Berger Family: Easter 2015

Tuesday, April 7, 2015

Easter 2015

Easter was a busy day, as it is every year, but also fun, which it seems to be every year as well. We start the day getting out the door and off to church to "see grandma work". Sam made it as far as the children's sermon before she asked to go play in the playroom (nursery) which was filled with older kids so it was nice to not have to sit in there with her so she wasn't alone. Audrey used every distraction we could think of, and between mom, dad, sister, Uncle Matt, Grandma Kaye, and Papa Eric she lasted the entire time, not always happy, but she made it through the whole service. She tried to sing during songs and would shout out something and then put her finger to her own mouth and "shhhh" herself. Goofball.

After church we headed to Kaye's family side for our annual egg hunt and dinner. We've been doing egg hunts since I first joined the family 20 years ago, and I was the youngest of the kids. We've continued them wherever we are even as only adults. It's a blast, no hold, all out fun. This year we had almost 300 items in my aunts yard. The kids got a quick one minute head start and then off we went. We (I) managed to clean up and Sam and Audrey (and Josh and myself) are set with candy until Halloween. Then the traditional trade for favorite candies with the cousins before settling in for food and watching the rain move in and pour just as the girls all came in from blowing bubbles in the yard. It was nice to have some family in town from Idaho. I wish they lived here, those girls are great with our girls and would babysit in a heartbeat! We had 23 people, from age 4 weeks to... older and were only missing 4 people out of town.

All in all a fun day, we avoided the rain at all the right times and even managed a mostly dry drive home which was nice from Troutdale. I still however hate holiday's on Sundays. Made for a quick turnaround to work Monday morning.