Easter

4 egg hunts!!! FOUR! Well no, Leah got 5 (one extra at school) and Dillan will NOT let me forget that. We are up to our EARS in candy!
We tried a few new Easter projects like the sea-diving eggs we found online.

A big highlight for Mommy was our lesson we had about Jesus. GGMa gave us the Gospel Art Kit a while ago and we found 10 pictures of Jesus that we strung up on the wall.

The kids noticed them every day and would ask the occasional question. It was exactly what I wanted to happen, and I believed it improved their behavior, at least at meal times. Dillan doesn't want it taken down.

We started out with the ward Easter party, then had a ding-dong visit from Grandma Donna's Easter Bunny who left a basket of goodies on our doorstep. Later in the day we went to Uncle Mark's new house where we dyed eggs, decorated cookies, had an egg hunt with cousins, and an over-the-top fun visit with the family.

Sunday morning the bunny hid baskets around the house, leaving clues to find them. Leah's were pictures and Dillan read each one of his without help. Even baby Drew got a basket. This bunny didn't put one single piece of candy in the baskets nor in the eggs he hid outside. They were full of little toys and money.

We put on our Sunday best and headed to church. It was touching to see Dillan raise his hand during Sharing Time when he recognized the pictures of Jesus and the story of his atonement and sacrifice. Score. Something is sinking in!

After church we were treated to a fabulous afternoon with Grandma and Papa, Great Grandma Mary, Chad and Lindsie, and a young couple serving in the singles' branch. We were spoiled with good food, another egg hunt, and hours of playing and visiting.

Live in all things outside yourself by love, and you will have joy. That is the life of God; it ought to be our life. -Robert Browning