Easter Sunday with the Ketchums

We spent Easter weekend with the Ketchums. Here are some highlights! Thomas had a BLAST! He absolutely loved playing outside with his big cousins. He was exhausted when we got home.

Thomas' Easter basket. The only "new" item he got was an NIrV Bible for children. Everything else was "new to him". We really haven't decided exactly how we are going to approach the Easter bunny (or Santa for that matter). I know that we want to keep the focus of these holidays on Christ, but it would be naive to completely ignore this aspect of it as he will run into it outside our home. So as Mark Driscoll says, we want to "redeem" these traditions...we just aren't sure what our method will be yet. Anyhow, he's just one, so not much explaining this year.

Checking it all out. I love his little belly poking out!

The boy cousins...Matthew, Andrew, and Joseph (Todd and Nicole's kids)

Sweet boy. He looked SO handsome in his Easter outfit. We never get to wear smocked outfits (too expensive and Daddy doesn't like them), but BOY does he wear them well when he gets the chance!!

Big smiles!

The girl cousins...Kaylea and Clara Beth (Jason and Tiffany's kids)

Riding the golf kart with Pops. This was his absolute most favorite part of the whole weekend. He kept walking over to it grunting. (The trampoline was probably a close 2nd!)

 

Refusing to hunt Easter eggs.

Talking to Pops on the golf kart.

Sneaking a snack!

This was too cute. Kaylea was sitting at the table with all her M&Ms spread out shoveling them in with both hands!

The "big" cousins watching a movie in Pops' recliner!