Easter 2012

Matthew, Melissa, and Isaac made paper mache eggs this year.

It was a sticky, gooey, glorious mess. Isaac was deposited straight to the tub when finished.  Matthew and Isaac decided to turn their eggs into pinatas (boys!), but Melissa opted to do the traditional Easter scene inside the egg.

Here they are dying eggs.  Isaac thought this was the Best Idea Ever!

Later that evening we had our traditional Easter story egg hunt with Uncle Brian's fiancee (Aunt) Kirsti.   Mom gave that to us years ago and we love tell the story of Jesus Christ's atonement as we open each egg with the children.  Each egg has a small item representing a part of the story.  The last egg is empty, because He is not here, He is risen!  It helps to bring the focus of Easter back to Christ.  

 Easter afternoon.  

Church starts at 8:30 am, so the Easter bunny visited while we were at church.  Corinna was fascinated by the eggs and quickly figured out that there was goody inside.   She helped herself to her first taste of chocolate by pilfering foil wrapped eggs carelessly left out.  Corinna whole-heartedly approved.  She went through three chocolate-covered outfits and I had to fish foil out of her mouth.  The big kids were threatened with losing their loot if they didn't keep it up out of the hands of babyzilla!

I think Isaac had chocolate in his mouth for all of the pictures taken that afternoon.

Melissa searching for eggs.

We did not get any pictures of Matthew hunting eggs.  He was too fast.  

Later that evening we celebrated Easter together as family with Aunt Andrea, Uncle Jeremy, and Gwendolyn.  The Thomases and their two children joined us for dinner as well.  This year I tried a Texas Easter dinner with beef brisket and potatoes.  We did have the traditional hollow Easter rolls, however.  

The kids cracked confetti eggs after dinner.  Aunt Andrea was a very good sport.

 Matthew asked Chris Thomas if he'd like any particular origami.  Chris responded that he'd like an elephant balancing on a ball.  Matthew replied that he didn't know how to fold an elephant on a ball, but Chris insisted that that was what he really wanted.  Matthew thought about this for a while.  Later that evening he surprised us as an elephant balancing on a ball.  "The secret to a good elephant nose is lots and lots of tape!"

Happy Easter!