Easter 2012

We had a great Easter. I was able to be off from work on Easter and go to church with Kylie. Joe unfortunately had to work. Our Easter weekend started Friday night. Kylie helped Joe and I dye eggs. She had a great time and was very proud of her eggs.

On Saturday morning we headed up to church to help decorate with Easter lilies. After helping decorate we went to the Resurrection Celebration and Egg hunt. Thankfully my mom stayed with me and helped. Kylie did crafts, went to music, had a lesson, and then got to hunt for eggs. She had a blast. After the egg hunt we released balloons with a special message for whoever found them. Kylie then had practice for the songs her class (2 year olds) and the Kindergarten class were going to sing on Sunday. She didn't really want to practice. She just sat there for most of the time. Who could blame her? She had already had a long morning and you can't expect a 2 year old to want to participate after that. After practice we headed to my Grandma and PaPa's house. My mom and I helped my grandma, aunt, and cousin dye eggs (about 3 dozen). Kylie ran around and played with my aunt's dog, Roxie. We then headed to Wal-Mart to get stuff for broccoli salad that we were taking to lunch on Sunday. The rest of the day was spent napping a little and playing.

Sunday morning Kylie and I got up and went to church. After the service we waited until it was time for her to sing. I dropped her off with her Sunday school class and went to the Family Center to wait for her program to start. She walked in with her class and got up on stage. She stood up when the first song started, but sat down about a minute into it. She didn't stand up again after that. She spent the program covering her eyes and showing everyone her shoes. She didn't sing, but she stayed up there and didn't cry. That is an accomplishment. Maybe next year she will actually sing. She knows the songs and sings them in the car. I guess she got a little stage fright. After church we headed home and Kylie took a short nap. We then headed to my mom's and rode with her to my godmother's house. We had a great time with my family. We had fun just hanging out and eating. We had a great lunch and a little dessert. We then watched my cousins play wiffle ball. Kylie had a blast just running around and being crazy. Then it was time for the egg hunt. I helped "hide" the eggs, then we let the kids go. Kylie stayed in one area and picked up a few eggs. She was more interested in seeing what was inside of each egg before putting it in her basket. My brother helped her out and by the end of the hunt, her basket was full. After the kid's hunt, it was time for the adult egg hunt. My godmother had the kids hide the eggs for the adults. We counted down and the adults took off faster than the kids had. Everyone raced around picking up eggs. We then counted up our findings and however many eggs we had, we received that many scratch off lotto tickets! I found four. I scratched all of my tickets and won two dollars. We had a great time with the family. I love when my entire family gets together. There is always great food and fun times.
We headed home about 4. When we got home Kylie was out. She was ready for a nap. I took a little nap in my chair while Joe enjoyed his plate I had made him at lunch. After our naps, we headed to my aunt and uncle's house. They had planned on having a bonfire and roast hot dogs, but the weather had another idea. We ate inside and just had fun hanging out and talking. We headed home around 9 and gave KJ a bath. Then it was time for bed. We were all exhausted.

Ready to hunt eggs at church