A Peek Into Our Easter Fun

I almost couldn't wait until today to let you know that Lily actually hunted for Easter eggs!  About 4 of them to be exact!  She would pick up an egg, sit down on the grass, and open it up to get the treat inside.  Then she would stand up and move on to another egg.  

Of course, she wasn't really motivated by the eggs themselves.  It was the three Skittles that she knew would be inside thanks to our practice hunting session at home.

But that doesn't matter one bit.  Really, no kids are that excited about the cheap plastic eggs but the goodies that are inside.

And Lily loves her some Skittles so it was just the right "bribe" to get her to pick up the eggs.

It was so much fun watching her finally catch on and enjoy an Easter tradition.

Thought you might like to see some pictures of how we spent our afternoon.  After church, we headed over to Ryan's parents' house.

This is the Rush Family dressed in our Easter best.  This is the image I would like to always portray to the world - a wholesome, All-American family.

But at the risk of showing all of you a less than attractive photo of myself, this is a more realistic picture of our family.  Lily's head checking me in a not so gentle fashion and from the look on her face, she's enjoying it.

This is what we ate - enchiladas, corn and black beans, rice, and salad.  Not your traditional Easter lunch but perfect for Texas.  It was delicioso and while this photo is not my actual plate, my portion was no less dainty than this one.

Here's Lily hunting for Skittles Easter eggs!  

And here she is enjoying the fruits of her labor.

Ryan's sister, Holly, her husband, Wayne and their son, Morgan came down from Dallas to spend Easter weekend with us.

Here's Morgan hunting for eggs.

And here's Reagan looking like she totally dominated over the preschoolers in the egg hunt.  She's really just holding Lily Bird's basket.

Looking for all those eggs is sweaty work so cooling off in the sprinkler was the next activity.

Love this picture of the two cousins!

Lily's idea of the perfect way to end the afternoon?  Kicking back on the porch in a bathing suit and gardening boots with a couple youtube videos on the iPad.

It was a great Easter!