Easter 2011

I'm not one to say such things but, Easter, was a doosie this year. 

Nate and I both spoke in sacrament, then I taught a combined Young Women's lesson. 

Talk about daunting right? 

Well it was. 

We both spent all week preparing for the task. Many nights studying, many days pondering. By the time church was over on Easter we both crashed. But know what? It was probably the most genuine Easter I have ever had. Both Nate and I spent the entire week pondering our Savior's life and his atonement. It was genuine, it helped remind me that Brig didn't need a big ole' toy, that dinner didn't need to take me all day and night, and that I want to try focus on the real meaning of Easter. 

Every Easter.

We Brig and I did still take part in a few mainstream activities of course

like....

coloring eggs...

When we began the egg coloring event I thought I was doing this just for me.

I mean how much enjoyment can a one year old get out of egg coloring?

wrong oh wrong I was!

Brig had a grand old time. 

Picked up each egg and plopped it in the glasses for me.

Our finished product!

Only a dozen this year.

I just die over Brig's face in this one.

I kept trying to not let him reach them (they were still wet) while still having them in the picture.

I failed and brig had a yellow mouth after this shot.

Easter morning was an early one.

All mornings are with Brig...

Of course I had to make us Easter breakfast.

I made these cute sweet rolls that represent an "empty tomb"

found here.

the Easter bunny did bring Brig a few items...

Chocolate bunny : check

Bubbles: check

then things got crazy and pictures didn't happen before church, but after church.

so the light was way to bright, and our cloths we're way to wrinkly. 

but, I'm sure this is probably going to be an Easter tradition, and quite frankly, Easter cloths are something I'm not going to be giving up on.

sorry Nate for the worst angle ever of you. 

But I still think you look cute, even after you decided not to wear you coordinating blue shirt.

it was probably the better decision seeing as you were speaking...

but you still could have slipped it on for pictures....

 hmmph

We're doing the same tongue thing.

I've always thought it was an ugly thing I did. 

And well, I've now passed it right along.

Looks much better on Brig of course.

and bubbles....

Brig loved them loved them.

After our Sunday naps we went in the backyard to pick up the eggs the bunny had scattered about our grass and blew glorious bubbles.

Again, thought the egg gathering was going to be a 'for me' thing.

Brig knew right what to do. I mean he also liked unloading them, but he'd crawl to one then dump it in his basket.

Amazing these babies.

*sigh*

It was a very Happy Easter.