We had an awesome Easter this past Sunday, filled with everything Easter should be filled with: church, friends, Starburst jelly beans, family time, little girls in dresses and hairbows, boys in "shirts with a collar", picture taking, egg hunting, and Easter baskets.
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And we managed to train Harper to shout "Jesus is alive!" when we ask her about Easter.
Please forgive my pictures. The flash on my camera only works about a third of the time, and the other two-thirds of the time I just take really bad pictures.
Aidan got a new hat that he insisted on wearing the entire day. On the band on the hat is a little gold pin in the shape of a rabbit.
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Aidan got a new hat that he insisted on wearing the entire day. On the band on the hat is a little gold pin in the shape of a rabbit.
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He asked several people at church on Sunday if they "liked his new hat with stripes and a golden bunny on it". Love that kid.
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Even when he makes faces like this for most of his pictures.
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My Dane has another loose tooth. This one's been loose for about a month.
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He's been training with Brandon (every now and then) to run a 5k next month.
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He didn't believe me when I told him that if he sneezed his face would stick this way:
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I can't get over how much older Emerson looks in this picture than she did last Easter.
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Gone is whatever was left of the sweet toddler with the baby fat, replaced by this lean little girl.
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(Sidenote: we've recently switched the kids back onto whole milk, in an effort to put a little meat on these kiddos' bones. They are all great eaters, but we still see a lot of little ribs and bony legs running around.)
One little Easter-celebrater did not want to take pictures with Mommy, so I basically had to chase her around the front yard with my camera for a few minutes.
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In what is becoming an annual Easter tradition, the kids all got beach towels and swimsuits in their baskets.
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Harper has not let this pink tu-tu swimsuit out of her sight since Sunday.
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We rounded out our Sunday with an Easter egg hunt in the backyard.
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Emerson had the honor of finding the very last egg, that no one else could find, inside this football glove.
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She was just a little proud of herself, shouting "Boo-yah!" at her brothers when she found that last egg. That's my girl :)
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Hope you and your family had a wonderful Easter weekend!
2 comments:
Great pictures-- glad Blogger is finally letting you share! Love all those sweet kiddos and their parents too! Happy Easter! :)
Love, love, love all those pictures! Great pics of everyone!
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