Even though I knew it was on the way, Easter snuck up on me this year. I have to say though, it was one of the very best Easter holidays that we have celebrated.

I hard-boiled three dozen eggs for the kiddos.

It has become our family tradition to color the Easter eggs on Easter-eve (as Thade calls it). The kids have an awesome time, and we make a big mess in the kitchen. Once the eggs are finished, we set out a carrot for the Easter bunny, and then the kids are off to bed. This year they wanted to go to bed extra early, so they could get up way too early on Easter morning.

I don’t think they slept four hours, and they were all up before 6:00 a.m.

The boys were so excited!

Agnes had fun looking for Easter eggs all around the house. Her brothers were sweet and helped her out too.

Once their baskets were all full, they picked out a few pieces of candy, and watched the movie Hop for the seventh time.

I got to work in the kitchen. I was planning an Easter dinner for the family. I wanted to have as much done as I could, so I could spend some time with our guests. The family arrived in the afternoon, and we all had a fantastic time.

It was one awesome Easter!