Happy Easter!
I wrote a whole post about Easter only to lose it when my internet browser hiccuped and I lost the whole thing. Let's see if I can remember what I wrote.
Easter was really nice this year. I think partly because Dan was leaving soon for his deployment so we were really relishing our time together. It was also the first Easter that Dallin was aware of what was going on. He actually seemed to get what Easter is all about in his own two year old way. Atonement and resurrection are kind of big concepts for him, but he would talk about how Jesus died and now he lives. Kids are amazing!
I took the boys to an Easter picnic that my friends and I had at a park. The boys had a lot of fun hunting for the eggs. Luckily, some of the more zealous hunters returned the extra eggs they quickly procured for the more easy going ones. Dallin was in no hurry and enjoyed strolling from egg to egg. Stephen John wanted to stop and open each egg after he found it. He may only be one, but he knows what is what and when that what means candy inside.
Easter morning the Easter bunny left baskets for the boys and hid the real eggs they dyed. There were pictures of Jesus with a little boy in each basket. Dallin loved his picture of Jesus and was very excited to put it in his room. The child in each picture kind of reminded me of each of the boys.
After they found their Easter baskets, Dallin was excited to look for the eggs. Stephen John was excited to open the plastic eggs in his basket and eat the chocolate. Finding real eggs wasn't an enticing enough prospect to stop eating chocolate.
I hope you all had a nice Easter. My church produced this beautiful Easter video, Because HE Lives. No matter which Christian church you attend, this is a great reminder of how much our Savior loves us. Happy Easter!
I took the boys to an Easter picnic that my friends and I had at a park. The boys had a lot of fun hunting for the eggs. Luckily, some of the more zealous hunters returned the extra eggs they quickly procured for the more easy going ones. Dallin was in no hurry and enjoyed strolling from egg to egg. Stephen John wanted to stop and open each egg after he found it. He may only be one, but he knows what is what and when that what means candy inside.
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| Stephen John |
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| Dallin |
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| My friend Cyndle helped Stephen John look for eggs. Thanks Cyndle! |
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| Apparently this is my Easter picnic outfit. When I looked at the pictures from last year's picnic, I was wearing the same thing. |
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| I love the look on SJ's face here! |
Saturday night we dyed Easter eggs with our friends the Whites (Cyndle and Quinten). Dallin LOVED it! At first he would use the wire dipper. When that became too cumbersome, he went to a more efficient method--hand dipping. Dipping from one color to another in rapid succession actual made some pretty color combinations. Stephen John was content to just play with the kitchen tongs that are usually kept out of his reach.
Easter morning the Easter bunny left baskets for the boys and hid the real eggs they dyed. There were pictures of Jesus with a little boy in each basket. Dallin loved his picture of Jesus and was very excited to put it in his room. The child in each picture kind of reminded me of each of the boys.
After they found their Easter baskets, Dallin was excited to look for the eggs. Stephen John was excited to open the plastic eggs in his basket and eat the chocolate. Finding real eggs wasn't an enticing enough prospect to stop eating chocolate.
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| The boys finding their Easter baskets |
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| Dallin with his picture of Jesus |
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| Yes, that is chocolate drool |
I hope you all had a nice Easter. My church produced this beautiful Easter video, Because HE Lives. No matter which Christian church you attend, this is a great reminder of how much our Savior loves us. Happy Easter!
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