Easter is a fabulous holiday where we get to enjoy having our kids home for a whole week! This year everyone was home and that made it that much better!!! Easter at our house this year consisted of coloring Easter Eggs, having a turkey dinner, inviting guests and of course the traditional Easter Egg hunt.
We started out with egg painting...
The kids made wonderful Easter eggs filled with bright colors! I loved how this one turned out with the colors swirling together. The dye we used this year dried shiny and was a lot of fun to use.
Besides swirling the colors together there were lots of other egg coloring techniques employed. Wax, sponges, paint brushes and even a candle were used. Each egg was beautiful and unique. Unfortunately I didn't get the camera out in time to capture the fun the kids had painting those eggs.
This year was unique because I usually cook the whole meal, however, this year I was suffering from a fairly recent injury to my ankle. So this year my good husband and willing children were a great blessing to me in the kitchen. They peeled and cooked the potatoes, cooked vegetables and basically prepared the whole meal. I came in to help with the gravy and I even helped slice a bit of the meat. I didn't do much as I was trying to prevent too much swelling from the days activities. Chad served my plate for me and brought it to me. He is so good to me. The kids brought me a drink and were quietly willing to refill my cup as needed.
What a blessing to see and enjoy the love of my family for me during this special holiday season. Especially since this is the time of year that we celebrate the greatest act of love in the history of the earth - the Atonement performed by our Savior Jesus Christ. Selfless service in our homes reflects a great degree of that love that Christ has for us. What a blessing it is to give and feel love.
So with the meal cooked and on we enjoyed good company and good food followed by an Easter egg hunt! I asked for volunteers for an Easter bunny and was rewarded with a couple of willing hands who took the sweet Easter treats and the Easter eggs outside where they were deftly hidden. They did a really good job of it too. When we had everyone gather outside to begin the hunt, it took a rewardingly long time to find everything, and this year we were still short one little egg that seemingly had disappeared (the kids combed the yard the next day and found it though). I kept my camera busy snapping shots of not just the kids but some of the prizes in their hiding places as well.
As the hunt wound down everyone just enjoyed the companionship and joy of being together as a family. What a joy it was to all be together for the celebration.
I am so thankful for my beautiful family. They are a joy and a delight every day. I am SO thankful for the power of the atonement which allows us, through Christ, to work toward becoming more like Him so that we can have a hope of living together eternally, and enjoy together the gift of eternal life.
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