Monday, March 30, 2015

Easter Party with the Lightens and an Easter surprise

Each year, Geoff and Jill have a big Easter Egg Hunt.

Two ingredients make this party so grand.  

Cousins and LOTS of candy-filled eggs!  Plus a couple of "gold and silver" eggs which win you money and prizes.

Even the big grandkids are into it.  Here is a little photo story of how the infamous hunt went this year.

Here is the eggs, all prepped and ready to be hunted in "the forest" behind grandma's house.



Waiting to begin is the hardest part for the kiddos.  They have to find different ways to entertain themselves while everyone arrives.











Here is the first wave of cousins getting their instructions and getting ready to head out.







Some of the kids waited around too long to start hunting...you snooze you lose right? :)





Pickle found a coveted golden money egg.  She was pretty please by that. 






Abby got the most coveted egg of them all...one of the prize eggs!!  She could hardly contain her excitement!

After the big hunt and the kids mouths were full with candy, we played this video to capture the true spirit of Easter at this fun event.

Hannah, our recently returned missionary introduced the video and shared her testimony of the gospel of Jesus Christ.  She is one incredible girl!  We all adore her.  All those youngers sure look up to her as well.






It was a super fun night!  After everyone left I decided to go ahead and get the pictures edited and posted since I was scheduled to be induced with Eliza two days after.

Good thing I did because about an hour after I shared the pictures on Facebook and went to sleep, my water broke and we were on a mad dash to the hospital to meet our little Liza!


She was the best little Easter gift ever.  Nothing like a newborn to turn your thoughts right where they should be on Easter.  The Savior and eternity.

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