Easter

On Saturday, we headed to our church for the Annual Easter Egg Hunt.  This was our first year going and we went on a record breaking year.  They had around 514 kids!  :)  Before hunting for eggs they provided a short message which was really neat.  

1 Savior

2 Rescue Me

3 Nails a Cross

4 Given, Set Free

Landon was very picky about what candy he picked up.  Instead of just grabbing as much as he could he was picking and choosing his favorites.

The next morning the Easter Bunny arrived at our house and hid the kids' baskets.  

When Landon woke up he started crying as soon as he saw his baskets were missing. I told him that the Easter Bunny likes to hide them and he had to find them. 

Once he found his basket he was pretty excited!  

You can still see the tears in his eyes after he found his first basket.  

Avery even got in on the action.

Kurtis had an extremely busy weekend as he played drums at 5 different services.  We were able to see him Easter morning however, we then headed to Lincoln with my parents to enjoy Easter with the family.  Kurtis drove up later after his last service.

Lots of cousin pictures!  

Landon flying a kite with Uncle Kurt.

My Aunt and Uncle are currently hosting an exchange student from Norway.  Her parents were able to join us for Easter.  Anita (her mother) is on the left.  

Kristina (Exchange student) helping Landon with his shapes. 

Then of course Avery got LOVED on by EVERYONE!

Photo Bomb

Every year we then have an Easter egg hunt.  Cousins who are not married participate :)  Landon got a head start since he was the little one.  

He was definitely more aggressive this time around; he knew what he was doing this time.  

The fight was on to find the "GOLDEN" egg.  Kody snatched it this year!  

Each year my grandmother makes personalized eggs for the grandkids and fills them with $ for their piggy banks.  She personalizes them with pictures of our kids from the year and other pictures that represent their lives.  

Landon's of course had Ninja Turtles, Planes and pictures of him.  Avery had pictures of her and cute little animals on hers.  

Thanks Grandma and Grandpa!

This was the first holiday that our entire family was together.  Typically we are missing some of the grandkids due to celebrating with the in-laws.  Since everyone was there and healthy we decided we should take some family pictures.  

We tried to take a couple outside until is started to downpour.  

My cousins!

We definitely had a blessed Easter!  

Spring Game

Landon absolutely LOVES football and the Huskers so we thought he was finally the perfect age that we would try a football game.  I wanted him to be able to experience it first hand and we figured the spring game would be the best time in case he couldn't last the entire game.  If we had to leave we were only out $10 a ticket rather than full price.  We told him the week before that it was getting closer and he talked about it every single day.  He was sooooo excited!  We decided to head up to Lincoln the night before and do some shopping so that we didn't wear the kids out on Saturday.  We typically stay with my Aunt and Uncle but they had a house full with their exchange student and her parents from Norway.  

We ended up taking Avery to my Aunt and Uncle's house before the game and my cousin Taylor babysat her.  

At the hotel and all dressed ready to go! 

When we left my Aunt and Uncle's house Landon of course fell asleep as that is his normal nap time.  We decided to park in our usual spot to make things easier; however, a kid without a nap walking an endless amount of blocks was not such a good idea.  Kurtis and I ended up having to carry him part of the way.  His little legs were so tired.

His eyes were HUGE the entire game.  What an awesome experience to share with him.

He cheered the entire time!  People around us were giggling as it was a constant, "go, go, go" and "Go Big Red!"  

We typically sit on the South side but decided to try the North side this time for a different view of scenery.  

Then of course I had to post the picture of the cat!  Definitely something to remember from the game that made everyone laugh.  Fun part of this picture though, is that the cat belongs to my friend Rachel's brother!  :)

30th Birthday Party!

Alright, I am so far behind in life and blogging about my 30th birthday party still has yet to happen.  However, we took SO MANY pictures that I just need to sit down and filter through once I have a free moment.  Until then check out my friend Erin's post!  (Thanks Erin!)

http://runciefamily.blogspot.com/2014/04/im-30.html

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