Easter Weekend

Friday night we dyed Easter eggs...me, Corey and Cade and it was fun. The kids always enjoy doing it and we all love to eat the hard-boiled eggs afterwards.

Saturday, we actually decided to go to the City Easter Egg Hunt. It was a clear day, but pretty cold, so Matt stayed home with Crew and I took the other 3 kids. When we pulled up, it was packed. I did not realize that this was a huge event. So it took us awhile to walk there....Luckily I did not have the baby with me or we would not have made it. I had to carry Casen there so we could make it. Anyway, we get there and I find the different fields where the kids were suppose to be. They had age groups on each field. So I turn around to find Casen's field and they blow the GO Whistle and by the time we got to the field, there were no more eggs and little kids crying everywhere. There were way too many kids and not enough eggs. Luckily Casen did not really know what was going on...so he was not sad. I just kept talking it up. So we went and found the other kids and they gave him a few eggs. So needless to say, the kids had fun, but I don't know that we will go again next year. Too much work, for 3-4 eggs. They did get to visit the Easter Bunny and sit on his lap. Casen loved that. He is not afraid of stuff like that. It cracks me up. He is more afraid of big dogs and Loud noises. We also saw a few neighborhood kids there too. That night we went to dinner with Matt's brother Toph and sister Mandy and their families and then hung out at our house for a couple of hours.

Then Easter morning, the kids actually slept in till 9 AM, which was nice. Then they got up and did the Easter egg hunt at our house and found a little present the Easter bunny left them...a coloring book, bubbles, and a stuffed animal. Then we had breakfast and vegged for an hour or so. We then got ready to go to the first hour of church, which was nice. It feels good to start going to church again. I really miss it when I stay away for awhile. (We did not want to take our newborn there for a few months.) Then we had to leave church early to get to Nanny and Norms house for dinner and another Easter Egg hunt. Tophs family was there and so was Mandys. Chads family was with Lynleys family this year. Dinner was so good. I think it is because I am a terrible cook and any home cooked meal tastes so good to me right now. Then the kids had an Easter egg hunt. And we stayed in the backyard and hung out for a bit. The weather was pretty good. Sunny, just a little chilly. After hanging out and saying our goodbyes, we went out and saw my Grandpa Allan for 30 minutes or so. He just got in town for the summer, so we went out to say Hi to him. We got home and the day was over. It seemed like a really long day, but it was a special day.

It was a nice Easter. It was fun to see Casen get excited this year about the Easter Bunny and the candy. He actually understood what to do. I also love spending time with family and I love a good meal. I also love going to church on Easter. But I do feel that with 4 young kids, sometimes it is hard to feel that spirit in church because it is so busy. But I did not let the day go by, without thinking about this wonderful holiday and why we celebrate it. I love my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and am thankful everyday for what he has done for us. I know I am not perfect and without him, I would not be able to repent and be forgiven.