Easter Sunday

What an odd experience. This was the first time that Tanner and I have attended an Easter Sunday Service at a mainstream church. As we pulled into the parking lot, there were parking attendants and areas sectioned off for guests. Tanner looked at me and said, "They're not seriously expecting THAT many extra people to show up, are they?"

Our church has three services. Most of them have about 300 people attend and the parking lot is big enough to handle all of that. Today, we drove round and round the church looking for a parking space. We concluded that maybe it was because we were early. We were wrong. We ended up parking near the freeway and walking to the church.

When we walked into the narthex, I wondered if perhaps the first service had just let out. It hadn't. We were standing in line for the second service. They had added 10 extra rows of chairs to the auditorium, and still there was only standing room available. We managed to squeeze into a pew. I guess all the sermons about not being a holiday Christians are actually pertinent.

The girls wore their Easter dresses today. The twirled and whirled their way into and out of church. Little spots of glowing color amid all the pastels and pinks.

We came home, and I donned an apron. The night before I had made cupcakes so that Kate could celebrate. The girls frosted and decorated to their hearts content while I got the ham in the oven, the potatos peeled, veggies cooked and finished filling the Easter eggs. Then Tanner and I went outside and hid the eggs all over the yard.

I love watching the girls dart from bush to tree to grassy knoll. I love the excited squeals from Reagan and the triumphant shouts from Kate. I love watching Georgie gaze in rapt wonder at the single egg she managed to find. I love her voice when she holds it up and says, "tany! tany!"

We had a frustrating Easter lunch though. Apparently, ham, mashed potatos, stuffing, corn, bread and green beans are "gross!" I caught myself saying, "there are starving children in Africa..." We finally managed to get some nutrition down them by telling them no chocolate bunnies until they ate their green beans.

Other than that, we had a great day. A nice little holiday in our busy lives.