I love Easter. It is a special time of year for so many reasons. Spring is in the air, or soon coming. Bulbs and trees are blooming, adding touches of color to the earth. But most importantly it is a time to reflect on the life and mission of our Elder Brother, Jesus Christ. To remember why He was born, what He taught us through His example and teachings, His ultimate atonement and sacrifice, and His glorious resurrection. I am so grateful to our Father in Heaven for His wonderful Plan Of Salvation. I am so grateful to Him for giving His Only Begotten Son to die for us. I am so grateful to my Savior for His sacrifice and love. I KNOW Jesus Christ is my Savior and Redeemer. I KNOW He is the only begotten Son of our Heavenly Father. I KNOW they both love each of us. I KNOW He suffered and died for ME, that I may also live again and be saved. I KNOW that HE LIVES and that He is aware of us, concerned for us, watches over us, and loves each of us. Yes, I love Easter, and I love sharing it with my family!
We still have many of the traditional activities. Dying Easter eggs is always fun!
The early morning Easter Egg hunt. We also have 12 eggs that are marked and have a different symbol of the Easter Story in them. They are called the "Resurrection Eggs" and can be found here.
http://www.annieshomepage.com/eastereggs.html
We all get dressed in our new Easter clothes and go to church. Here are the kids as we just arrived at church. The door we walk into has this beautiful picture of the Resurrected Christ. I quickly grabbed my camera out of my purse, which I just happened to have with me, and took this photo of the children in front of the painting. Awesome.
Easter baskets! One of the fun things about Easter. This year they got a chocolate bunny, a kite (Nick has two kites already so he got an extra game), games, books, and Andrew got a cartoon movie from Deseret Book. They had fun playing games together all day.
Happy Easter to a happy family... happy, thanks to Heavenly Father's plan!
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