"Easter Time...is Here..."

Yes, the time of year when we dye eggs, hide eggs, and consume enough candy to kill three elephants has arrived once again. Zach was so excited he decided to jump off the couch with his Paper Jamz:



And he wants to run for president...hmm...more on that later...

Since we got off early Friday, I went to the YMCA where they were having an underwater egg hunt! Isn't that creative? You had to find 2,500 eggs in order to win a small bag of goodies. I think it was worth it. I didn't get there in time to see Zach but Emmy sure worked hard:


I love this shot. It's like she's caught in a whirlpool. It's hard taking a picture of something when it's underwater for a minute and above water for 5 seconds ha ha.

Sunday morning the kids woke up to find someone had hid lots of eggs around the house as well as a gift basket on the couch!:


The Muppet movie! We went and saw it this summer and we all agreed it was really good. Now we can watch it anytime we want. Plus, I hooked up our new TV to the surround speakers so now we can watch shows and movies proper. That and play Donkey Kong Country Returns. That game is maddeningly addictive but frustrating also. It's the game to hate to love to play. Zach and Emmy also got these bobbleheads that you could draw on and put stickers on and they seemed to like those

Then we went to the church service and man it was a packed house. You'd think Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez were singing a duet there or something. The choir did sing their usual rendition of "Roll That Stone Away" which, if you've never heard it, it may be on Youtube somewhere. Very chilling song but also a very moving one.

After that we went to Cari's parent's house for brunch and of course, the Easter Egg hunt! Between all 3 families there were probbaly 150 eggs out there and you can bet all of them were found:


Zach: "Ooh, look what I found!!"
Dylan: "What are those, jellybeans?"
Zach: "Nope...bath soaps that look identical to jelly beans!"
Dylan: "Hmm...probably best you don't eat them then."


Emily: "My basket broke! Can we go out and buy another one?"
Me: "Mmm...not sure if anyone is selling them this time of year."
Emily: "Really? No stores anywhere? On Easter? You sure you're not saying that cuz you don't want to go anywhere?"
Me: "Um...nope...not for that particular reason!"

Then of course came the silly string:


At least I HOPE that was silly string. If it was super glue would we really know the difference?


John: "Oh man, this may as well be water and vinegar cuz I just got douch`ed!"
Me: "Um, sure, whatever you say...that IS silly string, right?"
John: "What's silly string?"
Me: "Eewwww..."


And of course, what Easter would be complete without a nice family shot! Cari posted this on her Facebook wall and got like 30 "likes"! We even all match. Was completely unplanned.

Honestly I do not remember what I did for Easter when I was a kid. I saw a home movie where we were at Grandma's house and my sister was surprised I didn't remember going there every year. Usually I remember things like that. Very strange. All I really want is for Zach and Emmy to remember as many fun times as possible and carry that into their adulthood when it finally arrives. And man is it coming up. Even though it's years away, time has a way of just showing up and saying "Deal With Me."