Easter 2009

I assume we spent Easter with my parents in 2000. Since then, we have been on our own. It's just not as fun to color, hide, and find eggs without a group. Not to mention making a big dinner for just us. Every year I've invited friends over and every year we're told the same thing. Everyone is spending Easter with family. As they should. So this year I started in about January hinting to my brother and sister-in-law (Courtney and Paige) that they should invite us for Easter this year. I'm not sure hint is the right word. I think my exact words were "you should invite us to your house for Easter this year." It's their year to have the kids so (I hope) they were happy to oblige. So, off we went to Boise, where the sun shone all weekend. An Easter first for us. This was Devin's weekend to be with his dad so he didn't go but he was fine with that. There really aren't any cousins for him in Boise, or anywhere else.


I don't know how people get cute pictures of their kids hunting for eggs. I guess you have to do it when they are little. Siri and Riley never stopped running. Alex found quite a few eggs too.

Then the kids all colored the real eggs.

Even the big kids, Rob and Uncle Bryan. Kathy was in Texas this weekend. Her birthday is coming up so Bryan treated her to a trip to see Caitlin, Jared, and Cole. We missed her but we loved having Bryan around. He also stayed up late with us playing games and joined us for dinner after church on Sunday.

My girls and me after church. Aren't they sweet?

Daddy and his girls.

We had a fantastic time. With Kirstin moving to Boise soon with her family, we have already let her know that she is hosting next year. I could get used to this.