Our Easter

 I love Easter! Okay, I love all holidays. Who doesn't? We all love them for different reasons and every holiday comes with a different feel. Easter is no exception. There's excitement in Spring. Green, flowers, newness everywhere!

This Easter is the first holiday we spent in our new apartment. John and Krystin brought their boys over the night before to color eggs. We used food coloring and they turned out pretty awesome except for my first one. I put it in a color that was supposed to be raspberry, but only turned out tan. That's like the most boring color for an Easter egg. Tan. But all of the others were pretty vibrant colors.

 The Easter Bunny came with a few candies and wrist rockets with marbles. And also Rise of the Guardians.

 Jane also got some goodies like cereal stars and a new sippy cup. She also got the best kids book in the world. It's a Pride and Prejudice board book. I'm pretty sure I love it more than she does.

 We spent Easter Sunday going to church with Mom and Dad and then having dinner at their house followed by an egg hunt.

 I only got a picture of Lily with her haul. William was "taking a minute" because he was upset he didn't get the golden egg with $5. He tried so hard and was so close to it, but someone else found it. Life lessons can be hard. But Lily made out with a lot of candy!

 

 We went to the Nashville Temple on Good Friday to take Easter pictures. This is another thing that I love about Easter. Taking the kids to the temple in their nice clothes is always so tender. We talk about the purpose of the temple and how we are so grateful that families can be together forever. We talk about Jesus Christ and the Atonement. How everything in Spring reflects the Atonement. I'm astounded at how much these children know and can share. I learn lessons from them constantly. It's one of my most favorite traditions.

It was fun to have Jane there this year to mix it up a bit.

 And she was SO done by the end of it.