The kids couldn't wait to get their Easter baskets this morning. It's fun to see the excitement they have when they are opening all the treats. This year they got a water bottle, bug box, goggles and gum. Other than a chocolate bunny I didn't put any candy in the eggs. This time around I put coupons good for things like: movie of their choice, 15 minutes of wrestle time with Daddy, dessert of their choice, stay up past bedtime, and you pick the restaurant for dinner. It was fun to give them something they can redeem instead of candy they don't need (they got plenty elsewhere!).
It is fun to have the baskets, but what we love it to talk about the real reason we have Easter. The kids love to sing the songs about His resurrection!
Family photo op after the church service.
Grace and her best friend Jenna.
After church we had lunch with our friends the Sechrists'. We intended on going to the Officer's Club, but then decided on Macaroni Grill. Blake and Rebecca are good friends with the manager, so he treated us well with a yummy display of food.
After lunch we took the kids to the park for an Easter Egg hunt. Yet again...more candy!
They loved it!
We are truly blessed with some amazing neighbors. When we got home from church the neighbors on the right put lilacs and candy on the porch for the kids.
And then the neighbors on the left of us made us and Osterlamm (Easter cake in the shape of a lamb) with some chocolates. (Yet again...more candy.)
We had a wonderful day filled with lots of great memories that we made. He is risen!
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