spring festivities

We celebrated Easter with Poppy, Nana, Uncle Blair, Aunt Blip Blip, and McKinly on the Saturday before Easter. We had an egg hunt, a yummy dinner, and we got to decorate and eat homemade cookies. It was a super fun evening with family!

Right before the festivities began, Daddy & Mommy received these gorgeous flowers that were delivered to our home. They were from Oma in memory of Opa...He loved celebrating Easter, and oh how we miss him on this first Easter without him. At least we know that Opa is celebrating our Risen Savior face to face this Easter! We sure do miss Opa, though, and we love him very much! What a beautiful reminder. Thanks to Oma!

Here am I...Brady Boy...ready for my first Easter egg hunt! Don't I look super excited? :)

Me & "Sissy" all ready to go!!

And, just Averie...with her basket!

Ok...gang's all here and ready...Averie, McKinly, & me...ready to hunt from some eggs!

Daddy helped me at first...showing me where the eggs could be hidden and how to put them in my basket!

I absolutely LOVED finding the eggs and putting them in my basket...

...it was so fun!

I would even show them to Mommy or Daddy (or Poppy & Nana) as I picked one up...check out my smile! I was super excited!

More eggs to find...

...and lots of smiles to give!

Averie loved it, too.

She is really good at finding lots of eggs!

Meanwhile, I am still finding more eggs. This is so fun!

And, a picture with my Daddy & Averie. We love him so very much!

He's an awesome Daddy...and a great golf instructor! I get lessons all the time...

...and I love it!

I even get to slide with my golf club. I sure love being outside!

Well, it was time to come inside. After dinner, we were able to decorate spring shaped cookies that Mommy & Averie made from scratch. (Mommy took my shirt off so that I wouldn't get it messed up!) We each enjoyed putting our frosting on...and then putting the sprinkles/toppings of our choice on top of the frosting! Fun!

Here is McKinly...he loved the blue sprinkles!

But, for me...I liked the frosting. Mommy caught me licking it right off my plastic knife. Then, I'd look at her and say "mmm."

And, Averie...she liked it all, and she decorated a really nice butterfly shaped cookie!

After Mommy pried the knife from me, I focused on putting on sprinkles...

...and a few other toppings.

Then, it was time to eat it...

...mmm...good. This makes me smile big!

And, all this sugar made Averie have big eyes. She loved it!

What a wonderful evening with family!