Easter 2010

So another Easter has come and gone. That happens so fast!!! Ours was a pleasant one beginning with the FHE we had the Monday before. We watched the DVD "Finding Faith in Christ" with the girls and discussed the true meaning of Easter.
(Sidenote: Emma and Dani had been making lists of things they wanted from the Easter Bunny for about two months. I was just a little worried that the Easter Bunny was becoming a second Santa Claus to them and that they didn't even know why we actually celebrate Easter.)
The movie and discussion really helped the girls to better understand Easter. I didn't realize how much so until a few days later when Dani and I had a very grown-up discussion about Jesus being resurrected and what that meant. She soaks everything up like a sponge! And she can now explain what resurrected means! That's so cool!
Also, to add to our "true meaning of Easter" Easter week, we took the girls to see the "Reflections of Christ" traveling photography exhibit that was at our stake center. I love these pictures and the stories behind their creation. If you ever get a chance to see this exhibit, don't pass it up!
I was personally excited for Easter this year, because we were able to stay home and enjoy General Conference with our extended family. The talks were great, the company was great and the food, well, food is always great!!!
As for the visit from the Easter Bunny... he made his annual deposit of "bunny poop" from the girls' bedrooms to their Easter baskets downstairs in the kitchen. Dani was so excited to scoop up the poop (not to worry, it's just Whoppers candies) as she was following it down to the baskets. They all got more candy than is good for them (okay, so mom's eaten more than is good for her!) and hunted up more candy in the plastic eggs that the Easter Bunny left all around the living room. Dani and Emma both got kites and Natalie got a boomerang frisbee, which they immediately assembled and tried out after the candy feeding frenzy had subsided. Unfortunately, Dani's kite flying ended abruptly when her little tummy which has been hurting for a week decided it was time to puke in the street out in front of the house. She recovered quickly though and felt okay for the rest of the day.
After conference ended and family went home, we spent the evening video chatting with my parents in San Diego and my brother Rob and his fiancee', Kelley, in Hawaii. Isn't technology AWESOME!!!
It was a great weekend for my family. I'm so happy that I get to be a mother and to share my testimony of Christ with my children.
And on a completely non-spiritual note, I'll end with the Dani"ism" of Easter 2010: "Remember my first Easter when we put a Peep in the microwave and it got bigger. And then it got run over by the Peep bus!?"