Happy Easter

Easter has already come and gone ... but it didn't pass uncelebrated, you can be sure! On Thursday, April 1 our apartment was buzzing with excitement as 19 kids and 16 adults decorated eggs, sang songs, heard the Easter Story, made baskets then went outside to hunt for eggs and eat a dinner's worth of snacks!!! Phew... it was a blast and Hunter still recognizes "Aaaaaaleeeeeluuuuuuuuuia!!!!" as "our Easter song" when he hears it on his cd. Thank you, everyone for making it a special occasion!

You'd be surprised to know that the decorating portion went off with very minimal mess...

Prudence and Jay - working out their color schemes.

The colorful lot

Kristie & Vicky led the kids in singing a couple classic Easter songs - "Christ the Lord has risen today... Alleluia" and "Rejoice, Rejoice"... the kids got into it (more than the photo shows).

Then they told the story of Jesus' death and resurrection with the help of some really cool graphics they'd put together...

Next it was on to 'craft time' where the kids made Easter baskets with pipecleaner handles and decorated them with heaps of stickers... thanks Karen & Cynthia!

Tupe & Telesia came over to join the festivities and check out our house as a possibility for them to move to when she takes over Tony's job in June.

Conrad & Rita were pretty pleased with their baskets.

"Look up just a little higher..."

I think colored eggs are just so cool looking, don't you?!?

Lorelai's eggs looked just as dainty in the basket as she looked in her Easter dress,

but I think her sister, Eries, had the right idea skipping the egg hunt in favor of the snack table...

and Tilly enjoyed the fruits of her find!

Happy kids equal happy moms... and vice versa!!! I think we all were particularly happy to be able to celebrate such a special holiday together.