Happy Easter!

We had a wonderful Easter weekend.  Saturday, we were invited to a big Easter Egg Hunt, and Eli did well considering he didn't really know what to do.  Matt and I tried to get him to practice that morning.  We'd hide eggs, and Eli would go back to the same place looking for it over and over.  Putting it in his basket was a bit more challenging to get him to do.  When it came time for the real deal, he found a few, but preferred to shake them (jellybeans make a great rattle!)  And even when he got the eggs open, he didn't bother to put the jellybeans in his mouth.  He puts everything else in his mouth, so I can't figure out why he didn't attempt to eat them.  I guess I shouldn't question it, right?

  

       Eli and his first treasure of the hunt!                       Eli loved opening and closing the eggs.

And on Easter morning, Eli woke up and was pleasantly surprised by his basket of goodies that included an awesome new sand toy (that has already provided much entertainment...withOUT sand!) and other fun treats.  We filled up his eggs from the hunt on Saturday with some of his honey graham bunnies.  He shook the eggs and made quick work of digging out the bunnies.  These, he didn't hesitate to toss into his mouth and enjoy.  Too cute!  

We had a yummy breakfast with the family and just relaxed until church.  Note to self: going to Easter mass at 6 pm was nowhere near as crowded as the morning services.  Eli gussied up for church.  He didn't want to hold still for a picture, so here is one I snapped when he fell while trying to get away.  

Hope everyone had a wonderful and blessed day.  Alleluia!