Easter.

well, this was the best picture i got of the kids in their easter outfits.  and no, cole did not wear crocs to church but that is what he wanted to wear when we went outside to take pictures.  and it probably would have been better to get picture of the kids in their nice clothes before they slept in them.....oh well.

elise showing us how big she is.

we did small easter baskets for the kids this year with just a little candy for cole and a new train and some little baby fruit snacks for the girls.  most the the girls' easter eggs were empty and they were perfectly happy to play with them and throw easter grass all over the house. 

and doesn't everyone wear their christmas pajamas on easter morning???

my mom is in town and brenner's mom and brother also came over for an easter egg hunt in the backyard.

cole pretending to be patient while his sisters picked up a few eggs. 

brenner found online a video about the resurrection circa 1988 that cole loves to watch.  we all sat down (or stood) and ended easter day by watching it together.

easter was really fun this year, especially since cole really got what it was about this year and has been obsessed with reading about jesus dying on the cross every single day for the last month.  it is amazing how much he remembers and takes in at this young little age.  his sunday school teachers told us yesterday at church that he led the class discussion on the easter story.  we were so proud of his desire to talk about and share about the resurrection with his friends.  

i am continuing to try to be disciplined in taking time each day to thank Jesus for what he did for me on the cross.