Tuesday, April 22, 2014

Easter 2014

We had a fun Easter morning at our house. The kids were up bright and early to see if the Easter Bunny came. He did not disappoint them. He even left his bunny tracks all over the house. Tessa wants to know why he has so much powder on his feet. 

 They were excited to see that their jelly beans grew into bunny lollipops!
(Love Gwen's hair!-total bedhead!)



 Gwen wasted no time on making a dent in her candy. She loves peeps!
 Tessa trying out their new hula hoop. They laughed watching Mommy teach them how to do it with her baby belly. 

 New coloring books and flip flops.
 Adam was pretty good at catching jelly beans. 
 The Easter Bunny left them a little egg hunt to do around the house. They were happy to see their baskets get even fuller when whey emptied all of their eggs. 



 Our attempt at an Easter Sunday picture. I sure do have beautiful babies!!

 There was a dog running around our yard while I was trying to take pictures of the girls. Gwen was far more interested in the dog, so this is the best we could get. 
 What a handsome boy!!
 Adam sang with his little choir at church and they did such a good job. After church, we headed down to Ma and Pa's house for Easter dinner and to celebrate all the April birthdays. They had a little egg hunt out back for the kids. 



 Gwennie was thrilled to find more candy!

Overall it was a fun and happy Easter. Mostly, we are grateful for our Savior and for all that He has done for us. Because of Him, we can be together forever, overcome our struggles and make each day better than the last. I am so very thankful that we have the gospel to teach our children and to help them come to know the Savior and understand how important He is. Because of Him, we are so very, very blessed!

Monday, April 21, 2014

Easter Countdown 2014

We  planned some fun things for our Easter countdown this year. We didn't get to some things and I didn't take pictures of most of our activities, but I did get a few. I need to get back on the ball with our little traditions. Here's a quick look at a few of our fun activities. 
 We made Bunny Ears

 We colored Easter eggs to decorate our windows
 We made some Bunny Faces out of marshmallows. This was my favorite cause Gwen has "talked" to these bunnies since we made them. She kneels in front of the fridge where they are hanging and will have her own little conversation with them. 

 We decorated sugar cookies

 We dyed Easter eggs







 They all got some pretty cool colors!
 We went to the BYU Easter egg hunt. Each of them only got a couple of eggs, but we had a fun morning and we loved being down on the football field!









 Saturday evening, the kids planted their jelly beans in the front yard. They were hoping for some Easter magic!



For the last 2 weeks we have also been focusing on the life of the Savior and talking about all the wonderful things he did and the important events during the last week of his life. It has been special for me to teach the kids more about their Savior and share my testimony so often with them. Saturday night before they went to bed, we watched "The Lamb of God". Adam and Tessa watched most of it with their hands over their eyes. After family prayer, Adam told us he felt so happy inside. I was so grateful to be able to help him identify the Holy Ghost and have my kids really grasp how wonderful and special Easter is for all of us.