Easter Happenings

Easter at our house this year was everything Easter should be.  We got to spend it with family enjoying some traditions both new and old.  We were especially fortunate this year because Easter fell on General Conference weekend.  Those two weekends every year are my favorite.  What other time of year do I get to sit around and watch TV for eight hours and come away feeling rejuvenated and empowered.  Normally if I did that I'd either feel like a serious slob or else be seriously sick.  This year was no exception.  The sessions we witness left me prompted to strive to be the best person I can become.  I've been feeling lately that while my kids are still young, they are growing up faster than I expected.  My years with them at an impressionable age are definately short.  And since I only get one shot at their childhood, I better make it the best experience for them that I can.  In a different state of mind, this task would overwhelm me, but like I said, I've been feeling empowered.  So, here's to being great moms and blog posts with great ideas of how to become them!

Anyways, back to my post, not trying to intimate that this will help you become a better mom because well, I'm just not that inspirational.  But, Easter was great, we dyed some traditional eggs and did our traditional FHE lesson with the little plastic eggs with the symbols of the Atonement in them.
 
The Easter bunny left some goodies.

Easton had his first encounter with Easter basket grass (we quickly had a nice green carpet  to accentuate the beige one)

An egg hunt was also left behind.

The findings were great, even to the fire ants (we had to do a little egg detox immediately afterwards)

Here you can see the garden spot I've been working on, as well as Liam's drawers.

Easton also got his first taste of egg hunt. 

Notice that he's trying to walk on me.  Took five unassisted steps yesterday!

Their baskets were full to the brim.  Well, pretty full anyways.

Each egg contained a few pieces of candy along with a puzzle piece.  When we put the puzzle together it became this. (got the idea from a blog)

I asked the kids why the Easter bunny would leave a puzzle of Jesus for us.  Carter told me that Easter is when Jesus was resurrected.  Liam told me that Jesus wants him to have candy.  Hmmm.

In between conference sessions we had a yummy meal.

I loved my company that I got to share it with AND I loved my new Easterish table cloth from Williams Sonoma outlet.  Those outlets are the best!  Is that sacriligious to say that in a post about Easter!?

I'm grateful for Easter because I love those pretty pastel eggs and fluffy bunnies.  But, more importantly, I love my Savior Jesus Christ.  I am deeply grateful for his tremendous sacrifice.  I'm kind of tearing up here just thinking about it.  But, I do believe that through our faith in Christ and our obedience to the commandments, we can be forgiven of our transgressions.  We can be made clean again so we can be worthy to join our eternal Father and the rest of our loved ones in Heaven.  This, to me, is the greatest gift, the reason for our existence and the balm for a troubled soul.  And sometimes, my soul is deeply troubled, aren't we all.