Easter Weekend

We had a pretty mellow weekend.  Friday Jacob woke up and said to me, "Yeah mom, it is Easter weekend which means we don't have to go to church on Sunday because the Easter Bunny comes and brings candy."  "Wo, Wo, Wo, Jacob dear- Easter is NOT about candy and bunnies."  So we had our little talk about why we celebrate Easter and he wasn't too happy with me when I told him we WILL go to church and the Easter bunny may not bring candy this year.  That was another ordeal in itself.  

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The trick is getting a decent picture with four little ones.

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Friday afternoon a friend came over with her three boys and we died eggs.  I knew that if we waited for Eric then we would never do them and the kids were so excited to get them done.  It wasn't as messy as I thought it was which was nice.  I think Jacob ate all six of his eggs in one day.  He sure does love hard boiled eggs.  I don't know if it is more the taste, or the shelling of the egg- what a kid.

Saturday was a typical day for me.  Eric was on call so the kids and I just hung out like always.  I didn't have the energy to do an easter egg hunt like Jacob was hoping for but didn't feel too bad since the kids already had two hunts in the last week.  All my kids care about is candy, candy, candy.  Luke eat, drinks, sleeps, and spends every waking hour asking me when he gets his next treat.  Oh these boys of mine that I just LOVE so much.  That night I put together their baskets with NO candy in them and prepared a few things for Sunday dinner.

The Easter Bunny didn't make it to our house Sunday morning.  As always it was a mad rush to get all four kids ready plus myself for church.  It doesn't matter what time I wake up for church on Sunday, I still am a few minutes late usually.  Eric called just as we were walking out the door and told me he was up ALL night and was going home to bed.  I was bummed that I had to do the whole "church thing" alone today (especially because it was Easter) but know there is always a possibility of this happening.  So needless to say, church was a waste for me since Luke had a melt down just as we were walking into the building and ended up in the hall the entire 2 hour block, Anna was SO loud we had to leave R.S. & Sunday School, Ruby was going to the bathroom and the back of her dress fell in the toilet water and was dripping wet with pee water, Jacob got more candy than you could imagine from his teacher so he was bouncing off the walls and the other three kids all wanted it too and he wasn't going to share.  WOW!!  Well, we made it through the sacrament and then I took off.  It wasn't worth it for me to battle with the kids in the hall going back and forth.  I did however get a great idea and as we were walking out, snapped these pictures of the kids which made my agony go away.  Pictures always make me happy.

Home to nap time for the girls (& Eric), and I got dinner ready.  I don't know why I even take the time to cook a yummy meal because the kids don't care and Eric would be happy to have Spaghetti.  Honestly, I feel liked I slaved in the kitchen all day for nothing.  What a waste of time.  We ate dinner which didn't even taste good to me since I cooked it and was just so exhausted by the time I sat down.  Before the kids went to bed we then did our Easter baskets which had great stuff in them just not candy: rain boots, stickers, sun glasses, crayons and coloring books, bubbles, chap stick... the kids loved them and were thrilled with the fun stuff they got.  (Note to self:  my new tradition starting next year will be to do all the baskets and egg hunts on Saturday.) We then talked again about the true meaning of Easter.

So, there is my weekend.  I feel like I didn't really get any time to myself to reflect upon the Ressurection of Christ.  It is crazy how life can just get so busy that we forget to take time for ourselves to ponder and just to have some peace and quiet.  Today I took a few minutes and am so grateful for my Savior and the love I feel from Him.  It is comforting to know that He is always there for me and loves me regardless of my shortcomings.  I love this time of year with General Conference approaching, the weather getting warmer, the flowers starting to bloom, laughter from kids outside playing- just a feeling of a new chapter. 

 

HAPPY SPRING!!!