Easter 2015

Easter + General Conference = The Best Weekend Ever! Easter is one of those holidays that becomes more and more meaningful as I get older and (hopefully) more mature. I contemplate the Atonement more during the Easter season, and find myself pondering the Sacrament hymns more. When this is combined with the spiritual feast of General Conference, life really seems to mean more.

That being said, being a parent and watching your kids get so, so excited for the 'secular' meanings of Easter is pretty great too! I never thought that dyeing eggs could be so fun as with these girls! When you add in the excitement of having a chick-shaped marshmallow (a peep), they can hardly contain their happiness. :) 

We really do try to teach them the true meaning Easter though. We went to the Mesa Temple Easter Pageant. It portrays the life of Christ. It was a good experience, although I have to admit it was somewhat cheesy. The girls were pretty into it though, especially little Miriam. :) It did remind me how much I hate really big crowds though. I get a little I-hate-people crazy. Maybe I will blame it on pregnancy crazy? Yeah, that's it. :)

We did a bingo game with the girls for General Conference, which surprisingly lasted all five sessions. Ever since we moved to AZ we have watched Priesthood session as a family. It works. Eliza was pretty disappointed though that no one ever got black out. Next time...

Unfortunately, we missed the General Women's Meeting because John had a work dinner that night at his boss's house. We took advantage of my dad being in town and had him watch the girls. They loved it. Before he left to go back to Utah, he finally gave us a couple of his bowls. I told him that I felt like I was receiving my inheritance. Really though, he is so talented, and I love having his artwork in our home.