conference weekend / easter 2020

conference was a little different as we watched all the sessions at home instead of with our extended families. the girls were mostly ok with it but definitely missed being with everyone. james and i both felt like it was a little more relaxing without traveling and being back and forth. conference was wonderful and so needed during this crazy pandemic!

we dyed our eggs after waiting in the wal-mart parking lot for our grocery pick up for just under two hours. the pandemic made that a really crazy time to pick up groceries. holy cow! but we survived by eating dinner in the van, and knowing we had fun plans back at home awaiting us. after we did eggs, we popped popcorn and watched trolls 2. the girls went to bed afterward very anxious for peter cottontail to visit that night.

that afternoon we ventured out to cross e ranch, who was doing a drive through deal where you could just look out your car windows at all the animals with a voiced over tour on the radio. my girls loved it!

we discovered these eggs from mrs cavanaughs this year and our easter baskets won't be without them in the years to come. james and i slowly ate this egg over the next week. so dang good!

even though we had church at home Easter sunday, i still had the girls dress up like i had planned all along. they looked so cute and it helped make it all feel more normal.

we did Easter dinner over skype with james' family, then relaxed the rest of the day. it really was so nice!

miss rosie slept most of the day and was such a little doll in her blue Easter dress.

Easter 2019

let's be honest, one of the best parts about easter is the tootsie roll eggs!

friday night, we gathered around the table to dye eggs. adi couldn't hardly stand to wait to get going! the older two loved it and loved getting creative with the colors they chose. james and i mostly supervised adi.

that night, peter cottontail came and left the girls some goodies.

i dressed them up in matching dresses and we headed off to the egg hunt at the tabernacle.

brooklyn scored big time: she found $5!

cousins!

my camera did something weird and this picture did not turn out. i was so sad!

james and the older girls went and waited in line for the breakfast and were nice enough to bring adi and i home plates.

that evening we headed over to my in laws' for their big egg hunt. each kid was assigned a color and they each had like 38 eggs to find. they loved it!

easter dresses might be my favorite tradition! there's something about matching dresses in fun pastel colors, white bows, and white shoes, that i just love so much! my mother in law bought their dresses from h&m and i love them!

we ended the day with dinner at my parents' and our annual egg roll down the hill. the rain almost stopped us, but we finished just in time!

mostly, i'm grateful for easter because i am extra grateful for my Savior and for the Atonement in my life, especially now as a mother. i am grateful to get to repent and start over. i make a lot of mistakes, especially as a mother, and i'm overwhelmed with gratitude that i can be better and be forgiven because of the sacrifice of my Savior. i love him and i know he knows and loves me.