On Saturday we attended the annual family Easter party at my cousin's house. The girls had a fun time and we were exhausted by the end of the party chasing after them.
When they first arrived at the party they were very excited to see their Papa.
I handed out buckets for the girls to collect eggs during their hunt. Amelia had another idea on how to use it. Maybe she was the smart one since it was starting to sprinkle outside.
Allison did a great job with the egg hunt. She collected a lot of eggs.
When Amelia found her first egg, she was content with the piece of candy that was inside. She could have cared less about all the other eggs that were around her. I finally talked her into finding some more eggs.
It is a tradition to have a pinata at most of our family events. It didn't take long for Amelia to figure out how to hit it. Since she is the youngest out of all the cousins she got first dibs at it. Everyone was shocked (and the kids were disappointed) when she broke it open. Ha, Ha, just kidding, even after a good beating on it by the older kids, that thing never broke open. The adults had to pull it apart to get the candy out.
Allison was very focused on coloring her eggs. Thanks to my cousin
JoAnn, who had a spare dozen eggs since we forgot ours at home.
Overall it was a great party. Thanks to my cousin for planning it. We had a wonderful time.
After they checked out their baskets they searched for eggs. Amelia could have cared less about the egg hunt. She was happy with the candy that was inside the first one she found. Allison had a ball finding the eggs and with a little help from Mom, found them all - even the ones that the Easter Bunny hid in hard-to-find places.
After the egg hunt we got the girls dressed up for church. Brian's parents and sister came along with us. It was a beautiful service. I love the music on Easter Sunday. At the end of the service, the choir and anyone else in the congregation that would like to join, sang Handel's Hallelujah Chorus. I love listening to the choir sing that song, it gives me chills. I pulled the kids out of nursery early so they could listen to the song with us. 
These family photos were taken after church. You can tell that the day's activities were catching up with Allison.
The girls had fun twirling in their dresses until they were dizzy.
After we put Allison and Amelia to bed, the adults had lunch. We had grilled salmon, roasted veggies, baked potatoes, and bread. When the girls woke up we had dessert and then the girls colored the Easter eggs we forgot to bring to the party yesterday. Amelia had more fun trying to eat the dye rather than coloring the eggs. 
