Easter Pictures

We had a wonderful Easter! We are so grateful for our Saviour who died for us and rose again!

We enjoyed the celebration and loved taking pictures of our family!

The week before (Kelsey was 3 days old), we went to the Easter Egg Hunt at our church building. Originally, it was to be outside, but it was raining that day, so it was done inside. When we started to look for the eggs, we took Josh to the Relief Society room and he started getting upset, since we normally drop him off for nursery. Once he realized that there was candy in the eggs, he was happy again. Steve opened one of the eggs to show him the candy, that is all he would do. He wouldn't collect the eggs, he'd just open them.

Easter Sunday! Joshua got a new outfit--fit for Chicago! It was complete with a little pocket handkerchief and pinstripes. The inspiration for this outfit came from Al Capone. As you know, he's a famous gangster, but what you may not have known is that he is from Chicago. Since we now claim Chicago as home, we thought we'd get the outfit.

For some reason, Joshua hates smiling for pictures if Kelsey is in the picture as well.

Easter dinner was SO fun! We were invited over to the Tates to celebrate. We provided the ham and the chocolate trifle (layers and layers of goodness!) and they did the rolls, asparagus, and funeral potatoes. I was very impressed when I saw the work the put into the rolls--we each got one shaped like a bunny!

Shawn and Emily found a some butter shaped like a lamb, but after watching the movie "The Lamb of God", they couldn't bring themselves to actually eat it. Steve, however, had no problems using the butter from its hind end.

Josh LOVES Shawn and Brim. When Shawn was feeding his son, Josh plopped himself right down to help himself. Shawn ended up getting an extra spoon and throughout our conversations, we kept hearing "One bite for Brim, one bite for Joshua..."

I feel so blessed to have met Emily! She is so wonderful and I'm grateful to know her!

...also, I didn't bother offering to take Kelsey back because I knew she was in good hands...

We hope you had a wonderful Easter and that you are able to recognize the hand of the Lord in your lives as we have! We love you!