Easter Egg-stravaganza.

Literally.

This weekend has been a fun, egg-filled, blessed one. As our sweet boy grows up, and we prepare for another son, we can only thank God for sending His only son to die on a cross to save us from our sins. What a sacrifice! We are so thankful for the blessings God has bestowed upon our family, and it was a wonderful weekend to be reminded of all that we have been given. 

Easter Weekend started off with an egg hunt at Keagan's school (his first ever!) and a visit from the Easter Bunny (he really didn't care much about him, not scared, just not interested)...  Keagan didn't really know what to do during the hunt, but he figured out pretty quickly that the eggs had something in them and he wanted to know what it was before he decided to put the egg in his basket. He definitely wasn't competitive (however, Mommy had to do everything possible to just STAND BACK and not help! He got the fewest eggs of anyone at all the egg hunts he went to, except his own personal hunt). Check out the utter confusion on his face in the second picture...some might say this is a game-face, but he had no clue what was about to happen.

 Keagan cared more about "mowing" than egg-hunting. This is my kid...he does his own thing!

Friday night was our first family egg-dying. WOW. It was a mess, and it was stressful, and one of my coffee cups was sacrificed along with a pair of Keagan's socks when he spilled the orange dye. I always wondered how I'd handle it when my kid broke one of my glasses (i.e. I now don't have a complete set). Well, I handled it pretty well. I didn't cry or scream or get mad. Luckily the handle just broke, so it continues to reside on the top shelf, behind the intact mugs. And the cabinet still looks nice and put together. (Yes, I AM this OCD, and I am ok with it. I like complete sets.)  I don't know how much Keagan enjoyed this portion of our Easter weekend, he couldn't participate like HE wanted to, instead it was a constant banter of "No, Keagan, don't touch." "Careful! Don't spill it!" "Josh! Grab him!" and the list goes on...we will try again next year. 

Easter egg hunt at church on Saturday. He might be getting the hang of it. He had a good time hanging out with his buddy, EJ. These boys are so cute together, I can't wait to see how their friendship grows as they do. Funny thing is both boys know the other's house, car, etc...when we drive by EJ's house or see a car like one his mom drives, Keagan points and says, "EJ!" 

Carrying his basket like an old pro! 

Annie's first Easter egg hunt! I don't know how much she got it this year...but maybe next year! :)

 Exploring his loot...

Happy Easter!!!! Keagan is super-excited about this day. I love Easter...and I hope I pass this onto my children. There is something so redeeming and fresh about this day. Pure Joy!

Keagan lets us know how he really feels about sitting next to the bunny!

His own, personal egg-hunt...no competition, no hurrying, no stress!! And he did pretty darn good! He found all the eggs and delivered them perfectly to his basket. What a champ. Practice makes perfect.

Then he found his Easter Basket! If you can't tell, the theme is "balls"...and Keagan loves to throw balls!

After church, Stacey and Jarrett and Annie came over for Easter dinner. We thoroughly stuffed ourselves and waited for Tassie, Joey, and Joey's daughter Kourteney to come over for dessert. We stuffed ourselves again and enjoyed the company and conversation. It is so wonderful to have friends to celebrate such a wonderful day!

HAPPY EASTER!

On a "Finley Note": I have been feeling him move like crazy for quite sometime. I can now see my belly move sometimes when he gets going. Today during church and Sunday school, he got the hiccups. I had forgotten how this felt...but then it hit me that the long-running rhythmic pulses were hiccups. I hit the 23-week mark this weekend. How is this possible?!

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A gentle reminder: I am walking in the March of Dimes walk on May 5th and am raising money to fund research and programs that help moms have full-term pregnancies and babies begin healthy lives. And your donation will also be used to bring comfort and information to families with a baby in newborn intensive care (this is where I was directly touched). I sincerely hope that you will consider giving to this organization. You can support me and my team here:

http://www.marchforbabies.org/teamowens

And to see my original blog post with more information, go here.

Thank you again to those who have generously given. You have not only supported me, but you have supported babies and families that you don't even know.

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