Easter 2010

This year we had three Easter-egg hunts: one at home, one at the neighborhood pool, and one at the next-door neighbor's house!

The first one we did in our backyard on Saturday morning because the boys were just SO excited about it.  (Don't pay any attention to the field of wild flowers and weeds in our backyard.  Our lawn mower broke, and although we purchased a new one, we still have to assemble it.)

At Home

 

At the Pool

On the way to the pool, we stopped at our neighbor's house to ask if they had been flooded.  Turned out they had.  The damage was so bad that she and her kids have to move into a hotel for three months.  Because we were busy talking to our neighbor, we were a couple of minutes late to the Easter-egg hunt.  It was practically over by the time we got there!  It was still fun though.  Erik and Jonathan each got an egg or two.

Sunday morning the boys decorated eggs and I made a cake while we listened to conference.  It was a good way to keep the boys engaged during conference!

At the Tidwells, we ate lunch together and afterward hid about 300 eggs.  It was a blast!

Thinking about the resurrection this year really hit home with the recent death of my brother-in-law.  Although I still feel sad about it, I cannot imagine how I would feel without the knowledge of the gospel.  Knowing that his spirit lives on, that some day he too will be resurrected, and that he is sealed for all eternity to his family gives me great comfort.  

During conference, I there were two themes that really jumped out at me: how to raise children (I always need advice in that area), and single mothers.  Whenever I hear a talk like that, I think about Paige, my sister-in-law, who is so strong in the gospel and who is raising her five little children alone.  I think some of those words spoken in this conference would have given me a lot of strength if I were in her situation.  I loved conference and really enjoyed listening to the inspirational talks that were given.

It was such a wonderful weekend between conference and celebrating the resurrection of the Lord.  HAPPY EASTER EVERYONE!

Easter

This little bunny was made by Jonathan in German KDG.

This Easter weekend was wonderful.  Every day was sunny and beautiful and the days were filled with friends, family, and fun.  What a fabulous way it was to celebrate the resurrection of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

On Saturday, we invited the Shafer's over.  Jonathan had been asking a lot about Lanie, so we thought it would be fun for them to come over and play outside since it was such a nice day.

They enjoyed playing in the sand and water box, and with squirt guns. Jonathan was in seventh heaven playing with two things that he loves: water and guns.

The next day, Easter, we colored eggs and the boys went on a little Easter egg hunt.

Erik just observed the egg coloring activity since he was really tired, and I didn't want his little suit to get dirty.

Later that day during nursery, we told the story of the resurrection, and then made these posters.


The children got to glue on the rocks, grass, and flowers that we picked for them and put in their Easter egg.  We were not brave enough to take them outside during their walk, otherwise we would have let them pick some grass and rocks on their own.

After church, we went to the Meldroms for Easter dinner.  We enjoyed ourselves with good company and good food.  The Jorgensen family and Sister Johnson were there to celebrate with the Meldroms too.

In Germany, Easter is celebrated for two days.  On Monday, Landon had to work, but the boys and I went down to the Messinas for an Easter lunch.  They also invited an Italian friend, his Polish wife and his two twin daughters.  The twins, who are teenagers, couldn't get enough of Jonathan and Erik.  It took Erik awhile to warm up to them, but Jonathan soaked up all of the attention like a sponge. We ate, played outside, and chatted.  It was a very nice, relaxing day.

Last Easter, I went into labor with Erik.  It was March 23rd.  This year if Easter had been in March spring would not yet have arrived.  I kept wondering when the blossoms would bloom. It seemed to take forever.  But alas, the trees and flowers blossomed in time for Easter as if they, too, wanted to celebrate the resurrection of the Lord.