Early Easter!!

For the record, I pretty much do nothing for Easter every year.  Mostly because my MIL knocks Easter out of the park and there is nothing I could ever do to compare!  I wanted to get my kids new Easter clothes for church, but every time I put a blazer or sweater vest on Benson I got the look of death, so I decided against it.  Seriously that kid hates shopping.  Anyhoo-generally we don't celebrate until later in the year because it is so blasted freezing in Cache Valley, but Amy and Ryan were here having sweet Baby Oliver sealed to their family (super awesome), so we actually celebrated Easter pretty dang close to Easter!  Haha.  I can't think of a better way to remember the Savior than to attend the temple and watch a baby be sealed to his parents.  What a blessing it was to be there.

 Carol (Keith's mom) sets up three hunts.  One for the walking babies, one for the kiddos and one for the adults.  I swear we are generally the only ones with walking babies, but this year there was three (almost four)!  Leo got to go first.  He was pretty timid at first and just pointed at the eggs for me to go and get them for him.

 He caught on pretty quickly.  And yes, my arms are seriously that long.

 Oh that little Leo is just the cutest, I swear.  He learned a new word that weekend, "treat."  The whole car ride home he went, "Mamamamam, treat!"  It was super cute and super annoying at the same time.

 The other kids were so very patient while they watching the babes' gather their eggs.  

 These pictures are out of order, but I don't care.  That night all of us adults decided we wanted to go to the Hunger Games.  I actually quite liked it.  My husband got the brilliant idea to sneak in Chinese food.  It smelled amazing in there.  My husband, he is quite the piece of work, I tell ya.

 Oops, out of order again.  Sweet Cole fell asleep on Keith.  He wasn't feeling very well.  And Keith can never visit his mom's house without taking a 4 hour long nap, I'm not sure why.

 Back to the hunt, Keith's mom gives all of us a list with the eggs and toys we are supposed to pick up.  We still have to help our kiddos because they can't read yet.  I love that all the kids get equal amounts and it isn't a "Hunger Games" Easter hunt.  

 The first year they did the hunt, this little guy was in my belly.  I can't believe we have now done it six times!

 For the record, no one beats Cousin Isaac.  He is the best cousin in the whole entire world.  I ask his parents if I can have him on a regular basis.  He is now a teenager, so I may just get my wish.

 It is true that I have a reputation for getting the biggest prize every year.  Pretty much everyone is jeal of my mad hunting skills.  This year I didn't get the biggest prize, but I got second.  $50.00 ya'll! Oh how I love the Easter Egg Hunt!  And check out my $3.00 sunglasses.

 Check out that bag of loot.  Now do you see why I don't do anything for Easter?  I am such a lame mom I guess.  Maybe next year, I will buy the blazers and vests.