He is Risen!

He is Risen Indeed!!!

This year's Easter Celebrations included egg dying, farm animals, pony rides, hay rides, egg hunts, Grandma Linda, pedicures, and swimming.  Yes...swimming! 

Savannah loved doing the "primary colors" experiment first

Waiting 5 minutes per round wasn't easy, but she loved fishing the colored eggs out!

We have some friends who own a ranch here in town and they throw an Easter party every year.  This year they included a petting zoo and pony rides in addition to the traditional hay rides and egg hunts!

Caleb petting a baby pig

Savannah combing a goat's tail

I had to hold on to Caleb extra tight because the animals excited him!

Trying to tempt the goats to eat from our hand.

Bunny rabbit!

The kids got to put pony tail holders on the pony...get it?!!!

Caleb's first pony ride!

Future Rodeo Princess!

Smitten Daddy

"Look Mommy!  I'm tall like Daddy!"

Caleb's first hay ride

Selfie on the hay ride

Another hay ride selfie

The camera just doesn't do justice to the view

llaaaaaaaaaammmmaaaaas!!!

First egg hunt of the weekend.

Already scoping out her next egg....

It's a good thing I didn't give her a bigger basket

Daddy helping her open her eggs

Chowing down on CANDY!

Grandma Linda came down for the weekend baring her usual load of gifts and pleasantries.  She treated Savannah and I to pedicures!!!  Matt was sick most of the weekend so it was extra nice to have Grandma around.

A wagon full of presents and Savannah was most excited about the Peeps

Grandma brought the kids a little table!  They love it!

Grandma Linda does the BEST pedicures!

And....she's off!

Not yet two-and-a-half and she's got this egg hunt perfected!

The Easter bunny hid Savvy's dyed eggs and mini money eggs

Savannah and her loot

The last egg

Savannah and Grandma Linda

Counting and eating her loot

Caleb in his new fancy clothes

The kids NOT cooperating for a cute photo

Savvy being a bit too "helpful" to her brother

The best I could get at the end of a very long photo shoot

This brings us up to about 10am Easter Sunday.  Phew.  No wonder it has taken me a full week to tackle this blog entry!  After church we had a bunch of friends over for Easter ham...and somehow everyone but me ended up in the pool.  The green pool.  So gross.  So embarrassing.  But so fun!!!  We stayed up until almost midnight playing games and eating.  Hmmm...no wonder I've been exhausted this week.

Uncovering the pool to discover the green

Savvy in her skibbies (before I got smart and dug out her suit)

Enjoying the "Hot" tub

Yup, Matt got pushed in

My little water baby

Hunk a Chunk surrounded by the ladies!

 A special thanks to our Lord Jesus Christ, who was Crucified some 2000+ years ago and rose to life three days later...all to save a sinner like you and me.