Easter - Part 1

This morning I woke up more excited than the boys - today was their schools Easter egg hunt. Looking back at my childhood, I have some wonderful memories of Easter. The gathering of my grandfather's 9 siblings and the enormous family it created. After having an outdoor picnic on our family land in the country, the guys would go hide dozens and dozens of eggs across about 5 acres. The coveted prize egg is what all the older cousins looked for - since there was a 'prize' pot of anywhere from $25-$100. The one year I tried to get in that dog pile, it ended up badly for my pre-teen skinned hands and knees. One of my clearest memories of my grandfather's mom - Grandma Edna - was after the hunt was over. I was small enough to sit on her lap while she taught me to salt and eat a hard-boiled egg. It's those kind of fond memories that I want our boys to have and be able to look back on when they get older.

So today, their school had an Easter egg hunt and invited any parents that could make it. Considering my grandfather's (L&J's great-grandfather) health, I really want them to be able to spend time with him and hopefully be able to remember him and have wonderful memories of the time they spent with him. I was so happy that my grandmother and grandfather were able to come to the hunt today and help L&J learn how to find eggs and put them in the basket. Not only did my grandfather smile more than he has in a long time, it also allowed me to take pictures to remember the occasion.






Jacob was partners with Great Papa Robert











Great Grandma Dot paired up with Luke
-for being legally blind, she did an awesome job of pointing out the eggs. :)










































The below picture is my all time favorite of the day! I can tell now - he would be competition for the bigger cousins at the family egg hunt.






This time last year, Luke & Jacob were just starting to try to crawl. Just peach fuzz on their head and bottles still in their mouth.





Today, the day before they are 17 months old, we had to lower their crib mattress to the lowest setting because Luke demonstrated his limberness by putting his heel up on the crib rail to try to climb out. I love to see them grow and develop each day, but they will always be my babies.