"Here Comes Peter Cottontail"

We had a very fun week leading up to Easter.  The Monday before Easter, we had an Easter Egg Hunt with a bunch of people from church.  It was Spring Break for our schools and so there were a lot of kids.  We did it at a park and there were two areas, one for younger kids and one for older.  We all brought 12 eggs (per child) and were allowed to take home 12 eggs.  Jocey had fun collecting her eggs.  Then we stayed at the park to play and had a picnic.

My friend took some cute pictures of Jocey in the flower field next to the park.

 
That night for FHE we decorated eggs.  I went with something different this year and probably won't do it again, at least until I have older children.  We did glitter eggs.  You just need Glue Dots and glitter.  Stick on a glue dot and dip in glitter.  They did look really pretty but it was also just a little bit messy.  I'm still seeing glitter around the house.

Dave named this the Gansta' Jew.  That's supposed to be a yamaka on top of his head. 

This is what happens when you start using your hands to decorate.  But she had fun and that's all that matters.

All of our finished eggs.

On Saturday we had another Easter Egg Hunt with our neighbor friends.  The moms hid the eggs in the backyard and then the kids searched high and low for them.

What a cute bunch of kids.

Jocey dug right into her eggs.

Me and my big girl.

Our happy little family.

I made the girls their own tutu baskets and I loved how they turned out.  Jocelyn loved her purple dress basket.

The Easter Bunny came.  Jocey decided it was a girl bunny.  The dresses are from Grandma though.

The night before Easter, I put a bunch of braids in Jocey's hair so that it would be crimpy the next day.

 I love how her hair turned out.

My pretty princess and her matching basket.

My sweet babies.

We went to my father-in-laws for Easter.  We went to church and then headed back to his house and I started dinner.  I volunteered to do to the meal to give my aunt a break who does dinner every holiday and every Sunday.  It turned out great, if I do say so myself.  Anyway, I made some decorations/place settings for everyone.

I stuck with the egg theme for dessert too.  These cupcakes were yummy.

 
We had a wonderful Easter full of fun but also full of the spirit.  Our ward put on a special musical performance that was the perfect way to start off Easter and remind me of what Easter is really about.  I'm so grateful for my Savior, Jesus Christ and the ultimate sacrifice that he made for us all.  I know he lives and that through Him we can live again and be with our families forever!  Happy Easter!