Easter weekend

Our Easter this year was easy.....since I waited till the last minute to do anything (the night before). I normally don't wait this long. I like to get things done and ready way before it happens but not this year AND Caleb and Zach came with me to the store. They picked out what candy to get and a small cheap toy for everyone. We only spent $20 for all five kids. That works for me. Here is Ethan hunting for eggs. Mayah is finding some eggs. The kids loved looking for these plastic eggs. I think we hid 53 of them and more than once.

Kids are coloring their hard boiled eggs. They are the perfect age to where they can do it themselves. I colored a few too.

Rachel and Zach looking intently.

Here are some of the colored eggs. CUTE.

OK so here are the dresses I made for the girls. I made Rachel a skirt and Mayah a jumper dress. I just didn't get around to finding a cute shirt to go under it so she wore a sweater over the top. Adorable.

I could get everyone to smile except Zach. He was being such a pill the whole time. I took pictures last year and I put them in the same order. I need to find that picture and post it to show how they have changed. I cannot believe how one year makes a huge difference in kids this age.

This happens to be my favorite picture. Look how Ethan has his hands in his pocket and the girls actually posed like that and tried to pose like that is ALL of the pictures. But I asked the boys to go back to back. Zach didn't want to but I was FINALLY able to convince him.





I think this one is too bright. OOPS. OH well. Still cute.

And the girls again in their matching outfits. I cropped the boys out since they were closing their eyes or doing something silly. I love the Easter season. I love that we celebrate it for the Savior and for his Atonement and Resurrection. As soon as the kids found their Easter basket they all came up to our room and we talked about the story of Jesus. Then I asked questions and it was so cute they each were raising their hands to wait to answer the questions. Ethan was VERY adament about the angel coming. I then bore my testimony to the kids about the Savior. I am thankful that He lives. I am thankful that we have a Savior who loves us and would suffer so much for us but yet whose life is one of living. We know he lives and we know he is waiting for us to come back to live with him again. I am blessed and grateful at this time of year to remember such an event. May you all remember and think about what exactly this means for you. I love my Savior very very much.