Easter 2013

In preparation for Easter, we decided to spread out the tarp and dye some Easter eggs.  I'm embarrassed to say, that I never knew WHY we dyed eggs for Easter and learned all about it at Easter Mass this year... learn something new every day, right?? In short, the tradition started when Simon helped carry Jesus's cross and dropped eggs along the flowered path. The spring flowers changed the eggs to beautiful pastel colors, hence the colorful egg dyes! Anyway... back to the eggs...

Carefully dipping... look at those nice clean hands...

And tasting... he quickly learned that colored vinegar is not very appetizing.

Daddy had to show us how it's done

Look at all of those pretty eggs (and ignore the smashed casualty in front of Riley)

Tip: Notice the dyed hands? I thought they would be nasty for days, but I scrubbed them with Dawn dish soap and baking soda and it came right off!!

 Easter morning was very exciting because the Easter Bunny came to our house!!

 

He brought Riley one of his favorite things in the whole wide world, a firetruck!! 

(However, he pronounces the "t" in "truck" with an "F" and it sounds like a very bad word... this gift may help us practice!)

 

The Easter Bunny also hid lots of eggs around the house, and Riley found every single one of them!

 We got cleaned up and headed to meet my family at church.  I'm sad to say that this is the ONLY PICTURE I took of Riley all spiffy in his 3 piece suit, and I neglected to take any pictures the rest of the day.  We were busy with my family and were lucky enough to have our friends the Wollack's in town from Michigan. We spent most of the day poolside and dined on a delicious deli platter for lunch and beef tenderloin for dinner.  Happy Easter to all of our Friends & Family!!