Because I couldn't celebrate Easter with Nate, I decided to do the next best thing and celebrate with my family in Utah. We had a great couple days of Easter celebrating too. It started the Sunday before. We went to Nate's parent's ward for church. They had an Easter program for their Sacrament meeting. It was very nice to feel the spirit testify to me of that The Savior LIVES!!! The kids got to wear their new Easter clothes to church. I don't always get the kids Easter clothes but usually it falls right into the time when they are needing new church clothes anyway. So it is a great excuse to get them.
Then the following Saturday we went to Grandpa and Grandma Swenson's for the family Easter egg hunt. My kids have always enjoyed going to it. There was such great food there and Grandma made her yummy cinnamon rolls. Each of the kids found a prize egg and each one found an egg with money in it. I would guess that there were about 55 people there that day. The kids have a great time running around with their cousins and of course collecting all of the candy.
The next morning was Easter Sunday. This year my big girls helped me stuff eggs and my parents helped me out by hiding all of them. The egg hunt took longer then usual because the Easter Bunny hid them extra well this year. Every year the Easter Bunny marks the eggs with my kid initials so that everyone gets the same number of eggs. This year each kids got 18 eggs. Ella's last egg wasn't found until several hours after the hunt was declared over. The kids enjoyed their baskets this year. Most years the Easter Bunny just gives the kids a few candies in the basket but this year it came with a prize as well. Tyler got a book, Natalie and Nichole got a shirt and Ella got a badminton set. I think the Easter Bunny over compensated for Nate being gone.
Then the following Saturday we went to Grandpa and Grandma Swenson's for the family Easter egg hunt. My kids have always enjoyed going to it. There was such great food there and Grandma made her yummy cinnamon rolls. Each of the kids found a prize egg and each one found an egg with money in it. I would guess that there were about 55 people there that day. The kids have a great time running around with their cousins and of course collecting all of the candy.
The next morning was Easter Sunday. This year my big girls helped me stuff eggs and my parents helped me out by hiding all of them. The egg hunt took longer then usual because the Easter Bunny hid them extra well this year. Every year the Easter Bunny marks the eggs with my kid initials so that everyone gets the same number of eggs. This year each kids got 18 eggs. Ella's last egg wasn't found until several hours after the hunt was declared over. The kids enjoyed their baskets this year. Most years the Easter Bunny just gives the kids a few candies in the basket but this year it came with a prize as well. Tyler got a book, Natalie and Nichole got a shirt and Ella got a badminton set. I think the Easter Bunny over compensated for Nate being gone. We had a really nice dinner together as well. Rock, Meagan and Joy all came to eat at my parents house and to say we had a feast is an understatement. It was like Thanksgiving Dinner all over again. But the food was wonderful. I was responsible for dessert so I made the little chick cupcake. Tyler loved it so much he just couldn't get enough and had to shove his face right into it.
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