Easter Sunday

We had a really nice Easter. We are all pretty worn out this evening but for good reason. We have late church so the girls were able to do a scavenger hunt for their easter baskets and an easter egg hunt outside. We had a nice little spring breakfast of eggs, asparagus, mangos and bread. It was all green and yellow, so that was fun, though not planned. I woke up at 4 am because I had crashed early Saturday night from exhaustion from Sela and Nina's Easter party and other events, but it was all for naught because I kept waking up in a panic thinking it was morning and I hadn't prepared. So from 4 to 5 I got the baskets together, stuffed the eggs, and made the pictures for the scavenger hunt. I went back to sleep until I was joined by all the kids in bed around 7. Once the third one arrives, it is no longer fun and Zig and I both just give up and get out of bed. We miss our king bed. Hopefully we will be getting it soon from the other house as it may have sold.

Because Easter came so early this year, I was a bit unprepared in my easter bunny role. I had to make some last minute runs on Saturday evening, which I so don't love doing, but it's been a busy month! I tried hard to find little things for their baskets they actually needed or that are appropriate for the season. Each basket had a new beach towel, some gardening tools, seeds, one chocolate (egg hunt still to come) and a couple things unique to each child. We got Sela her own nice set of scriptures. They use them a lot in her sunday school class. I was planning to get her her own set for her birthday/baptism but figured Easter is also a very appropriate time. She loved them so much and was so happy and thankful. She especially loved that they were green (her favorite color) and had her name on the front. We also gave her a little book about birds. Nina has been wanting special "house shoes" so I kept putting it off knowing Easter was coming. She was thrilled. I also gave her Enchanted the movie, since she loves movies. Rollin got a tiny helicopter toy and a bigger shovel so he can redesign our flower beds. All in the name of fun :)

The weather, though close to perfect yesterday, was drizzly today. I was going to wait on on the Easter Egg hunt until it cleared up but then I figured it might be fun to put the rain coats on and get the job done. So we did! Rollin was very good and found plenty. Lots of places to hide at this house. I had fun!

The primary sang in sacrament meeting today and I was a bit nervous about that. I am just so not good at this calling and everything is new to me. But, the kids were darling and did very well.

We came home and roasted some asparagus and carrots and made a big salad to take to our friend's home for dinner. We ate at Kim and Tom Norris' home. Their daughters, Kate and Emma, are good friends with Sela and Nina and they go to church with us. We really enjoyed spending the afternoon with them.

There are some Easter photos on the bottom, most lacking our precious little Rollin. But, the one final photo will show you how he responded to us trying to get one picture out of him. Mom, it's all your fault (just kidding!), he ate half the white chocolate bunny, which we told the girls was supposed to last for a year, after breakfast :) I felt a little guilty leaving him at nursery today given his eating habits this morning, but apparently he did fine. Hmmm, I have to wonder how truthful those kind nursery ladies are!

Now, the house is quiet and all hte juiced up children have passed out in their warm beds, and I'm off to join them.