Happy Easter!

Today was Hayden's 1st Easter! We were planning on getting up @ 7:30am so the kids could see their Easter baskets & then hunt for their eggs before going to the 8:30am church service. Sadly, we didn't do that because Garyn slept terribly last night & I was up from 1am-4am with Hayden. I never figured out what he wanted last night but I was up for 3 hours with him, trying to get him back to sleep. I thought there was another church around that did an evening service tonight but I was wrong. So we're really bumbed out that we missed church!

We got up @ 9:15am & had to wake up Rya. She didn't want to get out of bed but once we told her the Easter bunny came, she perked right up & jumped out of bed. She was so excited about her Easter basket. Hayden was more interested in the fake grass than the basket itself. Rya did a great job hunting down all the eggs while Hayden finally took interest in his basket. We got them both dressed & ready to go spend the morning @ Grandma Holmes'.

We always love going to Garyn's mom's place. It's always nice to visit with his family & Rya loves playing with her cousins. The morning was relaxing. Just chit chatting & watching the kids play. Then time for more Easter baskets! I can't believe how patient Rya can be. All the kids sat in the family room waiting to be handed their baskets. Rya sat on the couch & just patiently waited. When Garyn brought it to her & told her that it was for her, her mouth dropped & her eyes sparkled! A sweet facial expression from my precious angel I'll never forget. She loved everything in her basket especially the 2 bottles of bubbles. Hayden was very interested in his!

After such a nice & relaxing Easter morning with family it was time for Easter lunch! Rya wanted to be a big girl & eat by herself @ the bar. She did great! Didn't spill anything on her dress or fall off the bar stool. We had wanted to stay for awhile longer but had to start packing up to leave. Hayden was so fussy since he missed his morning nap & poor Rya's feet were all blistered from her flat shoes. They both looked adorable though!

The rest of the day was spent @ home just relaxing & cleaning up the house. The kids enjoyed playing with their new toys. Aside from a nasty fall Hayden had, it was a great evening! Hayden had a wonderful 1st Easter & Rya had a great Easter as well!

Always thankful for this day! The day our Lord rose from the dead after dying for all of our sins so that we may have eternal life! Happy Easter, everyone!