Easter Fun!

We've had so much fun celebrating Easter this year! I love being a part time stay at home mommy so that I have time to do lots of fun and memorable things with my boys around the holidays! Here are some pics of our Easter activities leading up to the big day!

Nolan and I worked on a top secret project for Grandma & Grandpa & Auntie!

He carefully stuffed a lot of Easter eggs! 48 to be exact!

Each egg included candy and/or a little note!

Do you know my Kerri? If you don't...you should! She is super fun! And super good at stealthy jobs! We sent her our eggs...

And she went on a mission...

Mission Accomplished!

The Johnson family was EGGED! They had a fun treat to wake up to in the morning...hunting the eggs all over their yard and opening them up to read the fun messages and take out the yummy candy! What a neat way to celebrate Easter with them from afar!

We were also egged in a slightly different way...by the Sloothaak Family!

They sent us this cool package!

The box was FULL of candy stuffed eggs and these most awesome talking egg toys!

When you turn them on they say fun things like, "You-Who, Over here!" You hide the eggs and then the kids have to follow the sounds to be able to find where they are hiding. When you find it you can crack it open and there is a cute little animal inside that says, "You found me!" We have played with them for hours! Thanks Trey & Rowie!

We also made Easter M&M oatmeal cookies last week!

And Nolan helped me make Easter treats for his friends!

What a sweet helper boy!

Our finished product...Peeps for some of his favorite "Peeps"!

Then we put together a tasty treat for Oma & Opa...

The World's Best Eggs for the World's Best Oma & Opa!

(And by the way, I found a lot of cute Easter printables to help with these projects here: eighteen 25!)

And finally, Nolan and Heath got a fun Easter package in the mail from Grandma & Grandpa...

So excited to open the box and find...

this hopping, singing, and dancing bunny! And boy does he LOVE this bunny! He has the song memorized and presses the button to turn it on constantly! We even hear it go off in the middle of the night! He also got the Charlie Brown Easter DVD and some gummies too!

Wow! And all that even before Easter Sunday!

Oh to be a kid again! The joy in his eyes and smile on his face as we do little projects or get gifts or participate in traditions is just so amazing! But what I love most of all is knowing that every night when we say his prayers before bed, we say, "Thank you Jesus for dying on the cross to save us from our sins and for rising from the dead so that we can live with you in heaven forever! And thank you Jesus for the white bird (the dove from Noah's Ark) and for riding on the donkey (Palm Sunday)." Love that kid!