Easter is always a long day for the Kassel Family, and this year was no exception. The day began for me at 4:30 am and at 5:30 am for the rest of the Kassels. We go to Easter Sunrise Service at St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church, and it starts at 6:30 am. It’s a great service that is held outdoors weather permitting. This year proved to be a beautiful Easter morning. It was such a nice service in the Memorial Courtyard. He is risen! He is risen indeed!
After Sunrise Service, it was off to Bob Evans for our traditional Easter breakfast. The food was great as usual and we very much enjoyed breakfast. Because we had a bit of time to waste between breakfast and the Church’s Easter Egg Hunt, we headed to Shelter Gardens for a walk through the beautiful park. The kids loved every minute and we got some great pictures. We even saw a rabbit to which John exclaimed, “But he’s supposed to be at our house!”
Our little budding photographer took this picture of Andy and I. Laura is getting quite good. My new pocket camera is much easier for her to use and she truly loves taking pictures.
After an hour or so of wandering through Shelter Gardens, it was time to return to St. Andrew’s. We checked out the church construction (the expansion is looking just amazing!) and then the kids raced for the Easter Eggs. It was so fun to watch all the kids. John would exclaim, “I found one!” with each egg.
By the time all the morning festivities were complete, the Easter Bunny (Thanks Jenna!) had visited the Kassel household and we headed home. The kids immediately found their Easter baskets on the family room couch. We had to hold them back just so I could take a picture! They were quite excited with everything and tore through their baskets in about 10 seconds flat.
The Easter Bunny was extremely creative with the hidden Easter Eggs. We found them in cups, in our chandelier, on top of a lamp, on top of the rocking horse’s head, on top of our gas meter, and in many other places.
The kids had just a great time looking all over for the eggs. Upon opening the eggs, there was even more excitement. John was gasping with every egg he opened!
Laura was most excited over getting all kinds of new Lalaloopsy dolls and a carrying case.
After all the excitement of the morning, we spent a few hours relaxing in the afternoon. The kids played and Andy mowed the lawn. I did some laundry and prepared Easter dinner. The Hendersons joined us for Easter dinner, which was a lot of yummy food. By the time, the kitchen was cleaned, I was exhausted and it was early to bed for all of us. 🙂