Easter

Easter seems so long ago now. I sat down to start this post a few days after, but I think I fell asleep or something. (What? You don't fall asleep late at night sitting on the couch because you're exhausted but you're trying to savor the few quiet hours in your day and you don't want to waste them by sleeping? It's just me? Huh.) So,  a week and a half later...

Justin's parents came and visited us from Washington over Easter weekend. This was their first time meeting E, and the girls were so very very excited to spend some time with their Papa and Gma. So without further ado, pictures... because that's the best part.

The girls in their Easter finery, right before going into church. I think they're pretty cute. Oh, and their beautifully bright dresses? Gramma took them shopping and they chose those themselves!

They're best friends. And I love it. I hope they stay best friends forever.

K's Sunday school class sang in front of the church. I was a little nervous because last Easter she stood up there and cried. I need not have worried. If you were there, you know what I'm talking about. She sang LOUDLY with everything in her. Oh my goodness. She had told us earlier in the week that she wanted to sing louder than Jesus. I have no idea exactly what she meant by that, but in her mind she achieved her goal. She told me so after. "Mommy, I DID sing louder than Jesus!" Oh, I love her.

After church we went over to my parents' house for Easter dinner and an egg hunt. Oh, but first, we took some pictures. It's not often we are all dressed up at once, ya gotta take that opportunity when you can!

Here's A and her Papa.

I think this might be the first picture of all five of us together. (I also might be wrong. I've been known to have that happen before.) I love it anyway.

With Justin's parents. And no, I wasn't aware that K was wrapping my extremely poofy skirt all the way around her body.

And with my Dad. What we were so concerned about?

Oh, just this child, who was having a mini-tantrum because she did NOT want to take anymore pictures. She's a sweetheart, that one. No really, she is. Most of the time.

E's first Easter! Just hanging out with Grampa.

Papa and Gma with their grandson.

Then back inside for Easter baskets.

A with her princess band-aids. That might seem like a silly present, but the girls LOVES her band-aids and we're always running out because she loves them so much.

After a delicious dinner, we all went outside to watch the girls find some eggs.

Both of the grandmas watching...

Heeeeey there, handsome!

My attempt at getting a picture of the girls with their baskets. An egg fell out of K's and by the time she'd retrieved it, A was off to something else. So this will have to do. (At this point in life, I figure if they're both in the picture, it's good.)

I love her curls!

The three men in my life... my dad, my husband, and my son.

Finding the candy and stickers in their eggs.

And you can tell by the look in her eyes that naptime had come and gone.

And then? We went home, the girls took a late nap while Justin and his dad went back to church. The end. (It was a good Easter. Very very good.)