Easter

We headed down to Pinehurst for Easter, so the kids got to dye Easter eggs! We tried to encourage Hannah and Landon to just use stickers, which worked for a while, but then they both decided using the dye was way more fun. Needless to say, egg dying abruptly ended at that point (when dye went everywhere)! :)

 Uncle Kevin was unfortunately not there because he was in Africa for work. He is always the one who leads the egg dying activity because he loves it himself! The kids of course asked about him a hundred times, so we thought we'd let him know we were all thinking about him!

Our extended family from Ohio and Charlotte, NC always come for Easter too, which is so much fun! The boys got special Easter gifts from them, and this was a huge hit!

Our cousin Michelle, and my two sisters are (were) all pregnant, so of course we had to get a picture. Due from left to right: July 19, June 5 and May 5 (although her little one made her appearance 3 weeks early)! Stay tuned to meet our new niece!

 I made a vegan chocolate cake for dessert the night before Easter, so Landon was beyond excited! This is definitely a special treat for him, and one he doesn't get too often.

On Easter morning, the kids woke up super excited to see what the Easter Bunny brought them. It is a tradition in our family that the Easter baskets are always hidden, so they had a great time searching for them. They each got to find 4! Several days prior  I heard Grady strategizing with Landon where they should go first to look for their baskets. And of course the first place they all went was.....Popeye's closet! For some reason this is their favorite place to play. Poor Popeye has to pick up his clothes about ten times a day when they visit though!

A special Hello Kitty umbrella from the Easter Bunny!

This is the one thing Landon asked for from the Easter Bunny - a big Jessie from Toy Story.

After finding and opening Easter baskets, we headed over to the Pinehurst Hotel for the Easter egg hunt before going to church. Grady loved the Easter Bunny, and as you can see went right in for a huge hug! It's amazing what a couple of years will do.... Grady was always nervous in situations like this, but recently he has become much more confident, which is great to see!

Landon was a different story...

This egg hunt is for the 5 and under crowd, so the "hidden" eggs were really just laying all over the grass.

Me and my pregnant sisters. :)

Mimi, Popeye and the grandkids (3 and counting!)!

A picture of most of the family.....minus Ma, Michelle, Justin and Kevin.

As always, we had a great time! It's so nice that everyone still makes it a priority to get together twice a year (Easter and Thanksgiving). My aunt, uncle and cousin from Ohio could only stay in NC for a couple days due to my cousin's college schedule, but they still made the trip! All in all, a great Easter!