggs meant for him he started scooping up all of the easier ones meant for James because James was too busy eating all the candy to be bothered with the egg hunting. Our Jamers sure loves to eat, especially candy!
Two happy boys enjoying their Easter makes for a very happy Mommy and Daddy!
The Easter bunny always brings some new sand toys for the sand box. Nathan and James couldn't wait to get outside to play with the new "scooper" (as Nathan calls it) and dump truck.
After the exciting morning we put on our Easter outfits and headed to church. I got to help out in Primary and Nathan was so excited to have me there. He looked so grown up sitting with his sunbeam class. The Primary president was asking the kids some questions about their moms for something she was doing for Mother's Day. After she talked to Nathan he ran over to me and said "Mom, you like flowers and rainbows!" (which is probably what his answer was to whatever question the president asked). It made me laugh. He knows I love getting flowers and he is always picking some for me when we are outside and who doesn't like rainbows? It was so sweet. I was a little relieved that he didn't say something like she likes to wear he pj's all day (because I never do that right?).
After church we spent some time playing in the sandbox with the new toys and getting ready for our yummy dinner. We also watched Finding Faith in Christ together because that is what Easter is really about. Nathan was really into it and had a lot of questions. It is easy to forget how much children absorb. I always liken Nathan and James to little sponges because they take in so much so quickly and I was glad that we had some quality absorption going on.
It was a wonderful day and the best part was being together as a family.
