spring break: easter edition

what an absolutely beautiful easter it was!! how grateful we are for our Savior & the knowledge we have of his Atonement!

saturday night, (after our group date!) we filled dozens and dozens of eggs. we may have gone slightly overboard, but since we only put 1-2 pieces of candy in each one, we felt totally justified :) sunday morning, while we got the kiddo's ready for church, garret & karli "hid" the eggs for us and right before church we sent them on a little hunt. avery changed out of her sunday sandals into her running shoes (my kind of girl! haha) and the kids made it very entertaining. 

^^ we love baby ro & krista's mom for having us over!! ^^

^^ love finn's determination! ^^

^^ such a little lady. love her to pieces! ^^

after church, naps, and a delicious easter dinner (some of the best gyro's i've ever eaten!!) we packed up our little family for a trip to the st. george temple. avery's favorite song of all time is "i love to see the temple" so when she saw it in real life, it was pretty special :) after this trip, i'm determined to take the kids to the temple grounds more often. i love the beautiful grounds & the peace that is undeniable!

 ^^ love him!!! ^^

^^ she's wrapped around his finger! ^^

happy easter

our easter was pretty low key this year--we stayed at home and had a very small easter egg hunt (think four eggs within a ten foot radius...) but we did manage to make a delicious meal + we were able to spend some quality time outside where it was absolutely beautiful!

i taught my primary girls this last week, (was easter really almost one week ago??)  and we had a great easter lesson which definitely helped contribute to the spirit of the day.  i am so grateful to have a testimony of my Savior and for his atoning sacrifice.  the knowledge that he still lives and cares about me is something that gets me through some tough days.  what a wonderful holiday!

thanks to some awesome balloons (with mega helium) from my friend natasha, avery has discovered that she cannot live without a balloon string in her hand.  it is actually pretty darn cute.  we have balloons scattered all around the house, and whenever she sees one (and believe me, if it's there, she will spot it!) she reaches towards it saying "ohh, ooh!" and she doesn't stop until she's got a firm grip.  silly girl.