Easter Overload

Whew, Easter & the events leading up to it were so fun. A thousand pictures later, and there is something (new?) that we have discovered: Kosty is un-photogenic. Holy moly, as you will see, that is no exaggeration. We tell him to "say cheese" which obviously doesn't work, he tilts his head up, scrunches his face and does buck teeth, all at the click of the camera. You would think we would learn, but no, it happens over and over and over again. Just wait. The other choice is head down & a picture of the top of his head, not sure which is better. Oh, and getting a decent picture of the two of them is also impossible. Consider this picture a sign of what's to come... (Brayden is so tired of posing forever while Kosty looks away, so I guess he got smart & decided to take him into his own hands!)

First up: Easter Pageant. We were slightly hesitant to go due to a looong day & fighting crowds & trying to get a good seat on a Friday night. We decided to go based on the fact that I knew otherwise my kids would strictly connect Easter with bunnies & egg hunts.I am really glad we did. We had terrible seats, but Brayden was really into it & asked me a bazillion questions throughout. He was particularly concerned with the Crucifixion scene & wanted to be reassured that the actor who was playing Jesus, was not really getting whipped & nailed. When they mentioned Jesus healed the sick, Brayden said, "He healed the 10 lepers, and only one said thanks." I was grateful for the opportunity to answer his questions though & I could tell that after seeing it, he understands more about our Plan and the sacrifice Jesus made for us all. It always makes me so happy to see ALL kinds of people, members & non-members alike that come out to watch the Pageant. I know that there are a million other things that they could be doing instead. There were no protesters this year either, which was nice! Oh, afterwards the little Shepard boys brought out the baby lambs for us to pet. They were SO adorable, only 1 week old. The kids LOVED that part! After it was over, Kosty said, "we saw Jesus!"

Next up: Easter Egg Hunt #1
Our Primary had an Egg Hunt at the park.








(failed picture attempt #3-thanks Kosty!)



Next up: Easter Egg Hunt #2
Across the street there was another Easter celebration at the school there. This one had bounce houses, food, face painting, and pictures with the Bunny. It was VERY warm & we *sweated a lot. (*that can't be a word, but its the only one that makes sense at this moment.)











.. AND he sticks his fingers in his mouth when he gets nervous, which also makes for a superb photo!

for the love kid, can't you just SMILE?

Then he goes from eyes closed to one eye open! an improvement?




After the fancy face paintings were complete, we went home to dye Easter Eggs... Brayden was not so thrilled that Kosty decided to inhale 4 of his beautifully decorated eggs...

Then came Easter Sunday. After church, we went over to Grandma & Grandpa's house & then Nana & Pappy's for another Egg Hunt and dinner...

my little sis & my big sis

my ADORABLE niece, Libby. I LOVE this picture of her!

THE END. I hope everyone had a Happy Easter!