Easter Weekend 2009

On Saturday, Daddy and I took you guys to the Williams' annual easter egg hunt. It is always so much fun. They have a carousel, candy, ice cream, snacks, live bunnies, chickens and ducks (that you can take home with you) and the big egg hunt. The egg hunt is divided into age groups so that the younger children can hunt easy to find eggs and the older children can have more of a challenge. We let Ally Brynn pick up a few in her area before the actual hunt began and then took Ayden to the big hunt in his area. It was so funny to see all the kids racing around trying to find the GOLDEN egg. Ayden you were even under the Williams' shrubs! There were lots of your friends there like Carley Walling, Lydia and Ansley Riley, Brent, Kaitlyn and Ava Ulmer, Seth Tyson, Carson Cary and Hunter Summers. Ally Brynn, you really surprised us when you went over to the live bunny area, climbed in and wanted to hold a real bunny. After that, you jumped in the duck pen and grabbed one of them up. You were so brave! Ayden, you didn't want to hold either of them but did give them each a little petting. While we were waiting on the egg hunt to begin, I saw the easter bunny coming our way. Ayden you saw him but Ally Brynn, you didn't at first. When you turned around and that easter bunny was right behind you, you let out the most blood curttling scream I have ever heard and jumped in my arms! You wanted NOTHING to do with it and said "I no like that easter bunny!" Ayden went right over and posed for his picture. We had so much fun and can't wait until next year's hunt. We think Ally Brynn might not be so scared of the easter bunny next year.
On Easter sunday, Ayden was the first to arise. He ran into the den rummaged through his basket and then ran back to our room to tell us the easter bunny had come and what he had gotten. I don't think I half heard what he said due to being in a deep sleep. I woke up about a hour later to discover that Ayden had put his new movie the easter bunny had given him into the DVD player, was watching the movie and had eaten HALF of the easter candy that was in his basket! We had to wake Ally Brynn up in order to have breakfast and get to church on time! We joined Mimi, Mama Jackie and John David at First Baptist for the Easter service and then headed off to Reevesville for lunch at Aunt Shirley's and Uncle Mike's. After eating a delicious meal, we had an easter egg hunt with the kids. It was a beautiful day and just like the hymn reads, "this is the day that the Lord hath made, let us rejoice and be glad in it."