Easter Weekend 2012

We had an eventful, but enjoyable weekend. 

On Saturday, we awoke to what will hopefully be the last snowstorm of the season.  This succeeded in breaking the record for the all-time snowiest year in Anchorage history.  I believe we are now up to 134.6” of snow that’s fallen since October.  Here’s a fun graphic put together by the local news media regarding snowy years past and present.

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Most people were actually completely bummed to see MORE SNOW falling from the sky.  Stephen, in particular, was disgusted as he’d hoped to ride his bike to the annual bike show in Anchorage.  He was able to take one brief ride earlier last week after digging a trench through the ice in our driveway.  But, Saturday’s new snow foiled his weekend plans where the open road was concerned.  So, he drove the truck instead.

Alicia, Tess, and I joined the throngs for the Easter egg hunt at the church on Saturday, after our final ice skating lesson.  The girls had their photo taken with the Easter Bunny.  We colored eggs when we got home in preparation for Easter Sunday.

On Sunday, we attended the 10am service at our church.  Tess actually attended all 3 services as she handles the 2-3 year-old Sunday school room each Sunday.  After church, we returned home, whipped up a ham dinner which we shared with family and friends.  The little ones hunted for eggs in the snowbanks outside.  And, Stephen finally got his bike ride on a sunny, blue sky, Easter Sunday. 

More photos:

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