I went ahead and let them tear into their baskets while I got the scriptures ready to finish up our Resurrection cookies. They were so excited!
Isaac with his new Lego Indiana Jones video game:
Daphne with Tangled on Blu-ray!
Gotta love the Cadbury eggs!
After all that, we ran over to check on the cookies! Here they are removing the tape:
When you touch the cookies, the surface cracks and you can see inside that they are hollow and empty, just like the tomb!
After we read the scriptures and saw the cookies, Isaac and Daphne were so excited that they ran and hugged me, which made me want to cry tears of joy- I love watching their sweet little testimonies grow!
After all the excitement of the morning, I ran off to Church to rehearse. Matt was so sweet and got some great pics of the kiddos in all their Easter cuteness!
So, back at the Church, I was getting more and more nauseated with every minute. I woke up with an icky, icky feeling in my throat. I ran through my song twice and had to stop and cough and clear my throat multiple times. After that, we ran through the choir numbers and by the time that was over, I couldn't even talk without my voice cracking. I just sat there in my chair and prayed and prayed that the Lord would bless me so that people would still be able to feel the Spirit even if my voice wouldn't hold out. As soon as I saw Matt come in with the kids, I went over and asked him to come and give me a blessing. I honestly have not felt that nervous or worried about my voice giving out. I sat down in the chair and he placed his hands on my head, and I listened to his words, hoping I would hear something like, "Your will be able to perform" or something like that. While I didn't hear anything like that, I did begin to feel a tremendous sense of calm. I also heard him say (among many other things), "Know that your Father in Heaven loves you." After 15 minutes or so, my hands stopped shaking and just felt calm. When it came time for me to go up and sing with the choir, my throat felt fine! I know it seems insignificant, but it was a little miracle for me. I was able to stand and sing my solo and I think the others in the room were able to feel the Spirit, which is really all I can ask for. I felt such peace and calm knowing that God cares even about me and this one little Sunday performance. I continue to be surprised and awed that He genuinely cares for us and for each detail of our lives...
After Church, we came home and I took a fantastic nap! Then we headed over to Nanny and Papa's and began the Egg Hunt! Tori and Penny got a head start :
And of course, Tori wanted to stop and open each egg as she found it!
Here's Penny:
And then we let the restless natives out:
Matt is famous for hiding eggs ridiculously high and then having to get them down himself after much whining from the children. But this Easter, Isaac decided to just go for it:
And once he climbed up there and got the egg, Tori walked over and said, "Isaac, throw it down to my basket!"
Calvin had just spread grass seed down, so there was a whole section of the lawn taped off (in case you were wondering)
Tori looks thrilled about her stash, doesn't she?
Just when we thought we had found all the eggs, Daphne spotted some more of Matt's hidden eggs:
Ao, Matt threw her up onto his shoulders so quickly that her dress did this:
and then he hoisted her up to try and reach the eggs herself, which went from exciting to terrifying in about 2 seconds:
You can see from her face that this was not her favorite part of the day:
They gave her two of the three eggs up there for being so brave:
Isaac's stash:
After the egg hunt, Papa pulled Daphne's second loose tooth!!!
I pray that you had a blessed Easter. We had such a beautiful week together as a family! We are so incredibly grateful for the Sacrifice of our Savior. We know that because of His atoning work and resurrection, our family will be united with Him forever! Happy Easter, Y'all!!
And of course, Tori wanted to stop and open each egg as she found it!
Here's Penny:
And then we let the restless natives out:
Matt is famous for hiding eggs ridiculously high and then having to get them down himself after much whining from the children. But this Easter, Isaac decided to just go for it:
And once he climbed up there and got the egg, Tori walked over and said, "Isaac, throw it down to my basket!"
Calvin had just spread grass seed down, so there was a whole section of the lawn taped off (in case you were wondering)
Tori looks thrilled about her stash, doesn't she?
Just when we thought we had found all the eggs, Daphne spotted some more of Matt's hidden eggs:
Ao, Matt threw her up onto his shoulders so quickly that her dress did this:
and then he hoisted her up to try and reach the eggs herself, which went from exciting to terrifying in about 2 seconds:
You can see from her face that this was not her favorite part of the day:
They gave her two of the three eggs up there for being so brave:
Isaac's stash:
After the egg hunt, Papa pulled Daphne's second loose tooth!!!
I pray that you had a blessed Easter. We had such a beautiful week together as a family! We are so incredibly grateful for the Sacrifice of our Savior. We know that because of His atoning work and resurrection, our family will be united with Him forever! Happy Easter, Y'all!!
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