Easter Egg Hunts

Friday afternoon the kids and I dyed eggs.

And after the eggs were dry, the kids

took turns hiding the eggs around the

house and having their own hunt. afterwards I found egg shells all over

the house and lots of left-over cracked eggs.

hhmm, maybe letting them run wild

with all those REAL eggs wasn't such a good idea.

Saturday morning we bundled up & headed out
in the FREEZING COLD to join
the hundreds of other crazy people in on the city egg hunt.
Which pretty much is a 1 minute egg grab.
*Note to self...don't waste our time
next year on this one!
(we were all in agreement on this future decision)
Easter morning the kids were all smiles
to find some fun surprises left by the
Easter Bunny.

After stuffing themselves to the max with candy

and then enjoying some breakfast burritos,

the kids gathered around (with their jelly beans)

to play Conference B-I-N-G-O,

as we all listened together and learned.
I thought it was wonderful

to have Conference on Easter weekend.

I was impressed at how much my kids

kept reminding me why we really celebrate

Easter and who we should be thinking of...

Jesus Christ,

our Savior and Redeemer.

I am soo grateful for their simple reminders

and how they help me re-focus my

own thoughts.

I can't really seem to express

the gratitude I feel for my Savior.

His life, his love and his sacrifice are

truly beyond words.

How am I soo deserving?

I just know I still have soo much

to learn, to change, and to do, but

I am appreciative of the words shared

in conference, that make me want to

be better, do more and try harder to

be more like my Savior!

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After a morning at home, we headed

to Provo to spend the rest of the day

with QUinn's family.

We ate, had yet another hunt

(this one was by far the best)

and just enjoyed our time with loved ones!

I love to give my kids flip flops for Easter,

but of course this year the weather

was not IDEAL for that kind of foot wear.

The kids still insisted they wear them anyway!

(yes that is snow on the ground)

All the cousins showing their loot!

Ash ate sooo much candy!!!

Every time I turned around he was stuffing his

face yet again with candy. No matter how many times

I said NO MORE or put it out of reach,

he always found more!

I can't believe he never puked

(only his brother did).

At the end of our day,

we were each filled...

in more ways than one!