We had a wonderful 3-day Easter weekend. Chris' mom, sisters, and nephew were able to come to our house for the weekend, which was really nice. We had a full house, but it was fun.
After grilling some hamburgers for dinner, we made a visit to the Parker's house (long time friends of Chris' family that live really close to us). There was cornhole and roasting marshmellows over a fire for smores. It was a beautiful night to spend outside and catch up with the Parker's!
Saturday morning consisted of Chris running 13 miles, me running 12, and some yummy breakfast casserole (made by Chris). Chris and I were both glad we were able to finish our runs before the rain came! Then around noon we piled in the car to run some errands. We found Chris some new work boots, found some pretty good deals at Old Navy, and picked up some last minute things for Easter lunch on Sunday. Since it was a rainy day, we just spent the day inside. Everyone besides me and Dominik played a game of Mexican train dominoes while I finished some things for church and watched. (Max and Maggie took the opportunity to lay down.) Then we ate lasagna while we watched the start of the Butler/Michigan St. final four game. We watched basketball until it was time for bed!
Sunday brought a beautiful day to celebrate Easter! It was kind of a crazy morning at church since both Chris and I had responsibilities that morning. The worship was pretty awesome - all upbeat songs celebrating Jesus' resurrection! We made it home to have Easter lunch. We got to invite a couple from our small group (John and Stacie) since they don't have any family nearby. So we got to have lunch with our family and friends! Our lunch consisted of honey-glazed ham, green bean casserole, cheesy hashbrown casserole, and rolls. It was also a good excuse to get out our china (since we've only used it once or twice before). And I can't forget to mention the wonderful carrot cake that Stacie made. It was so delicious! I'm not sure I've ever been crazy about carrot cake, but she made me like it. It had raisins inside and the icing was so good with nuts on the outside. Even though she told us it was her first time making it, we knew it would still be good...and we were right :)
After lunch, it was time for the egg hunt! This was really only for Dominik. Kaitlyn did it with him, so he wasn't alone. Chris and John hid the eggs in the backyard. There weren't too many hiding places. It was ironic that one of the last eggs to be found was hidden in some of our taller grass! I think everyone had a good time both watching and participating. 'Grandma' even gave the dogs an Easter treat during the egg hunt :)
Thanks again to Chris' family for spending the weekend with us! And thanks to John and Stacie for celebrating Easter with us too! We hope you had a chance to celebrate Easter with your friends and family too.
