Easter

Another Easter in the books! The kids set out their Easter baskets the night before hoping the Easter bunny would visit. 

They spent all morning looking for their baskets. Caden found his first. It was upstairs in the playroom. He got a new outfit, a new Bae Blade, and some candy.

 Makayla found her's next. It was under the kitchen sink. She got a new outfit and a watch so that she can always see 1:11, 2:22, 3:33, 4:44, and 5:55. Silly girl!

 Brynn found her's last. It was in the basement bathroom in the shower.

 She also got a new outfit and some Play-doh... her favorite.

 Then it was off to church in their cute outfits in front of my favorite flowering tree.

 After church we headed to Terry and Craig's house for dinner and the hunt there.

 Baby Mac looks like he really enjoyed his first Easter.

 But I know our kids loved it. They love walking around looking for their names on all their goodies.

 Great photo bomb there, Karly!

 Caden was so cute with Mason. He played peek-a-boo with him and insisted on reading him a book.

 Mason stared at Caden the whole time and kept trying to "talk" to him. It was seriously the cutest thing I have ever seen. I hope these two will be cute little buddies some day.

I really love Easter, not because of the Easter Bunny, but because of our Savior, Jesus Christ. Tyler and I spent a lot of time studying the last week of Christ's life. It was interesting to learn more about Passover and the symbolism of Christ's Atonement. I'll admit that I have never really taken the time to learn about it, but it made so much sense to me this year. I am so grateful for my Savior and his Atoning sacrifice for me. I am so grateful that I can be forgiven and I can forgive others. I know Christ lives and I know that through him we can be perfected to live with Heavenly Father again. I know that Heavenly Father and Jesus know each one of us and loves us. I'm grateful for this time of year to reflect on Christ's Atonement.