Ok seriously - Grace was the cutest thing while we dyed Easter Eggs. She was so serious about it. I knew we would decorate eggs with the cousins at my moms so I only hard boiled a dozen.
"Don't bug me mom, I'm working, but I suppose I can spare a quick look at the camera, but no smile."
She also surprised me at how patiently she would wait for the egg to get dark enough. That is so unlike my unpatient daughter.
I think she's trying to dry the egg here, but then she puts it back in the dye.
Oh yeah, Max was there too. He didn't really care for the whole dye-ing thing, he preferred to drink the colorful mixture and I'm no fun at all. No drinking, mixing colors and as little of stained fingers as possible.
We always go up the Hyrum Easter Egg hunt on the Saturday before Easter. When I left Layton it had rained a bit and was cloudy, but 1/2 way through Sardine Canyon I got a lovely surprise, at least 4 inches of snow over a pure ice sheet. It was the worst drive I've ever had, and we barely made it to the hunt. But do you think they canceled it, no way! Lucky for my kids, 3 and under hunted in the pavilion this year, but all of the older kids traipsed through 4 inches of snow for their colorful bounty!
Max loved his truck so much he had to sleep with it for several nights afterwards.
We love Easter time, and this year I really struggled with trying to teach my kids why we have Easter. Christmas seems so easy, to celebrate the birth of Jesus. It's something I think they can grasp, but how do you teach the ultimate sacrifice and resurrection to a 3 & 2 year old?
She also surprised me at how patiently she would wait for the egg to get dark enough. That is so unlike my unpatient daughter.
I think she's trying to dry the egg here, but then she puts it back in the dye.
Oh yeah, Max was there too. He didn't really care for the whole dye-ing thing, he preferred to drink the colorful mixture and I'm no fun at all. No drinking, mixing colors and as little of stained fingers as possible.We always go up the Hyrum Easter Egg hunt on the Saturday before Easter. When I left Layton it had rained a bit and was cloudy, but 1/2 way through Sardine Canyon I got a lovely surprise, at least 4 inches of snow over a pure ice sheet. It was the worst drive I've ever had, and we barely made it to the hunt. But do you think they canceled it, no way! Lucky for my kids, 3 and under hunted in the pavilion this year, but all of the older kids traipsed through 4 inches of snow for their colorful bounty!Sadly, my camera battery died so you can't see Max's loot - but lets just say Grandma Kate helped Max hunt and his basket runeth over, literally.
Such a cute picture of my little sister Cassie, too bad the boy child's eyes are closed! 
Grace managed to stay warm. She even picked up a few eggs this year - and then the Easter Bunny came to our house.
Grace managed to stay warm. She even picked up a few eggs this year - and then the Easter Bunny came to our house.Max loved his truck so much he had to sleep with it for several nights afterwards.
We love Easter time, and this year I really struggled with trying to teach my kids why we have Easter. Christmas seems so easy, to celebrate the birth of Jesus. It's something I think they can grasp, but how do you teach the ultimate sacrifice and resurrection to a 3 & 2 year old?
I thought long and hard and all I came up with was we are celebrating Jesus, because he loves us more than we can know. Maybe next year we will get into some details.
5 comments:
What a Slacker You ARE! lol jk
Cute easter pic!
and I cant believe how patient Grace was! Thats almost unbelievable! lol
I think that just the way you taught them is perfect for right now! I love all the pictures of your cuties! Makes me think I need to get on the ball and get mine done!
Grace was crackin me up just looking at those pictures of her dying the eggs LOL Max looks like Patch sitting there, his eyes anyway-what a doll!! Looks like they had fun and got spoiled. I love it!
I agree. I couldn't even explain the Easter bunny. I told Kade he was gonna come and hide eggs and his Easter basket and Kade asked why would the Easter bunny do that? I sure don't know. :0)
THey are getting so big!! Oh I cant wait to be close and see you and them more!!! They are so cute!!
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