On Saturday, we had our 3rd Annual Easter Egg Hunt and BBQ. The weather was perfect, the food was good, and the kids had a blast.

Raine and Carter hunting eggs. (Those poor bushes all got fried during the record heat last summer. We were hoping they would come back, but as you can see, they are gone. So sad.)

Raine showing off her basket.

Boston, Elyse, Raine, Carter, and Cade playing duck-duck-goose. Boston was trying so hard to organize a bunch of games with the kids, but kept getting frustrated. He was the oldest one there by about two years and the rest of the kids just didn’t get it. It was funny to watch.

They finally settled on hide-and-go-seek and that seemed to work well.

Although everyone kept hiding together in the bushes so the finding part wasn’t too difficult! Carter was always the last one to the hiding spot so he would just stand between the bushes since there wasn’t any room left behind them.

On Easter morning we all woke up and eagerly went hunting for Easter baskets.

Raine liked the chocolate.

Carter liked the ball that lit up when you bounced it.

We dyed Easter eggs and then ate them for breakfast.

After breakfast we took all of the foam Easter egg crafts that Raine has been making — about 30 in all — and decorated the house of a sister in our ward. Raine loves to make crafts for this lady and she loves receiving them so they have a great relationship!

Blowing bubbles while Carter napped.

Raine in her Easter dress.

After dinner, the kids had some “Daddy jungle-gym” time. Here is Carter “Daddy-surfing.”

We had a wonderful Easter weekend. Carter is finally old enough to get excited about finding eggs. And Raine is finally old enough to understand what Easter is really about. Grandma’s passing in February made it a little more understandable for her because she now sees why it is such a blessing that we will be resurrected and see our family members again.