Easter 2013

It's hard to believe that last year at Easter Mike and I were sitting on the floor of our apartment, eating off paper plates because we were moving the next day. This year was much for relaxed and enjoyable. This year we asked my family to come up to Spartanburg so I could host Easter. It was nice to be at home for a holiday for once.

One thing I really wanted to do this year was dye Easter eggs. My brother and I had only does that once before so Mike and I bought a kit so we could all do it.

 It took awhile for the tablets to dissolve so Josh entertained us by making some funny/weird faces for the camera. I don't think we have a single normal face from him. 

Mike and his finished products. That yellow one took forever but it was really pretty

We wanted to get all of the eggs the next morning but Josh wouldn't wake up to take it so we could eat them. So we just put them on the blanket and told him to smile. I actually love this picture :)

My dad even made one :) His is blue and red...hmm I wonder why? Go Fort Dorchester! 

This year for dinner we decided to have baked potatoes, rolls, carrots and of course we made a brown sugar glazed ham. It was delicious! I was a little nervous since this was my first Easter dinner but everything turned out really well.

 

Mike was the master of the ham. I was going to make it but he totally took over and did it all :) He did a great job too! We had a great time going to church, playing games and going for walks and exploring the area a little more. We also had tons of delicious desserts that I didn't get pictures of. My dad taught me how to make a homemade lemon sponge pie which was so good and I made a banana cream and oreo pie too. I think we had enough desserts that we can go a few months without anything else :)

This year we decided not to go crazy on the presents and especially on the candy. I just asked for a chocolate bunny because that it tradition and its enough for me. Mike just wanted Hershey chocolate eggs so we were happy with our treats. We also decided to continue the tradition of giving books as gifts at Easter from Mike's family. So Mike bought me the Complete Works of William Shakespeare. I know its a little weird but I love Shakespeare so it was perfect. I bought Mike the complete works of Jules Verne. He loves the genre so it was perfect for him :) It was a simple Easter but it was fun and relaxing which is just how I like holidays to be.