We started off our Easter weekend on Saturday with a ward Easter breakfast and egg hunt. Each child was able to collect 6 eggs but when all the eggs were found Ellie was disappointed with the color of eggs she had. She threw a fit until I showed her that there was chocolate inside and then we didn't hear another complaint!
Saturday afternoon was supposed to be Cody's grandmother's 90th birthday party. She took a fall a few days before and wasn't able to attend because she was in the hospital being monitored. So instead of a birthday party we still had a party with Cody's extended family on his mother's side, lunch and an egg hunt included.
After the extended family all left, it was just Cody's siblings and their kids. We love Cody's family, especially Ellie, she loves having so many cousins to play with! My father in law recently built a shop/garage and the kids loved it. It echoed and there was a lot of screaming involved. I think from now on the bikes will be taken outside and the door locked though. Ellie didn't know what to do with herself when we got home that night, our house was too quiet.
Easter was great this year. We had a quiet morning and it was perfect. Ellie was so excited to have a new flower skirt to wear and we waited until after church to do the Easter baskets and hidden eggs. At church I teach the 12-13 year old girls but not on that Sunday, it was a special Sunday. We had another lady come and teach all the young women and we had a condensed traditional passover. Cody and I got to read the scripts and explain what everything was and what it represented. It was a perfect beginning to the holiday because we were reminded of what we were truelove celebrating.
We waited until after church to give the girls their baskets and hide the eggs. I'm so glad we kept things simple and didn't go over board because the girls really only cared about the actual baskets. Ellie liked her pony so much that she took Kate's pony as well. Kate sat and shook her basket for a good fifteen minutes while Ellie found all the eggs.
The best part of the entire day had to be when Ellie discovered that there was chocolate in some of the eggs! Her face lit up and she ripped that first wrapper off faster than I've ever seen her move. We finished the day with a ham dinner with Cody's parents and ate a lot more chocolate and sugar than we will ever need in a lifetime.
I love that Kate looks a lot like Cody, especially that she has his eyes. These girls have such a special bond with Cody. They get so excited when he comes home and cries whenever he leaves. He takes time to let them each know individually that their father loves them and shows them constantly that he will always be there for them. A mother couldn't ask for any better for her girls.
Oh my gosh, their matching Easter outfits are so cute! you're so lucky you have two little girls so close in age you can do that with :). and that picture of Ellie pushing her cousin on the trike is priceless!
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