New Kent & Easter!

One of the biggest perks of making Busch Gardens our mini spring break destination was getting to visit one of our favorite families, the Miles family! I'm not sure which was more fun- the amusement park, or time with Steve & Mava! Steve is my mom's cousin and we are so grateful to not live too far from them!

They are the most gracious and thoughtful hosts and fed us well Friday evening and Saturday morning. They even surprised the kiddos with the perfect egg hunt Saturday morning, followed by rides on Belle, the pony (complete with bunny ears!), and the little John Deere, which Ollie especially loved! It really was such a treat to spend time with them and the girls just adore their college-aged daughter, Madie, who came home for the visit and so patiently and sweetly humored them both. They have the coolest farm house that is so fun to explore, we always love our visits with them.

Here are pics from the Miles' home in New Kent, VA!

Going backwards a little bit for some more Easter activities!

A little egg hunt at Lilee's school.

Local event with egg hunt, Easter Bunny, and lots of other fun activities!

Obligatory egg dyeing!

Easter morning!

Little egg hunt along our pathway with the neighbors.

He really had the hang of it by now!

And since Easter fell on April Fool's Day this year, Steve, of course, had to have some fun with the eggs...

He filled a number of them with ketchup packets and Lilee thought it was hysterical!

Enjoying the Easter goodies from Nana & Pop-Pop!

Delicious dinner at The Carlyle.

Despite all the lighthearted fun, we continue to enjoy finding ways that even "secular" Easter activities like egg hunts, the Easter Bunny, and egg dyeing can be symbols to point us to the real meaning of Easter in Christ's resurrection. And that is what we are most grateful for each Easter season!