Easter Fun!

What a great time we had as a family for Easter this year!

Our festivities began on Good Friday with Ryan smoking ribs and pork for the Sevedge family Easter lunch on Sunday. He tried out 3 different options for the ribs... all of which were amazing! We're calling his new spin on the ribs "Johnny Trig Ribs" after the BBQ Pitmaster on TLC.

We got to spend time with the Weaver side of our family on Saturday. Brandi made ham for dinner, which was so yummy! In true Courter style, Ryan's family had enough food to feed an army. I was responsible for bringing bread. I opted for homemade bread, which was tasty, but my arms hurt on Sunday from kneading 3 loaves. After dinner, things got a bit hectic with Ryan's grandpa. He's been in and out of the hospital for pneumonia over the past few months and was just released last week. Against his better judgment, he came to Easter dinner and wound up sick and back in the hospital by Sunday morning. We all felt terrible that Grandpa felt so yucky! He's still in the hospital for now and thus far not feeling much better. We're all hoping he gets better soon.

Sunday began with church. It was our first Easter at Northland Baptist, our new church. It was a nice service, with everyone dressed so fancy! After church, we rushed home to meet the Sevedge side of our family for lunch and an Easter Egg Hunt. Before Kyle arrived at our house, we hid a dozen eggs, stuffed with goodies. As soon as he arrived, I told Kyle that the Easter Bunny had been to my house. He really enjoyed searching the living room for hidden eggs. With a little help from "Daddy-John" (as Kyle calls him) he was able to locate all of the eggs. Grandma hid her eggs outside and Kyle giggled with glee every time he spotted the brightly colored eggs spread throughout the yard. The only ounce of grumpiness we saw during the egg hunt was when Sophie (Mom's dog) found the egg first! She swiped the egg, candy and all, and went tearing through the yard! Kyle wasn't happy that the dog had found the egg first! "Mine, mine, mine!" he yelled! We had a wonderful time swinging in the hammock and singing "Happy Birthday" to everyone in the family multiple times! That has rapidly become Kyle's favorite song!

The weather was beautiful all weekend long! We very much enjoyed our time with family and look forward to the wonderful weather to have more gatherings outdoors! Looking forward to next weekend with Ryan's counsin Kyle and his girlfriend Jessica!