Happy Easter!

We had such a great Easter Sunday today. We had to wake the kids up so they could see their baskets before we had to leave for church. Ava and Chase were both very excited and Blake could care less what was going on. Once the eggs were open Blake got into it more, that kid LOVES chocolate. He opens the candy and shoves it in so fast, it's hilarious. The Easter Bunny brought the kids new church outfits and they all looked very sharp for church this morning. Ava had her first opportunity to say the prayer in Primary today. I wasn't able to be there because I was teaching in RS but Eric went to help her and said she did such a good job, we are so proud of her. I can't believe she is getting so big.
Today marks a huge milestone for my two little munchkins. They are exactly 18months today which in our world means "Nursery time" at church. We no longer have to wrestle with these guys for two hours of church each week. Chase walked in like he owned the place and never looked back. He was happy and content the whole two hours. Blake had a meltdown in the beginning but once Eric stayed with him for a 1/2 hour he was fine and had a good time the rest of church. I think they are happy to finally have some play time on Sunday mornings.

After church we enjoyed a nice dinner together as a family and then did a little Easter egg hunt with the kids. It was so fun to watch the boys get so excited gathering the eggs. They are at the age where gathering things to fill up a bucket is loads of fun by itself, then you add candy to the mix and you've got real fun! Ava was such a good big sister and let her brothers get a fair amount of eggs.
Our home teachers showed up with this cute bucket full of little chick eggs that are actually sidewalk chalk, aren't they cute? Ava couldn't wait for them to leave so she could go outside to try it out. They gave a cute message to the kids about how each color egg represents something about Easter or our Savior. I thought I would share with you:

Red - The red egg symbolizes love. Our Savior's great love for us made the atonement possible.

Orange - This egg is the color of forgiveness, one of the very important principles that Jesus taught.

Yellow - The yellow egg is the color of the sun. Jesus wants us to be sunbeams, shining for him.

Green - This egg symbolizes life. Our Savior was resurrected, and we will be also. Jesus and Heavenly Father want us to have the gift of eternal life.

Blue - The blue egg symbolizes truth. Our Savior brought us the truth. He was true to himself, His Heavenly Father and the gospel. As we are true to the truth, we are free.

Purple - The purple egg is the color of royalty. Jesus is our King.

So, as you can see the kids had a great time with the sidewalk chalk. And for those of you wondering, yes, it is still cold enough for blanket sleepers here in Michigan!