Happy Easter!

I know this is a ton of pictures for one post, but with strict orders from grandparents to have "lots of pictures" I forced to obliged.  You might as well get used to it.  

Easter this year was slightly different that usual with us being gone and not being here long enough to make any friends to spend the time with.  However we had a wonderful weekend.  Before we moved our church back home had an egg hunt so the kids were able to join in the fun there before we headed to NC.  We decided to do our own egg hunt with the eggs Bay & Lou sent in our care package.  The kids loved it and had so much fun searching for eggs in the yard.  Levi even helped hide the ones for Naomi.  From the look of the pictures you can tell that Naomi had more fun putting her bucket on her head than putting eggs in them.  Sunday morning we visited a nearby church and they had an egg hunt that they invited us to so our kids did get to hunt a few eggs then as well.  My favorite part of the day was Naomi's dress.  Vain in know, but it was a crocheted dress that Moo had made for my sisters and I when we were Naomi's age.  We all wore it and for my daughter to wear it was really special to me.  She was not as cooperative as I would have like in getting her picture, but I was able to get a few good shots.  Maybe I can dress her up again for some better pics.  After church we grabbed some lunch and spent the rest of the day exploring our new town.

The best part of the weekend was sharing the story of Easter with our kids.  The previous Sunday the kids went to church with Aaron's parents.  Levi has been talking about Palm Sunday ever since and goes around the house yelling "Hosanna to our King!"  It has been a great privilege to teach my children about our Savior and Lord.  For them to learn not just about Easter, but that Easter could not have happened without Good Friday.  It has been a good reminder for myself as well.  I'll end with this thought.  I read/heard somewhere that many people died on a cross, but only one died for our sins and rose again.  Hallelujah!  I rose and my eternity is sealed forever!