Happy Easter!

Traditions are so great! Everyone should have a few. One of our little traditions is the Easter Egg hunt, in our house, on Sunday morning. Yeah, I know it is every one's "little" tradition. But even still...... It's a tradition. Ansel has been asking when Easter was going to come, everyday, for about two weeks. Exhausting, I tell you. After all the anticipation, it sure is over in a flash. It took them all of 10 minutes to find all the eggs. And yet, as Calder put it.... "This was the best Easter Ever!!" It takes so little to impress a 7 year old!
(But, I think that he was just flattering his mom! He is REALLY good at that! My favorite flattery that Calder offers up is the oft repeated "Mom, look at that beautiful sunset! It looks like you painted it!" Yes, it gets me every time! He is so darn cute!)
The Severson Boys in their Easter Sunday attire, after a good, fast and furious hunt for Easter Eggs! They are all donning their new "Easter" ties. Girls get pretty dresses......boys get ties..and tie tacks. But that's okay since most boys could care less about what goes on their body. If it covers up and is comfortable, then it is perfect, no matter the condition, color, or style.

Here is the tradish:

First of all the boys wake up to Easter baskets filled with little gifts.....
or not so little as in KK's case.

Most of of them are things like the new Easter ties, Sunday games, Easter books, or Sunday books, etc. But I did throw in a Poke'mon figure for each boy as a surprise.

The boys.... inspecting their Easter baskets:

KK loved his Easter Lamb

Calder loved KK's Easter lamb:

Levi was REALLY surprised that his gift was a much anticipated Book that he has been eagerly awaiting. Mom got major brownie points for that one!

Getting right down to business:
(this book hasn't left his side since Sunday- in fact I think that he is almost done with it)

KK being his cute self.

Later, after the boys are all dressed in their Sunday best, the Easter Bunny pays a visit and the hunt is on!

Here is Joe, passing out the Baskets for the hunt!

The boys running down from their hiding place:

Getting their baskets:

KK finds the first egg:

The basket is as big as he is!

WE could only convince him to find a few eggs, then he just sat and opened them and ate the candy inside.

Ansel! The big day finally came! He was so excited for the hunt.

Calder liked finding the unique eggs. He would pass up plain ones, not wanting to waste time on them.

Isn't he so cute in his missionary tie?!


It is funny that no matter how hard you try to make it fair, the oldest always ends up with the most and the youngest with the least. But at least, in my case, they didn't care. Especially KK, he would have been happy with just one!

Yay! Now all of the "Candy" holidays are over! It will be a good long while until Halloween starts the whole process over again!!!!