***Easter***

*** Finally, I'm publishing some old posts. We were waiting on the other pics from our FL trip, so these are not the best of the best- but they will do ***

Easter morning we woke up and prepared for our egg hunt.
Gramm and the neighbor, Susan (Ava's mom- remember Ava? She is 5 months older than Madison. They love playing together) planned and gathered treats for this huge hunt for weeks.
Madison started her day by helping Uncle Matt snap green beans for the afternoon's special meal.
Mommy and Gramm made the rest of dinner, then it was time to hunt eggs.
Uncle Matt was still in town for Easter and Uncle Daniel and Aunt Abby came over for the special hunt.

Everyone donned their ears and we were ready.
Madison and Ava were so cute in their little sundresses.
Whenever one of them spotted an egg they picked it up and gave it to the other.
In a few years I'm sure it will be me, me, me...the sharing was nice.

Kennedy took turns hanging out with Uncle Matt, then Gramm.

Madison and Ava searched Gramm and Pop's yard,

then went thru the new gate to Ava's yard and found some more.
When all the plastic eggs were found the girls sat on a blanket to exchange and divy up the goods.

When all the necklaces, candy rings, toys, crayons and other goodies were seperated, the girls parted their ways.
We all put on our special Easter dresses and headed to the church where Mommy grew up, St Cloud Presbyterian.

Our church at home is very big and the girls each have their own nursery/Sunday school room (infant-walking, walking-2yrs, 2yr, 3yr...you get the idea). We get a pager when we drop Kennedy off at home and they page us if she gets really upset and wants Mommy...only happened once so far. She was a hungry girl.
Mommy had a feeling she would not be happy in the little nursery room at church, so I went back to check on them right before service started. As I expected, she woke up from her short nap (she fell asleep in the car on the way there so we carried her in her infant seat).
Just before the sermon the pastor called the children up for a special message. Mommy noted Madison walked in with the other nursery kids, but no Kennedy...
I went to check on her only to have a special helper meet me in the hall on the way there to tell me she'd been screaming for quite a while.
She just wanted Mommy. I scooped her up and she was fine.
She joined all of us in the sanctuary just in time for the singing of the Hallelujah Chorus and visit with her Great Grandpa Lackey. She loved it.

After church we went back to Gramm's to play with their special Fisher Price Easter toys and all the great treats so many wonderful people gave them.

Aunt Nancy gave them each baskets and fishy plates, Aunt Darlene gave them each a Mickey/Minnie plush doll with their baskets (she was so good- the dolls matched their dresses!) Of course the Easter Bunny himself delivered all kinds of goodies for these very blessed (and a little spoiled) girls!

Aunt Nancy, Aunt Betty, Miss Meaghan, and Uncle Daniel's special friends from UGA joined us for an awesome Easter dinner.