Easter 2013

We have decorated Easter eggs before with Reese, but this was the first year she was definitely into it and could take part fully in the activity.  John is happy to report that there were no major spills, in large part because he was constantly monitoring all potential threats.

Fortunately, Reese and Callie paid little attention to their father hovering over every move and simply had fun coloring the eggs with crayons and then dipping them into the various dyes.  Sarah, who was not deemed a spill threat, had greater leeway to decorate at will.

The final product of our egg-dyeing session was pretty impressive.  We would like to draw your attention to the three or four sparkle-infused eggs.  Callie was most proud of these decorating wonders. However, we think we will continue to find sparkles on the dining room floor for years to come.

But it is a small price to pay for the beauty those sparkles provide.  Also, note that we only lost three eggs during the whole process.  We were much better at eating our finished product this year and didn't waste any of the eggs.  However, there is a limit to how many egg salad sandwiches any family can consume in a short period of time.

This year the Easter bunny was extremely generous.  One could even say that the Easter bunny is setting some standards that might be difficult to maintain over the years.  It is possible that the Easter bunny might need to slow down just a bit.  But the girls were very excited about the chairs, although there was a bit of confusion on Callie's part when we had to exchange one of the chairs that had a broken strap.  Callie had not realized that the Easter bunny also shopped at Dick's Sporting Goods.  

Although this may sound a bit cliche or obvious, one of the most enjoyable and meaningful parts of our Easter Sunday is going to church and spending time with close friends.  These four girls to the left have spent a lot of time with each other over the past several years, and they have a blast when they are together.  We feel so lucky that Callie and Reese have Claire and Ella to look up to.

Of course, Easter also means getting together with the Chrismans.  This year represented a big change, however, because Sharon and Chris were in the midst of a big kitchen renovation.  That meant that Easter lunch took place at our house. Before you get too impressed with our hosting abilities, Sharon and Chris still provided the bulk of the food.  We just provided a kitchen with working appliances...and the salad.

What's also nice about having the Chrismans over is that they can take a good family photo of us.  This is a pretty good one, if we must say so ourselves.

Callie and Reese were very pleased with their Easter dresses and were more than willing to put up with their mother requesting numerous photos.  They were all smiles for quite some time.  And it really is a good picture of the two of them.