Easter 2015

 Easter was on General Conference this year. We hook a computer up to the TV and watch conference on lds.org. Britta started calling it jammie church, since we stay home and she stays in her pajamas.  Dagny had an Easter dress, and even though we didn't go to church, Megan put it on her for a little bit so we could take some pictures. It is quite fancy with lots of silver glitter.  She is just starting to hold things, and these plastic eggs were just the right size for her little hands.

 

 She is so cute, I took so many pictures!

 

She is always smiling and so happy!

She even had sparkly silver shoes to match her dress!

 

 Baby girls are so much fun to dress up!

 

 We had a yummy ham, cheesy potatoes, and rolls for dinner. Wade and Kimberlea brought this coconut cream pie they had decorated for Easter. 

 

 We usually color Easter eggs the Saturday before Easter. Yesterday we were very busy with conference and then the Priesthood Session. Britta is a student manager for the Track team at the High School this year, and was gone most of the day, so we colored eggs after the afternoon session. Landon was getting impatient and was going to use Dagny's foot instead of an egg. 

 

  Let the coloring and decorating begin! Dagny was interested in all the bright colors.

 Dagny's first Easter egg!

 

You're never too old to color and decorate eggs! It was fun to have Landon, Megan, and Dagny with us. There was lots of talking and laughing. 

 

Blake and Britta wanted to try using a sharpie on eggs. It worked well, we usually use crayons to write our names and and make designs. 

 

 Blake wanted to make a swimmer on his egg.

 

 A few years ago, one of the kids saw an idea to use rubber bands on eggs. You cross the rubber bands around the egg and dip it in the dye. The rubber bands stop the color and you get a striped egg. It can be challenging because the rubber bands slide off easily. Silly Blake wrapped them around his face.

 

Ryan made an egg with music notes. It was so cute! 

Dagny and Britta work on an orange egg.  

 

Our finished masterpieces! 

 

These were some of our favorite eggs. 

 One of our traditions is the Easter bunny hides the kid's Easter basket and they have to find it Sunday morning. Hiding places in the past have been in the dishwasher, in the oven, in the coat closet, and in the china hutch. This year Blake and Ryan's were tied up high behind the curtains, Blake's was in the living room, and Ryan's in the dining room. Britta's was underneath a couple of blankets in the family room. It took Blake the longest to find his. Happy Easter!