This past weekend was Easter. We had a full few days coloring eggs and having TWO big Easter egg hunts. Friday afternoon I invited the kids over for some egg dyeing. Luckily, it was a gorgeous day outside and we were able to do the messy work outside. My little cuties are so fun! They each got to dye between six and eight eggs. The Bomans were a little late so they didn't get in the pictures.
Henry's cute monster eggs!
After dyeing the eggs I popped in two Digiorno pizzas and we had a little picnic.
Holy Cow! That pizza was good!
Rick took the day off work to get some work done in the yard. He mowed, pressure washed the patio, and cleaned our outdoor furniture. It was a big job, but boy does it feel good to have everything looking nice.
That night was our annual nighttime easter egg hunt with our big kids. They have such fun out looking with their lights to find the prize eggs! Such a fun tradition!
The next morning was another big egg hunt, but this time it was for the little ones. Everyone on the lane donated eggs and/or prizes and we invited family and neighbors to join us. There were lots of eggs, lots of prizes and lots of kids! We had the three and under group find eggs in our yard. Then the four to seven year olds went out looking in Darrell's and Brad's yards. After a few minutes of that, all of the older kids were unleashed to go find what they could. Everyone found a lot and everyone was happy!
After the hunt we enjoyed a big potluck at the pavilion. The weather was perfect and we had a great time visiting while the kids played at the park. Brach saddled up his new horse, Captain, and gave rides to the kids. Rick also got out the BIG bubbles and boy, did the kids have fun chasing those bubbles around.
This picture doesn't show but we figured we had around forty kids. The next day it hit me that I should have invited a few other families. I felt bad that I didn't think of them while issuing invitations.
It was a wonderful day and we enjoyed being with everyone. That night Elder Christofferson gave a fireside to the young marrieds (thirty one and under) in conjunction with our special stake conference. We watched the Boman kids while Brach and Kendra went to the fireside and then dinner afterwards.
Our Easter Sunday was great! We attended the Stake Conference where Elder Christofferson presided. It is wonderful to be in the presence of, and listen to, the counsel of one of the Lord's apostles on the earth. I am so thankful for a living church. Prophets and apostles are not just for ancient times. What a blessing to have them on the earth TODAY! I loved watching General conference just a few weekends ago. I love rereading their words.
We. Are. So. Blessed.
The rest of our Easter Sunday was pretty low key. Our married kids spent time with their in-laws so I invited ourselves over to Trent and Kath's for Easter dinner. Kathy had a big spread of ham, turkey stuffing, mashed potatoes, jello.....I mean the works!! It was nice of her to let us come over.
Kaitlyn and the kids joined us as well.
Easter is such a beautiful holiday. I love that we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ. I love that I know that as truth. Jesus died and then three days later rose from the dead. He broke the bands of death. He did this so that EVERY PERSON ON THE EARTH could be resurrected. I know that after death our spirits and bodies will be joined back together again. Not every Christian believes in the literal resurrection. I was surprised to find that out a few years ago while visiting a government building in Bern, Switzerland. Rick and I had gone into the building to look up some family history records. The lady that was assisting us told us that her Christian religion, Protestant, did not believe that our bodies will come back to life again, that our spirits will live but not our bodies. Franky, I was in shock when she said this. Really?? I was thinking, "Have you not read the New Testament?" It is full of eye witness accounts of the resurrected Lord! She seemed to be irritated at our belief in a literal resurrection. Rick responded to her, "Well, I guess you'll be surprised when it happens then."
I'm so grateful to have a knowledge that when after death our spirits will reunite with our bodies in their perfect form.
It has been so nice that week before Easter studying about the Savior's last week on the earth.
I love Him. I am thankful for his atonement and resurrection. It is hard to fathom how He did it all, but He did. And because of that, not only has He broken the bonds of physical death through his death and resurrection, but His suffering in the Garden of Gethsemane broke the bands of spiritual death. We can be made clean from our mistakes and sins through His atonement. As we repent and change and become better, His gift can work miracles in our lives.
What a blessing to ponder on these truths.
Happy Easter!
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