The sun is always shining on Easter.

Isn’t is funny how that always happens? I don’t remember the last Easter that wasn’t sunny and beautiful, despite what the weather had been like the days leading up to it. I don’t think that’s a coincidence.

Our Easter holiday was as pleasant as could be. Especially with my mom here to share it with. The day started off very well with the kids’ baskets “hidden” for them to find. They thought it was the best day of their lives, and found out quickly what was in those plastic eggs. I snagged a few of the prizes for our church bag while they were distracted with jelly beans, and bunny shaped marshmallows.

The Easter Bunny left some baskets to Mom, KC and I too. The kids just thought they each got two baskets.

We managed to get a semi-decent family picture. Our expectations are pretty low when it comes to group shots, so we consider this a success. And look, mom even made it in the picture!

Church went well. Ruby insisted on carrying a basket with a lamb in it, and their new green ball all morning, and actually wanted to wear the little hat I got for her mostly as a dress-up. I love all my sweeties in their Sunday Best. 

We came home and made a pretty traditional meal of ham, rolls, potatoes, deviled eggs, “the Green” (a jello dish that is a Graham family tradition), and roasted asparagus. I usually branch out from the norm, but it was fun to have all the tried-and-trues again. And it was all too delicious to worry about portion control. Of course I couldn’t make only one dessert, but instead made three: Berry Shortcake, Chocolate Chip Cookie Pie, and Birds Nest Macaroons. I was hurting after trying everything, but it was worth it.

The fun continued as we gave dyeing eggs a try for the first time! I knew it would be a mess, so we dressed the kids in bright clothes, and took this activity outside. They had a blast. Yes, there were colors splashing everywhere, but that was all part of the fun. We had some pretty good-lookin’ eggs.

And then the hunt began. They quickly realized how to play, and never wanted to stop! It ended too quickly with the few hard boiled eggs we colored, so we brought out all the plastic eggs (which we emptied), and kept hiding them. I think they would’ve been happy to hunt all day long.

It was a wonderful day, and we didn’t let it pass without telling the kids about Jesus, and how much we love him, and how much he loves us. This is definitely a favorite day of mine each year.