Happy Easter

This year on Easter some of us didn't waste any time opening the chocolate. Elisabeth didn't even look through her basket, she just grabbed the chocolate bunny and had her breakfast.
The Easter Bunny hides our baskets. Katherine found hers inside the blanket basket. It took her a little while to find it and she was starting to get worried. Then Jeremy told her that one year the Easter Bunny hid his basket in a false ceiling and it took him TWO hours to find it. That made her feel better, and with Madeleine's help they quickly found it.

The Easter Bunny hid Madeleine's basket in the oven. The girls were so excited to get a new pool towel, pool float, a book and a heart shaped necklace.

My favorite part of Easter is that we made it to church on time at nine am and we got to sit on the soft benches instead of the hard chairs in the back. I guess that's what happens when you're on time! When the opening hymn began I looked down the row and all three girls were singing along (the younger two like to make up their own lyrics). That was pretty much the only reverent moment of the whole day, but it was enough to make my heart surge. I love being a mother, I love little girls with curled hair and homemade hairclips, I love going to church as a family each Sunday, and I love Easter, and the opportunity to teach them about the Savior. It was a good day.

Happy Easter!