Easter Festivities

The Easter season is so special because it reminds us of the reason for our hope...the death and resurrection of our Savior. He paid the price for our sins on the cross, absorbing the wrath of God that we earned for ourselves...and then rose victorious to prove that His sacrifice worked! Our Redeemer lives!

We were so excited to spend the week of Easter with Spencer's side of the family. We had a great time seeing family members that we don't get to see very much (such as Spencer's dad and brother) but missed seeing others that were out of town. Claire had loads of fun, of course.

And Hughley enjoyed watching all the fun...

Claire had her first ride on the four-wheeler...and she was hooked. After this, she wanted to ride every chance she got.


Family ride...


And of course, Gran wanted in on the action, too...

Pawpaw, Gran, and Claire...



On Friday night we had an Easter egg hunt for Claire and her cousins, Grayson, Bryson, and Garrison.



Claire caught on very quickly to the idea. She loved opening each egg as she got it to check out the "goods"...blueberries, raspberries, and blackberries! Mmmmm...

The boys were very kind to let Claire "find" the prize egg.


And here is Claire sitting with her cousin Madison, enjoying the banana that was in the prize egg!


Of course, lots of bubbles were involved during this visit...





And some quality "Gran-time"...



Claire finally got a basketball goal just her size. This was like a dream come true. She has showed a love for basketball ever since she could point, and she just had the best time finally making the goals for herself.


Claire had lots of fun with Uncle Travis, playing ball...


...and getting in the kayak!

We were so thankful for the time we got to spend with Spencer's side of the family. On Easter morning we got up and traveled to see my side of the family for a few hours. We didn't get to stay long because both Claire and her cousin Justice were not feeling well by that time, but it was great to see everyone even just for a little while.

Aunt Jeni was so happy to see her nieces, and they were happy to see her too!


Claire just loved seeing "Baby Justice."


Here is Claire giving Baby Justice a kiss...yes, it resembles a head-butt more than a kiss, but trust me, it was given with the best of intentions.


My sweet niece!


Here is our beautiful, ever-expanding family! Due to Nan's request, I will refrain from putting pictures of her on here, but of course we loved seeing Nan and Papa as well. They gave the girls the sweetest books that they recorded themselves reading. What a precious gift!