Happy Easter!

NOTE: I am writing this on the day Ruby turned 11 months old (4/14), although I won't post it today because we still have to upload our Easter photos from the camera. I can't believe we only have 1 month and counting left of Ruby's first year of life. Time passes too quickly! 

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CHRIST IS RISEN! The Griffin family had a wonderful Easter weekend reflecting on the sacrifice Jesus paid for us--dying on the cross for our sins and conquering the grave so that we can live forever with him! We especially enjoyed watching the live-stream feed of the Mars Hill Ballard Campus services and baptisms. 347 people total were baptized on Easter Sunday! Praise Jesus! :)

Ruby also enjoyed her first Easter. We spent the weekend (and a few extra days on top of that) with Crystal's family in Maple Valley. Before we left our house, though, Ruby received her first Easter gift in the mail--a personalized Easter basket! She loved it so much it was difficult to snap a good shot of her with it. Take our word for it, the back of her basket says "Ruby" not "Rub"! :) Thanks, Grandma Sue and Poppa Smooch Monster! :) (Her cousins also got matching baskets, and their momma snapped much better photos--check out "The Stewart Family" on the right.)

We colored eggs with Kolby and Skylar, and Ruby just wanted to put all the eggs in her mouth. She almost did a not-so-magic trick when she pulled on the newspaper protecting the table from the dye! Yikes! She got to color one egg, and then it was off to bed!

Saturday we were pleasantly surprised by Nana and Papa who visited for the day from Kennewick. Ruby loved seeing them and showing off how big and smart she's gotten. That night the kids left out carrots for the Easter bunny, who left quite a generous sugar-fest for everyone. I didn't get any shots of all the baskets, but maybe that's better... no incriminating evidence of all the junk we've (I've?) ingested.

After church on Sunday we had an indoor egg hunt due to the rain. We made sure all the real eggs were located! Ruby got to open her basket after church and before her nap. She loved all the foil-wrapped candies that were for her mommy and daddy (especially the ones with money taped to the backs!). :) 

After a rainy weekend and a snowy day (!!), the sun finally popped out long enough for Ruby to try her new swing and bubble machine from Nani and Papa. At first she wasn't too sure about the bubbles, but eventually she started to squeal and enjoy them. Overall, it was a very nice long weekend with family!