Celebrating Easter

Sunrise Service at Weirs Beach was absolutely gorgeous this past Easter Sunday.  The day could not have been more perfect.  I cannot remember an Easter Sunrise Service where I did not have to wear my warmest coat and mittens!  I have been attending a sunrise service for as far back as I have memories.  My favorites include the time my youth group reenacted the death and resurrection of Christ and playing "Christ the Lord is Risen Today" on my (very cold) trumpet.

This is how my Easter Sunday 2010 began...

It was a warm and beautiful morning.  I didn't even feel badly about having to work all day!

More beauty greeted me upon my arrival home.

The kids were pretty excited about their Easter baskets.

I shopped locally, and even bought NH made chocolates.  

I mean, the Easter Bunny shopped locally and bought NH

made chocolates!

The kids were not as excited about breakfast.

My Mom made some delicious stratas, but it looked

weird to the kids, so they turned their noses up at it.  

Especially Evelyn :)

We had an Easter egg hunt before I had to leave for work.  

The kids had a whole lot of fun.

My Mom (I mean the Easter Bunny) marked all the eggs

with everyone's names to make sure they all got even amounts.

Whenever Olivia found one of Cameron or Evelyn's she would

yell for them or run over and put it in their basket.  Cameron 

was a big helper to the little kids.

At 9:10 a.m. it was time for me to go to work.  I set

my camera on auto mode for the first time ever and

put it in the capable hands of my hubby.  There were other

instructions, but they were ignored.  Oh well!

Here are some of my favorite moments that I missed:

Olivia showing off her dainty side!

Mmmmm, chocolate!

Being his second hunt of the day, Cameron was pretty good at it

from what I hear.  Damien took a bunch of photos of Cam not 

quite able to reach the egg on the door.  Then, a light bulb went on

and he hit the door with his hand to shake the egg loose.

Kindergarden screening is going to have nothing on him!

Getting them all to smile and look at the camera at the same

time is getting harder and harder, but I like these shots better anyway!

Close up!  Look at those beautiful brown eyes on Cole!

We can always count on bubbles in the Sevin family Easter Baskets!

And we were so blessed to have beautiful weather this weekend, perfect

for bubble making.

Work wasn't so bad.  I missed being with my family, but I was with

my work family.  My fantastic, wonderful work family!  We shared

food and laughter, helped each other, and took care of other families.

I even went into the bathroom to help a fellow Mommy remove

a tick from her little boy's head.  I waited on my parents, brothers, SIL

and niece.  I waited on my former boss from 9-1-1.  

I had a wonderful, happy, love-filled Easter!  

Up from the grave He arose, 

with a mighty triumph o'er his foes!

Hallelujah!  Christ arose!