So Easter was a little different this year- without being at home and all. Last year I went home for Easter so this was my first Easter away, but still a good one. We woke up, and sadly walked out to no Easter basket- but had a good breakfast and got ready for Church. I always love Church on Easter as it is so centered on Christ. It was a really good opportunity to really think about the atonement and how much it means in our lives.
After church we came home, did our visiting teaching, cooked some steaks we had marinated (we are becoming quite the chefs), baked some potatoes, put together a salad and Erik and Justin joined us for a delicious dinner.
Sam and I even made our favorite cookie dough pie for dessert :)
After dinner we had planned on dying Easter Eggs so we boiled some water and waited for them to be done. We thought they'd be done when they floated but 25 minutes later we figured they couldnt float because there wasnt enough water in the pot. Don't worry- we entertained ourselves quite well while waiting by using the egg stickers to decorate eachother and proving to the boys that jumping pictures are harder than they look- I think after about 6 attempts they finally believed us.
We also watched an episode of the Home Makeover Extreme Edition, which was surprisingly really good. I like to watch the show to see all the cool things they put in the houses, and how they decorate but in this episdoe the house was done for a family who has adopted 6 special needs children from China and whose father was diagonosed with a brain tumor. To make a long, sad, story short, they were able to build a new house that fullfilled their needs better but the father was never able to see it because he was in the hospital and passed away 3 days after it was finished. This was really just a wake up call to me about how blessed I am and how I should never take things for granted. I am so grateful for all of my family, friends and people in my life.
Sometimes we all just need to take a step back when we are feeling down and realize all of our blessings.
Overall, it was a great Easter.
After church we came home, did our visiting teaching, cooked some steaks we had marinated (we are becoming quite the chefs), baked some potatoes, put together a salad and Erik and Justin joined us for a delicious dinner.
Sam and I even made our favorite cookie dough pie for dessert :)
After dinner we had planned on dying Easter Eggs so we boiled some water and waited for them to be done. We thought they'd be done when they floated but 25 minutes later we figured they couldnt float because there wasnt enough water in the pot. Don't worry- we entertained ourselves quite well while waiting by using the egg stickers to decorate eachother and proving to the boys that jumping pictures are harder than they look- I think after about 6 attempts they finally believed us.
We also watched an episode of the Home Makeover Extreme Edition, which was surprisingly really good. I like to watch the show to see all the cool things they put in the houses, and how they decorate but in this episdoe the house was done for a family who has adopted 6 special needs children from China and whose father was diagonosed with a brain tumor. To make a long, sad, story short, they were able to build a new house that fullfilled their needs better but the father was never able to see it because he was in the hospital and passed away 3 days after it was finished. This was really just a wake up call to me about how blessed I am and how I should never take things for granted. I am so grateful for all of my family, friends and people in my life.
Sometimes we all just need to take a step back when we are feeling down and realize all of our blessings.
Overall, it was a great Easter.
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