Happy Easter

I know we are a week late with this post, but better late than never. Right? Our excuse is that Rebecca has been at her brother Tyler's wedding, so the posting job has been left to me. We are usually really late with our postings anyway, but at least this time we have an excuse.

We had a great time celebrating Easter this year. Almost all of the winter snow had melted off of the ground and so we were able to even do an egg hunt outside. On Saturday we got together with some friends in our church ward and did a potluck brunch and easter egg hunt. The kids loved this! Later that evening we had an easter egg hunt at home (see video). Don't tell them, but we took the eggs they had found at the earlier hunt and re-hid them around the house. We also hid a bunch of new candy and stuff, but we thought they would have more fun finding the goodies twice and we didn't want them to get too much candy.

In a few of the eggs we had some items representing the atonement and resurrection of Christ. In one we had some small nails representing His crucifiction, in another a stone representing his burial, and in another a small cloth representing the empty tomb. On Sunday we had a special family lesson on the importance of the Atonement and Resurrection and the kids really liked that too. We also heard some great talks, musical numbers, testimonies, and lessons at church. We know that Christ lives and that he has made it possible for all of us to live again after death. If you want to know more about the Savior and His missions on earth, our church has some great resources at www.lds.org and www.mormon.org

Here is the video