Happy Easter! Did you know today is a holiday? It is actually one of my favorite holidays and this one did not disappoint! We are so fortunate to have such wonderful families and this Easter weekend was packed with lots of stuff to do.
Yesterday evening was really fun- Daddy, Tenley, Grandma Carol, and I (and you!) went to see the Easter Bunny. We can't wait until you are outside of my tummy next year and can sit on his lap. Maybe you will do a little better with that than your sister did. She was not thrilled with the Easter Bunny, so Mommy had to hold her and the Easter Bunny had to sneak into the picture. See?
After the Easter Bunny ordeal, Tenley rode the carousel at the mall (another fun thing you will get to do soon!) and we went to Portillo's for dinner. It was a very fun night and we were all tired out when we got home.
This morning started out nice and early- I got up around 7 so that I could get ready for church before Tenley woke up. When I went out to the kitchen, I saw that the Easter Bunny had visited us and left us all of these wonderful surprises- even YOU had an Easter basket!
Tenley finally woke up around 8 and I made her get totally ready for church and eat breakfast before looking through her Easter baskets. When she was finally able to look, she found lots of candy, some new outfits, and some new toys. Your Easter basket had a brand new book and some fun new outfits for when you are born this summer. I think Grandma Cindy might have helped the Easter Bunny shop...they did a great job! What made looking through baskets even better was that we were able to FaceTime with Grandma Cindy at the same time- she is in Arizona on vacation this week but wanted to see Tenley open her basket. We also got to talk to Grandpa Rand when we got up, and it was nice to hear from both of them since we couldn't see them today.
After opening Easter baskets it was time to go to church. We went to St. Paul's at 9:30 because our church was starting too late to attend. It was so nice to go to church and talk about the meaning of Easter. Once the service was done, we headed to Teibel's for lunch with the Terry family. It was so special to spend time with everyone and we had a great time. After lunch, we had an Easter egg hunt in the yard outside the restaurant which was pretty much the highlight of Tenley's life. Next year you will be able to hunt Easter eggs, too! Here are some pictures from our Easter celebration:
Tenley, Grandpa Jeff, and Casey before lunch
Grandpa Jeff hanging out with Tenley before lunch came
Hunting Easter eggs
"I wonder what's in this one?"
Tenley and Aunt Julie picking up jelly beans
All of the cousins
Silly Daddy
What a fun day!
You are now 29 weeks, 1 day along and we are getting to the homestretch of your time in my tummy. Although I didn't get a traditional belly picture of us today, we did take a family Easter picture and my Easter dress definitely showed you off! We can't wait to have your sweet little face in our Easter picture next year. We love you so much, Bean, and are very thankful on this Easter that you are with us and continuing to grow nice and strong. We have a busy week coming up so I'm not sure when I will get a chance to write again, but I will definitely be talking to you soon. I love you so much- Happy Easter!
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