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Elijah's 2nd Birthday & Easter

Our sweet Elijah had his second birthday party on Saturday. I cannot believe he is 2 already! He had his birthday at MyGym and all the kids had an absolute blast! Of course Eli was precious! Enjoy the pictures!







I was so bad on Easter not taking any pictures. We had such a busy day on Saturday with our community Easter egg hunt, Elijah birthday party, and dinner for the Bullard's party that I was wiped when I was awakened at 7am by our wonderful little 2 year old wake-up call. Scott and I were still in bed and I told Jack that the Easter bunny left him something by the fireplace. So, he went and got his basket and opened it in bed with us. Lol!
We did, however, make it to church for an INCREDIBLE service! I am not big on Easter Sunday services because I feel like sometimes they are too much of a "show" or there is just way too much pressure to have the right message. This year was different. The title of the service was "Beautiful" and oh my goodness gracious, it was! I am not sure if it was just the pregnancy hormones in me or not, but I either had the goose bumps or tears in my eyes the entire time! And, Jackson came out of his class able to tell me about the gift Jesus gave him! Incredible!
After church, we headed to the Bullard's house for an Easter egg hunt and a very yummy lunch! The boys had a blast and we enjoyed some good company and great food! We got home and all crashed for a little over an hour and then headed to our next adventure. My sister-in-law, Cari, had us all over for Easter dinner. It was SO nice to see the Fish Family (minus Kristen and the kids....sniff) and watch Jackson play with his cousins! He could not stop talking about them on the way home. He fell in love with Casey and Keith's ADORABLE puppy carrying her around everywhere. I think he was trying to sneak her into our car without anyone looking! We got home around 9ish and all crashed! I think we are all still a little tired today. But, we had an awesome Easter celebrating the resurrection with some pretty special people!
Jack & Gavin patiently waiting to start their Easter egg hunt.

Elijah with his egg he found. He loved shaking it!

Jackson searching for eggs.

The boys with their loot.

"Hey, what do you got in there?" Elijah stealing some eggs from his brother! Gotta love it!
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Becca said…
The boys look so cute and like they had a good time.
April 13, 2009 at 3:46 PM
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