This was our first Easter at home in our married life. Every year prior (with one exception when I was in the Easter Musical at Church) we have spent the holiday in Wichita Falls with Gammy. With her passing a few weeks ago, we were a little at a loss with what to do with ourselves. Memaw and Dodaddy were in the same boat so they came here for a visit. We had a wonderful dinner at home on Friday night. Of course it was helped along with our new dining table.
It is so great to have a place for everyone.
Saturday we headed to Marble Falls to visit family. Christian had an Easter egg hunt at Gran's.
Chris can't decide which holiday yields more candy for Christian, Easter or Halloween...we are leaning towards Easter. Archer didn't participate in the hunt this year. He was cutting his FIRST TOOTH and was busy with that.
Saturday night Chris and I had a date night while the boys stayed home and had fun with Memaw and Dodaddy. We enjoyed a nice quiet dinner. I say quiet, because we always have to say what a change of pace a quiet dinner is. We had time for dinner, a movie and some quick Easter dress shopping for me. I haven't had an Easter dress in maybe 15 years. I thought I was long overdue. We found a really nice one. It was pink and would match Christian's Easter shirt from Grama Nita (or Grama Eata as Christian says it). Chris was requested (by me) to wear blue so he would match Archer and his blue Easter Shirt from Grama Nita.
Here is Grama Nita and Archer.
Sunday brought the Easter bunny. Christian slept in a little that morning and even when Chris went in at 7:45 he was still sleeping. We told him he could take his time getting up, then he heard me mention the Easter bunny had stopped by. Then we heard "Daddy, I'm ready to get up!". The Easter Bunny hid eggs in the house this year because of the rain. Several of Christian's action figures were standing guard over the eggs too.
Archer liked shaking the eggs with jelly beans.
Christian loved that his Easter basket contained superhero undies.
Then it was time to get ready for Church. I knew church would be crowded and we were meeting Memaw and Dodaddy there, so we had to get moving. Luckily we were all on time....even with a photo session thrown in.
The boys were in their Easter cutest....pink and blue. Grama thought their shirts looked like easter eggs and I have to agree.
I was really emotional at church. It all started with us walking in as Shane was playing a beautiful trumpet solo as part of the morning service. All the songs and hymns about our risen savior and the sacrifice that was made for me. It was humbling and I felt so grateful for my blessings in life.
After church was lunch with Memaw and Dodaddy.
After Memaw and Dodaddy headed home it was just our little family again. It isn't often that things falls so perfectly in place that everyone naps at the same time but today was one of those perfect days (on many levels)...and naps were enjoyed by all. Not just short little naps, but several hour naps. Glorious naps!
The day was finished off by a trip to the park and the eating of one chocolate bunny. We had been promising Christian all day that he could eat his chocolate bunny after dinner. Well after dinner he was determined to get his bunny. He went around looking for the "bunny chocolate".
It was a wonderful weekend for our family and we hope a wonderful one for your family too.
This is my favorite picture. It looks worse than it was (or at least it didn't get as bad as it could have) They really did play nice with the lite sabres.
Memaw and DoDaddy recently had their driveway resurfaced...very nice.
This is a recreation of a picture took as a kid.
Maybe my new favorite of Christian. I promise I didn't ask him to salute. I asked him to just stand by the sailor with his new hat on...he did the rest. 
he was so brave!
Then the cousins came to play!
Hopscotch!
She ended up going to 42
bunny lost his ears
Again, we try, sometimes are better than others..this one is pretty good. 
Brotherly love!
