Easter 2014

This year Easter was a 3 day event!  It started with an amazing Easter Egg hunt at our friends the Dillards home.  There were quite a few kids there and they had it PERFECTLY organized.  The kids had so much FUN running/searching for eggs.

A BIG THANK YOU to the Dillard family for including us in their annual Easter Egg hunt!  

The next day found us at the Ward Easter Egg Hunt - the kids were even more excited as they now knew what to expect.  Although, Mika wasn't too happy that she couldn't eat ALL of the candy from her eggs right then and there!  

Daddy was FINALLY able to join us in our Easter celebrations Saturday evening and ALL of Sunday!

The kids didn't quite know what to expect when I told them we were coloring real eggs...but they caught on quick and had FUN!

Easter Sunday started off with the gifts the Easter Bunny brought us, but I really wanted to make sure they understood the TRUE meaning as to why we celebrate Easter.   I told them we would be doing an Easter Egg hunt, but there would be NO candy involved.  And while Mika and Luke are a little too young to truly understand I think Taija got something out of it.  There were 12 eggs to find and each one had a part of the Resurrection Story (I stole the idea from Pinterest.)  It was fun to explain the life of the Savior and HIS greatest GIFT.  I am truly grateful for my Savior and HIS life and sacrifice!  Happy Easter everyone!