Easter!

Because Easter was a little later than normal we had several opportunities to have some Easter fun. As I mentioned in an earlier post, we kicked off the Easter season with an Easter egg hunt with my brother before he left for basic training. Next, Bailee gave us an Easter Family Home Evening lesson she had prepared herself. That was one of the highlights of the whole season. Hearing her testimony through the lesson. Proud mom.

Here you can see our next fun family activity. Easter egg monsters. The one problem...trying to convince the kids that the eggs were to eat, not new toys.

I baked some spring cookies with the help of my niece, Tyler.

The day before Easter we had an Easter egg hunt at Damon's parents house. The kids were just a tiny bit excited.

Trey said he needed binoculars to help him find the eggs easier.

Brit found his loot in the food storage room. Smart guy.

Dumping out the candy to separate.

We braved the freezing cold (at the end of April I might add) for our egg toss.

My kids are going through this face-pulling stage. It's practically impossible to take a pic of them without the crazy faces. As long as I can snag a couple normal ones, I really don't mind too much. It just shows their happiness/goofiness.

Easter morning. The kids waiting in the hall outside of their rooms for their dad. Couldn't handle waiting to see the mess the Easter Bunny left.

Bailee likes the Easter Bunny to hide her basket really well. She found it hiding in the dryer.

Trey was very concerned that his Easter basket would be hidden. Much to his relief, it was in plain sight along with some things for Nash. All 3 kids got monkey jammies. Lucky Easter Bunny...finding matching things for the kiddos.

Mom and Dad's less exciting baskets.

New Easter clothes. I love this part of Easter Sunday! I'm not gonna lie though, it was difficult taking pics of the kids with their face-pulling and the sugar high they were on.
Good thing those kids are so unbelievably cute!

Handsome as ever!

Beautiful girl!

More craziness. It's amazing that I got any normal pics at all.

Can't live without these 3!!!

I finally got the perfect shot.

I'm so grateful for my life. I'm the luckiest girl in the world for what the Lord has blessed me with. Nothing could have been a better reminder of the Savior's atonement than being able to spend this Easter Sunday with my little family. Without his sacrifice I would have NOTHING, which also means I wouldn't be able to feel the love that I feel for my little ones and my eternal companion. I'm asked so little in return.
I hope all of you had a wonderful Easter and were able to feel the Spirit of the day as I did!