Happy Easter!!!

We have had a wonderful Easter!!!! We started the morning at 6 am with Maddie wanting to know if the Easter Bunny had come:) So, we all got up and headed to the kitchen-sure enough he had!! I didn't really take pictures of their baskets, because it ended up being ridiculous how much they received. I have posted this before, but every year I say I am going to tone it down, and every year I end up going overboard. When I got everything set up last night and called Kevin into the kitchen, he kinda got mad. He wanted to know what happened to the basket filled with a little bit of candy....I'm not sure. I am sure that is what we will do next year:) So, in short, they did get a sandbox for the backyard, Turner got a Handy Mandy Tool set, and Maddie got the soccer outfits for her bitsy twins. We will just leave it at that!

So they go running in the kitchen and are super excited. They start throwing stuff out of their baskets and are thrilled that the Easter bunny ate his carrots. After playing for a little bit, we grab the Easter baskets and start their hunt for eggs. Maddie runs around the backyard like a madwoman scooping up eggs and Turner grabs some here and there. They are so different!! Maddie noticed the sandbox first and was thrilled. That thing is going to get some use this summer-we just gotta get some sand!

Once the hunt is over, we go inside and beg for candy while everyone gets ready for church. We had a great service at Ellendale today!! Some of our good friends joined the church after having visited for a few years. It was the perfect day to do it!! After church we headed to Mimi and Boo Boo's for lunch with Megs and Bubba. The kids had a few Easter treats waiting on them there and then we had one last egg hunt. Maddie and Turner both got some "dollars" and couldn't believe it. It was great food, company, and fun!!

We came home and planted our little vegetable garden for the summer. (this was another goody the Easter bunny left). Maddie was a big help and Turner hung out in the playhouse trying to stay cool. We then played a few rounds of kickball and decided to call it a day when you could see more dirt than skin!!! Turner skipped naptime today and both kids were in bed by 7!

So....we had a great day, the Easter bunny came, we hung out with family, and we were able to share with the kids what Jesus did for us so that we can go to Heaven one day! No matter what-when we start talking about Jesus, Turner starts singing Jesus Loves Me. Pretty appropriate for today!!