Easter

Easter weekend we went up to Austin to enjoy the beautiful weather and scenery. It sure is nice up there. It is a lot of work and hectic keeping Colt contained but it is beautiful. The Easter bunny came to our house on Saturday morning so we could make it to church on time on Sunday morning. So considerate that Easter bunny!

The big score. The girls have been playing Rapunzel non stop since we bought the DVD the day it came out. They were so excited about their big Rapunzel dolls and played with them the rest of the trip.

Livy was the only one into the egg hunt. Once Rachel laid eyes on her Rapunzel that was it. She said Livy could get all the eggs and she didn't even want the rest of the stuff in her basket! So Livy happily found all the eggs and shared them with her sister and brother.

We have played egg hunt at home a few times in the past few weeks so Colt knew exactly what the eggs were about and went strait for the one he could see and immediately started eating candy. He had more than his share of jelly beans that day!

Livy and her loot!

The girls loving their Rapunzel dolls. We had to braid their hair and put flowers in it too. But at least it kept the tangles under control!

After church I tried to get a picture of the kids but Livy was upset about something so it didn't work too well. Rachel and Colt thought it was pretty funny though!

Livy being mad. When she was done being mad Colt was done taking pictures.

Sweet little Rae.

Finally all smiles. Happy Easter!

For the week leading up to Easter, each night we did something to learn about Easter. We did the egg activity where there are scriptures and objects in eggs to teach about Christ's crucifixion and resurrection. We read the story from the children's scriptures, we read it in Matthew, talked about it a lot, and did an FHE on it. Anyway, on Sunday night when we were saying our prayers I tried to discuss what they would say they are thankful for on this Easter Sunday. I asked "who is Easter all about?" And of course the answer came "the easter bunny!" Well there goes all that work down the drain! Not a total loss. They know the story well and loved talking about it all week. Their preschool teachers even told me they knew all the answers in class when they talked about it and answered with the word resurrection like it was just a common word to them. That made me happy that they were listening, even if they think the easter bunny is important too! I like that they go to a Christian preschool and talk about these things there. Livy tells me daily, "do you know why Jesus went on the cross? Because he loves us." I am grateful for my Savior and all of the blessings I receive from him. I am thankful for his sacrifice every day. Hope you had a great Easter everyone!