Saturday afternoon, we were invited to a party at the home of our friends, the Paxtons. We had a yummy lunch with different soups and breads and crackers, then the kids had an Easter egg hunt. There were nine boys and one girl, so it was a little crazy. The kids enjoyed finding Nerf toys, puzzles, games, model kits, pencils, and eggs filled with little toys and money! Not much candy – a big yea for moms (and dentists)!
Sunday, Ryan and I attended church, and also enjoyed reading some of our books and scriptures about what Easter really celebrates. I always try to keep that as our focus as much as possible on Easter Sunday.
Sunday after church, we had our family Easter dinner. My dad is the bishop of a young adult singles ward (church congregation), and there was a guy from his ward that didn’t have a place to go for Easter dinner, so he joined us. Ryan, being the only grandkid at the moment (more about this in a minute), enjoyed his less-chaotic Easter egg hunt at Rara & Papa’s. Quite a difference from Saturday’s! (And even though we won’t readily admit it, Marc & Frances & I still really like the egg hunt, too. The green eggs containing money help.) We especially enjoyed sitting around the dining room table planning our itinerary for Hawaii. I know none of you are keeping track of the countdown like I am…we go one month from today! But the greatest Easter present was Marc & Frances’ present to Rara & Papa – an ultrasound picture labeled “Baby 1” and “Baby 2.” Yep, Marc & Frances are expecting TWINS!Oh, yes…the Easter Bunny also made a visit to our house, and we also did the traditional egg dyeing. We don’t do a lot, since only one of us eats eggs.
Even though Easter was early this year, we enjoyed mostly warmish, sunny weather for all of our activities. It was a great weekend.
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