Our Sunday morning surprise from the Easter Bunny!
This year for Easter, we went down to Aunt Jen's for egg-dying and an Easter Egg Hunt. Emily was also baptized today, so we were able to watch her make a wonderful decision to join the church! After the meeting, all the grandkids, along with all the BIG kids (aka Rachel & Fred, Josh & Kayla, Sky, Brands, and of course, me) gathered up all the eggs and began the dying festivities. It was a great day to watch them get so excited about the colors and designs, even Joshy got wound up in it.
After the dozens of eggs were all dyed, we went to the park and went hunting for eggs. All the kids were extremely excited to find their specific colored eggs, but all Stetz could think about was playing on the toys. I think he found three or four eggs and his mind was set upon climbing up the toys and slides. I'm glad he enjoyed the day, though. He loves to be with his cousins and kids of his age. It's a blessing that he has two of them that are only months older than he is.
On Sunday, we celebrated Easter by attending church. Rusty Burnside spoke, and he brought up an intriguing question, how did Easter become about bunnies and eggs? Bunnies do not lay eggs, yet they disperse them to all the little children. I'd never really thought about that. Afterwards, we went over to grandma's house and had a delicious Easter ham dinner. It was a beautiful day, and perfect for the analogy of new spring life.
On a more serious note, though the talks and lessons on the Savior are always my favorite. He truly was the perfect example for us and all that he suffered was in our behalf. I know that we can get caught up in eggs, bunnies, candy, and egg hunts, but the true reason for this important day is to remember our Savior and that he suffered and died so that we might live! I truly do love my Savior and know that HE LIVES!!
