Happy Easter!

We had a very low key Easter morning! We enjoyed a beautiful Easter service on Saturday evening, then came home to watch KU in the Final Four (they lost), so we stayed up super late! The boys slept in quite late, so when they finally rolled out of bed, we headed downstairs to see what the Mama Bunny brought! I told them this year the Easter Bunny wasn't coming- he was going to someone else's house who has never had a visit from the Easter Bunny. They were excited to see how I "did" Easter baskets! They came downstairs to check out their baskets and said, "WOAH!"

They each got a new swimsuit, socks, and flip flops. A few candy items, gum, dollar bills, rubber robots, pool toys, slime, and Hatchimal eggs.

The Mimi Bunny also came too :)

I hid 32 eggs + 14 Hatchimal eggs, so they had quite the hunt ahead of them!! It took them quite a while to find everything, and they said, "This was the best egg hunt EVER!!!"

They each had a dozen Hatchimal eggs to hatch- they love those things!!!

The rest of the day was spent watching The Bible on Netflix, cleaning the Lego room (and I cleaned my closet) and they finished the evening watching Harry Potter. It was such a nice relaxing day, just soaking in the goodness that comes with knowing that Jesus is alive and risen! I can't imagine a day without having that truth running through my veins!! 

It even makes snow on April 1st bearable....

LEGO Easter Story

The boys have done the LEGO Easter story the past few years, but this year, they outdid themselves!!! I loved seeing what they thought were important details to add into their story. They truly get the whole meaning of Easter and I love that!! I took a 7 minute video of them telling their story! Such good stuff!

This is the Garden of Gethsemane. Jesus is praying and the disciples are sleeping. 

Here is the Last Supper. Jesus is standing in the back. He's got his chalice of wine and a loaf of bread.

This is Judas after he betrayed Jesus. 

This is when Jesus was sentenced to death by Pilate. Just below Pilate is a Roman guard, and standing behind him is Jesus and Barabbas.The high priests are there on the left. The group of people on the right where shouting, "Crucify him! Crucify him!"

This is the crucifixion scene. The guards are casting lots for his garments, and Mary, Mary, and John were at the feet of Jesus. The little red pieces are the blood dripping from the crosses. Jesus also has his inscription at the top of his cross. Seriously- no detail overlooked! Oh, there are also a bunch of skeleton bones scattered around because Golgotha means "place of the skull."

And here is the tomb where Mary and Mary went to visit Jesus' tomb and saw the stone rolled away and the angel told them, "He is not here, He has risen!"

Time to Color Eggs

I had everything set up on the table as soon as they walked in the door from school and they said, "YAY!!!!! We get to color eggs today!!!" I love their holiday excitement still!!! I got the deluxe coloring pack, so they had 9 colors to choose from- plus I got the little stamps that we used last year since they loved using those to add their details. Goodness, these boys spent a lot of time on their 7 eggs they each had. I couldn't believe how detailed they got with each egg!!! Each one was a masterpiece!!

Easter Egg Snack Hunt

We've done an Easter Egg food hunt since 2012 and this year, it almost slipped past me! We are SO busy these days, dinner at home is always rushed! Plus, the amount of food these boys eat doesn't exactly fit into 12 little easter eggs. So I did the next best thing- I had their after school snack hidden and ready to find as soon as they got home from school!!!

And they're off!!!!!

I definitely didn't win any prizes on the nutritional value of this snack, but they fact that we got to do it scored me big points in the boys books!! I will ALWAYS do these things as long as they continue to ask. I love that they still love a good holiday tradition!!!!

Morse Easter Egg Hunt

It might have been a VERY chilly morning for an Easter Egg Hunt, but that definitely didn't stop these kiddos from hunting with all their might!! I love our neighborhood and all the kids it brings!! Such a great community! It took them all of 2 minutes to fill their baskets FULL of eggs!!! They opened them up, took out the goodies, and dumped the eggs back in the bin to use again next year!! Then it was time for the very cold bike ride back home!!

Easter Lego Story

A few years ago, the boys made the Easter Story out of Legos and they thought it would be fun to make one this year. They also did a "live action" video as they told the story. It was so cute! I love their understanding of the story and all the little details they don't overlook.  Like all the guards are the stormtroopers ;-)  Not pictured is the giant curtain since I took these pictures after their live action movie and the curtain was, of course, broken. 

This was the scene of the crucifixion, and the guards casting lots for Jesus' garments as the townspeople look on.

This is where Judas hangs himself. See- no detail overlooked. 

 This is Pontius Pilate talking to the high priests.

This is the angel at the tomb (and the guards passed out) telling the two women that Jesus is not here, He has risen!

Happy Easter!

We had a wonderful Easter! We celebrated at church on Saturday evening and the boys wore collared shirts AND non-athletic shorts!! It was an Easter miracle!!! And even our church encouraged Levi and I to take a church selfie before service! I'm glad we did too!

 Sunday morning, we did our usual egg hunt. There were LOTS of eggs to find this year and the Easter Bunny did not go easy on those boys!  They literally had to hunt for them!! 

 We spent the day rejoicing in the miracle of the Resurrection. The boys each told us the Easter story in their own words and then we finished the night by watching the Easter episode of The Bible. We praise the Lord everyday for sending His Son for us!

Easter Egg Lunch Hunt

One of our very favorite traditions that the boys ask for as soon as a hint of spring is in the air: Easter Egg Lunch Hunt!! It's getting harder too with school and nightly schedules, but its a must to squeeze it in!! This year, it became a dinner hunt because lunch at home is a rarity!! Now, their egg plates wind up being an appetizer for their real meals because they eat so much more! But the tradition remains the same!! Find as many eggs as you can, sort them out later! 

This picture of my boys makes me laugh- Wyatt wearing full clothing head to toe, and Grant hardly wearing anything. Sounds about right in this house!! I'm pretty sure it was COLD this day!!!

Love these special memories made with my fellas!!!

Time to Color Eggs!

I'm pretty sure we could color a dozen dozen eggs throughout the course of the Easter season. We just LOVE coloring eggs! This year, we got our usual set of dye, but I also found a fun paint/stamp set to use as well. There was a lot of creative coloring going down on those eggs! Grant liked experimenting and found a way to almost have a "tie-dye" look to them. They all turned out so pretty, it was hard to crack into them to eat!