Easter 2010

We had a great Easter this year! We focused with Marshall on why we celebrate Easter, and why it is so important. It was nice to have Easter on General Conference weekend. We watched some of it, but I do have some reading up to do. Our Holiday started on Saturday. On Saturday Jake was in charge of the Midvale FOP Easter egg hunt. I stuffed over 150 eggs with candy, plus put candy in little sacks. The weather was crappy so we ended up doing it at the station. That turned out to be so much fun! We had candy down the hall way, into the interview rooms and into the meeting room. The kids seemed to have a great time and got tons of candy. Afterward the officers gave their kids and family members a tour of the station, it was great! Marshall was expecting Easter to be like Christmas, so we had to explain that at Easter you get candy and one toy!! He woke up super excited and couldn't wait to see if the Easter Bunny had come. The Easter Bunny was lazy this year and did not hide the baskets as he normally does, but Marshall didn't even realize it.

Here are the kids walking down the hall ...
Marshall finding his loot
Kambria looking at all her candy!Marshall finding the eggs he colored around the house. Kam playing with her bath toy she got!

That evening we went to my Moms house for a turkey dinner. Each year she does a scavenger hunt for the kids. They LOVE IT! Then an Easter egg hunt in her back yard. It is always a lot of fun, something we look forward to each year. This year we also had a chocolate fountain, it was soooo good!

Marshall finding some goodies.

Kambria picking up some eggs. She never wears shoes, so this was a bit of a challenge for her.

Marshall showing off his treats.

Kambria checking out her treats!

After my parents we headed to Jake's parents home. They were just finishing up dinner then we all chated and had some dessert. It is wonderful to have great parents on both sides and cousins on both sides that the kids enjoy being able to see.

We are thankful for the Easter season and the chance we get to teach our kids about our Savior, Jesus Christ. I am so thankful for the Resurrection and the comfort that brings to us. It is really hard to lose a loved one, however the knowledge that we have that they will live again, and us with them, brings so much comfort and makes it just a little bit easier. I am thankful for the gospel in my life and for all the blessings that it brings to me and my family. I truly love being a mom, and I love when Marshall asks me questions about the church and that he is so curious to know more. I love when he listens to his teachers and comes home and is so excited to tell us what he learned. Last week he even listened in Sacrament and took so much in about Fasting. He was truly amazed about what can happen when you fast, he has talked about it all week.

I love my family and love that we get to make traditions with one another that will last forever. I love making memories with them. I love Marshall and Kambria and I am so glad that Heavenly Father sent them to me, even though it was a challenge to get them here, I am thankful for that trial in my life, it made me and Jake grow stronger together ... rather then pushing us apart as it could have. I also am thankful for Jake. He is the best husband, I couldn't ask for a better man to share my life with. He is so trusting and so patient with me. Clomid is an evil medicine and I hope none of you ever have to experience it. It brings out the worst in me, thats for sure. This will be my last month and then we will be 100% content with 2 children. The stress and everything that clomid brings with it, is so not worth trying anymore. I feel horrible being an angry, rude, moody cry baby all the time and it is so not fair to take out nothing at all on Marshall, Jake and kambria and anyone else that comes in my path :)

Well in one month we will be at the Happiest Place on Earth, Disneyland ... I can't wait!!!