The Bunny Express!

Hunter and Ben before church, aren't they adorable?

Hunter and I on the train enjoying some "hot tow-tow"

Hunter was VERY excited about his train ride

Ben and Hunter at the DuPont egg hunt

The infamous eggs...

So proud!

Working hard on his easter eggs!

In case you don't know, Hunter has a slight obsession with trains. This silly boy can tell you ALL about trains. And he will... for hours... So, needless to say, when I found out that the Mount Ranier Scenic Railroad had an Easter train called the "Bunny Express" I got tickets right away! As you saw in the pictures, Hunter thought this was the best thing in the entire world. Not only did he get to take a ride on a steam train (yes folks, a steam engine) he also got to see the bunny and get some eggs! Eggs that were filled with CHOCOLATE :)

Now, I must admit that this whole experience was quite a trial. First, it was barely 40 degrees and raining out. I don't like cold rain. Second, the train was an hour late. And we had arrived a half hour early. Third, there was no where inside for us to wait for the train. Did I mention that it was cold and rainy? I sure wasn't a very happy camper by the time the train was ready to go. But, Hunter's excitement (along with the hot cocoa) made it all worth while!

Aside from the Bunny Express we also had a great time coloring eggs. No one in our house really cares much for hard boiled eggs so we decided to be really brave and dye RAW eggs. We only had a few casualties and no big messes! However, the next morning Hunter wanted to eat his easter eggs scrambled. When I gave him the plate he burst into tears. Ben and I immediately asked him what was wrong. Turns out Hunter thought that the eggs would be colored inside too! And he wanted blue eggs. So, after a trip to the store to get some food coloring we had blue eggs the next day :)

I hope that everyone had a wonderful Easter celebration like we did! I do feel like we didn't get to focus much on the real reason for Easter, but then again, it's not an easy thing to explain death and resurrection to a two year old... maybe next year he will be able to understand more.

He is risen!!!

-em