Easter

For Easter this year we stayed home-this rarely happens-but it did this year. Tanner had baseball games that whole weekend, plus it was Landon and I's anniversary, so we stayed in town. 

As your kids get older the way you celebrate Holidays tends to change. For one, they usually have a lot of activities you have to work around. Also, this year I noticed that things that used to be really important in the past might not be so much as they get older. The only problem is that we have our little caboose Bryce and I don't want him to miss out on things. With Easter this year this happened to be the dying of Easter Eggs. Honestly if it hadn't been for a neighbor and my sister inviting Bryce and Chloe over to decorate eggs, it most likely wouldn't have happened this year-okay it for sure wouldn't have happened especially since I boiled a dozen eggs and they were still sitting in the fridge un-colored on Easter morning. We just were so busy with work, baseball games, and our anniversary, it just wasn't going to happen. So thankful for good neighbors and family.

On Saturday my Dad and Kathy had a little Easter get together. The kids had a blast playing on the bounce house and hunting for Easter Eggs.

Sunday morning the kids got up and found their Easter Baskets and the eggs the Easter Bunny had hidden. Tanner didn't really want to get up when the other two did, so Bryce happily found his eggs for him. The kids got their normal Easter Candy-with peeps at the top of everyone's list. They got their traditional new Sunday Clothes. Tanner and Chloe also each got a pair of "Jesus" Sandals, and Bryce got a Lion Guard Movie and Action Figures. They were all happy with what they had in their baskets.

After going to church we had a nice Easter Dinner at my Grandma Marshall's house. Followed by the best dessert ever! It was called Honey Bun Cake and it was so good. I will share the recipe at the bottom of this post. She did a little Easter Egg Hunt for the kids as well.
Even though it was busy. We had lots of fun and were really glad we got to spend lots of time with our families.

HONEY BUN CAKE
1 (package yellow cake mix)
2/3 cup vegetable oil
4 eggs
1 (8 ounce) container sour cream
1 cup packed brown sugar
1/3 cup chopped pecans
2 tsp ground cinnamon

Glaze:
1 cup powdered sugar
1 TBSP milk
1 tsp vanilla

DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9x13 pan with nonstick cooking spray. In large bowl mix together dry cake mix, oil, eggs, and sour cream and beat with an electric mixer for 1-2 minutes on medium speed. Spread half of the batter into prepared pan. In a smaller bowl, add the brown sugar, pecans, and cinnamon; stir to mix. Sprinkle the mixture evenly over the batter, then carefully spread the remaining batter over the pecan mixture. Bake for 40-45 minutes or until the cake turns golden brown. After the cake is finished, mix together the powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla in a small bowl. Using a toothpick, poke the surface of the cake many times, then spread the glaze all over the warm cake. Let cool and serve.