Easter 2008

This year, Carter was very interested in collecting eggs--not the colorful variety you hide, mind you, but the sore, red bumps you get on your forehead. Two weeks ago he fell in Sunday School (on a Wednesday for Women's Bible Study, but Wednesday School sounds funny). His little head went right into a window divider in his classroom. The day before Easter, he decided that lovely mark was healing too quickly, so he dove headfirst into the patio pole in our backyard. He wanted to make sure his title as the crazy toddler stuntman of Compass Bible Church didn't get taken. Oh, well. You will notice evidence of these little spills in some of our pictures.

Eggstravaganza, on Good Friday, was a joy. Carter ran around the park with my mom and dad until he was exhausted. The Easter egg hunt was immensely fun for him this year, and he actually collected them himself, unlike last year when mommy had to compete with the toddlers taking the eggs around him. He ate cookies, donuts and chocolate until his little tummy could hold no more. He has to sneak those goodies while mommy isn't looking--I was busy face painting for two hours, festively wearing bunny ears and covering every finger and fingernail in seemingly permanent paint. I honestly was so busy, I hardly had time to look up from my station. I had fun, however, and it was great to be able to meet and greet some of the community members who visited our church event.

We attended Good Friday services on Friday night, and we collapsed after our busy day. On Saturday, we surprised Carter with his backyard "park" for his birthday (which is actually this Monday, the 24th). This was the event which prompted the head dive into the patio pole. He seems to like the climber, but this amazing heatwave in Southern California has made the plastic untouchable these past couple of days. Saturday night, we took Carter out for a birthday dinner at the Rainforest Cafe in South Coast Plaza. He was able to meet the treefrog and see all the animatronic animals along the perimeter. He had so much fun, and we ended the night with a jaunt to the Disney Store and a ride on the carousel.


Sunday, we went to first service at Compass Bible Church, which was packed! Carter looked so cute in his Easter finery. The church had a Bible times bazaar, complete with animals. This was handy since Ryan had to go pick a screaming Carter up out of the nursery in the middle of church services. He was asked to sign him out and spent the rest of the time visiting the animals and watching the older kids learn at the bazaar.

After church, we went to my parents' house for a delicious brunch. My younger sister and her family were there too, and it was fun to see the kids playing together. Carter took a two hour nap at my parents', and then we were off to Ryan's folks' house to continue the Easter celebration. We had a traditional Easter dinner and got to play with Carter's cousins. What fun!

Needless to say, it was a wonderful Easter celebrating God's sacrifice for our sins and His victory over the grave. However, we are still recovering from our "Easter tour 2008", and Carter's cold has finally taken residence in both Ryan and me. We honestly wouldn't trade it for anything, though!