Easter (the part that is a Celebration of Spring)

In my observation, there are two different celebrations at Easter.  There is the fun, spring time celebration time.  To me, that's the bunnies, ducks, eggs, candy, outdoors, etc.  We celebrate all things that are beautifully blooming.  Then there is the serious, spiritual celebration.  This is when we remember the amazing sacrifice that was given for each and every one of us.  Remembering Jesus, and the Atonement.  In an effort to journal Easter for our family, I'm going to journal the celebration of spring, but do know that along with the fun, we did appreciate and celebrate the more important purpose of Easter at our house.  And that purpose is the life of Jesus, His Atonement for us, and that He lives again.

 

Our Easter fun started on Friday, at the Museum of Natural History.  It has become a family tradition of ours over the last few years to participate in the Dinosaur Egg Hunt.  It was a lot of fun.  Oliver wasn't feeling too well that day, so we didn't stay late, but we did have fun!

 

On Saturday, we did a LOT of fun things.  These things included dying our eggs.  I don't have any "during" photos because I let Oliver dye eggs too, which means I was in on the action.  He got to put the eggs in the colors and everything.  The girls really enjoyed mixing their colors.  It was fun!

 

Saturday afternoon was fun.  Though I don't have any pictures, the truth is, we happened upon a festival.  We did art projects, listened to music, got our face painted, and had free balloon animals made for us.  Oh, and we saw a man juggling clubs while riding on a unicycle.  That was crazy!

 

For dinner, on Saturday, we headed to the Falcon Field Park, and had a dinner picnic.  We brought our cooking stove and made Mexican food while the children played at the park.  It was a lot of fun!

 

Eventually, Easter morning came... and so did the Easter Bunny.  He brought some fun things, including DVD art cases, backpacks, balls, stickers, and candy.  What a nice bunny!

 

It was a good celebration of spring.  The rest of the day was amazing as well.  I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter.