This Easter was one of my favorites! We were all together on Saturday playing and relaxing in the morning. The Easter bunny came around after lunch and hide some eggs during quiet time. Mom and Dad created a very simple(not so full of candy) basket for each of the kids to find around the house and the kids were thrilled. They then went to look outside to see if the Easter bunny had come and sure enough they spotted some colorful eggs.
Sorting out the goods.......
Saturday evening was even better. It's also the kids Spring break and we decided to take them our to our favorite pizza joint. We laughed, talked and ate till we were stuffed. It was a beautiful day so we decided to stop at a park on our way home. There was a river that ran into a pond by two swing sets and play equipment. We walked over the river on a bridge and spotted two turtles. One was parked on a log and looked to be dead and the other was slowly swimming towards us. The kids were so excited(esp. my animal lover Brynnley). We named them and watched them for at least 20 minutes. We even saw a "reindeer", ducks, and geese. It was like we were at the zoo! The air was perfect. I loved watching my kids laugh and play together for hours. They were trying to swing as high as they could pumping their legs with all the energy they had(even Brynnley was swinging on the big kid swings). Avery and Thomas showed us her monkey bar skills, they played on the kids zip line, and went down the slide a million times. Brynnley was in her element running and squealing none stop. It's the simplest things that I love doing with my family. It makes me happy. Eric and I just sat and watched them and felt so blessed.
Sunday was spent going to church, talking about the life of our savior, and eating a delicious simple Easter dinner together. This year my kids really understood what Easter is truly about. Thomas on the way home from church talked to us about the life of Jesus and how the mean guys killed him but he was resurrected and lives. He told the story to us(with all the details) just as his teacher probably taught it. It was sweet. It was a simple Easter that focused on what is truly important and that is why is was so perfect to me and one of my favorites. Nothing brings me more joy in life than creating simple memories and traditions with my family.
Oh and thanks to a wonderful Relief Society craft session, I even managed to bust out these sugar Easter eggs. We started with two halves of a sugar molded egg and from there we frosted them how we wanted and then creating a little Easter scene inside with random doo dads they supplied us. It was a lot of fun and everyone created something different. I think I had even more fun laughing with my friends. I have met some great people here that I will miss so much!!
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