The boys are pretty excited about the fact that we've had Easter with the Ludlows for THREE years in a row now! This probably happens because Easter coincides with our Spring Breaks, and the Ludlows keep planning trips in the same places where we happen to be. :)
This year, they took a trip to Nauvoo and St. Louis, and they were able to swing up our way for Easter weekend. Boy, it's fun to have cousins around!
On Friday, they got here just in time to meet us for Blue Man Group and a visit to Giordano's for dinner. The kids then had a blast playing together that night.
If you have been inside our house, you can try to imagine this many people (plus me and Kara) hanging out and sleeping in our house for a weekend. It was an adventure! Luckily the kids love sleeping in sleeping bags, so we packed 'em in wherever we could fit them.
The Easter Bunny came on Saturday morning, and we enjoyed a little egg hunt in the yard.
Unfortunately, the squirrels enjoyed the egg hunt before we did. They tore open at least 6 eggs and most likely stole a few more. Kind of makes my skin crawl.
The Easter Bunny neglected to warn me that he hid Lucy's basket in the oven. This is what happened when I tried to preheat the oven for muffins!
It was kinda sorta warm enough for flying kites on the beach.
I was freezing, but the kids seemed pretty happy to play! It was good to get out and have some room to run and play.
Lucy was absolutely obsessed with Archer, and she was a sweet little caretaker for him.
On Saturday night, Nate and Jessica babysat all the kids while the adults went out to dinner. It was super fun for us to hang out with Kara and Dave, and then come back and spend a long time talking about their new house plans and everything else!
On Easter Sunday, the Ludlows joined us for church and a quick dinner before they had to get on the road for their big drive home to Virginia. If you look closely, you can see the three big boys sadly watching the fun come to an end.
And then they all decided to come out to the car to say goodbye.
'Bye, Ludlows!
They came and left so quickly; it was hard to believe the fun was over...
