Happy Easter!

Easter was a little different this year- it was the first time that we didn't go anywhere for the holiday.  It was really strange actually having to host dinner (even though it was just the four of us) and make sure that the Easter Bunny didn't forget anything.  In all though I think we did pretty good.  Ty and Ryan woke up and really didn't have a clue.  When Ty finally figured out that he was supposed to look for his Easter basket- it was almost time for church.  But Ty and Ryan did get a chance to put on their very cool new sunglasses.  

After church we went out back to see if we could find the Easter eggs hidden around the backyard.  Ty thought it was a lot of fun... though he had to have a couple of hints since the Easter Bunny thought he was being clever and hid the eggs a little too well.  Ryan was just happy to be outside... though the grass still freaks him out a little bit.  

We tried to make dinner a more formal affair.  By formal, I mean a table cloth and placemats.  But I really worked hard on dinner.  I had to call my grandma to get explicit directions on how to make some of her signature dishes.  And her instructions must have been good because the funeral potatoes, fruit salad and yams with apples turned out really good!  I think all of us had second helpings of everything... even Ryan!  

It was also an interesting holiday because for once- I wasn't excited to really talk about why we have the holiday.  I know that we celebrate it because Christ was resurrected... but I really didn't want to tell Ty the entire story.  The mother hen in me wanted to gloss over some of the more gruesome parts of the story.  But when we finally sat down to talk about it, Ty did really well and we focused on the resurrection as much as we could.  I know it sound stupid, but this part of being a parent never really crossed my mind as I sat dreaming about my baby (long before Iwas ever pregnant).  Anyway- it was a good Easter and I'm glad we had a chance to try it out on our own!