easter Sunday

The children woke up bright and early at 6:15 ready to find some easter treats. They started by looking for all of the Easter eggs around the house that were filled with "cookie crisp" cereal {sugar cereal...a real treat these days}. They quickly emptied their eggs into their cereal bowls and ate a yummy bowl of cereal. Brenna and Emma Grace apparently have lost their taste for sugar cereal in the morning but Charlie and Eliza had no problem.

Then the kids remembered that we had left carrots and lettuce outside for the bunny so they all quickly went to the front door to see if the treats were gone. To their complete surprise they found HUGE bunny prints, easter eggs, money, and glitter all over the front porch{thanks Michelle...you're awesome!}. They were so excited!! Brenna said, "So the Easter Bunny is REAL!". It's all so fun and magical when you're a kid! I'm sad for kids whose parents don't let their kids enjoy the fun of Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny. My feeling is that you can keep it in check by not making it too crazy and by making sure you teach them the TRUE meaning of Christmas and Easter!! But let kids be kids!!!!
The kids then went and found their Easter baskets and enjoyed seeing the goodies that had been left for them. Charlie really only cared about bright colored eggs that had sugary treats in them. But he took a few minutes to look in his Easter basket to see if their were any of those bright colored eggs.

These are the cute pictures I took of the girls before church!! Charlie was trying to pose the same way he sees his sisters pose for the camera....crazy kid. By the way, Charlie is old enough for nursery now and he LOVES it!! After church I asked him if he got to go to nursery and play with the toys and the kids and he shook his head yes and clapped.

The little carrots that you see in the pictures above were sewn by the girls{and me} Saturday night. I wanted an idea for Easter so I {OF COURSE} went to Kristi's blog and looked at what she did last Easter {2007} and I found these cute carrots. So easy!! Thanks for the idea Kristi!! The girls really had a great time making them.

After church we went to the Stapley's for Easter dinner and egg hunt. It was fun to be with their family for Easter. We adore all of the Stapley family!! The Easter bunny accidently left a little something for Charlie at their house. Check it out...the shirt he is wearing...it says, "Chicks dig me".

Brenna and Emma Grace absolutely love being with Madison and Sheridan. I love this picture of Eliza on top of all of them in this "pile up". That is real life!! She is always right on top of all those big girls making herself a part of whatever they are doing.