Easters 2011

Enjoying their pre-Eaters basket apple so I didn't feel like a bad Mom giving Chloe all that sugar...

We tried to do most of the fun Easter stuff on Saturday, so that on Sunday we could try to think about the Savior and his incredible sacrifice and love for us.  So Saturday I unveiled the much anticipated (to me, since I'd been gathering things for about a month) Easter baskets!  This year was my first attempt at Easter baskets and I think I went a tad overboard....thankfully Chloe is small enough that I don't think it has set a standard for future years!  After Easter baskets we decided to go to our favorite lunch outing at Judds in town.  We LOVE their breadsticks and ice cream cones.  We headed over to Town Square and were pleasantly surprised to find that it was the Art Festival!  It was fun to see the art work, listen to the talent and gape at the over the top, artsy fartsy things and people (I love people watching).  We once again attempted to help Chloe enjoy the water features there, but no such luck. She's still completely terrified and it just makes us look like bad parents when we try, so maybe next time!

On Sunday we went to church and wrestled kids for two hours in nursery, but were able to come home and read the last week of the Saviors life while Chloe took a nap (nursery is a very important job, but sometimes you have to find a different kind of spiritual enlightenment when you get home...).  It was very interesting to read the different accounts from each of the apostles and try to piece together everything that happened to the Savior.  It gave me a greater understanding a stronger connection with my Savior to read in depth about his love and atoning sacrifice for us.  I know it happened.  I know that it is a REAL thing and I am SOOO grateful for the ability and knowledge to use the atonement.

Later that evening we put Chloe back in her cute little Easter dress and went to my Uncle Mike and Aunt Jesica's house for dinner and a small egg hunt for the kiddys.  Chloe was so cute with her basket hooked on her arm, walking around picking up eggs like a big girl.  She got quite the loot, so we shared with some less fortunate cousins.  It was a lovely Eater well spent with family :)


-"Do you not know I have had diarrhea since Easters?"