[spiritual easter]

After the excitement of the Easter party activities on Saturday, it was time to focus on the spiritual aspect of Easter today.

We had a good Sacrament meeting (though I missed most of the talks--I was in the mother's room feeding Alex. Yes, we do have a TV there, but there were other mothers in the room and from where I was sitting, it was a little hard to see the TV).

For dinner, we had ham, au gratin potatoes, asparagus, and carrots & green beans. Then we had a special Family Home Evening focusing on the true meaning of Easter. I had 12 plastic eggs with a scripture relating to the events of Easter and a small visual aid in each one. I also pulled out the pictures from my Gospel Art Kit to add in some of the background information. Christie and Jordan are really good at reading their scriptures and we had a wonderful FHE. Our dessert was more of the Easter basket cupcakes from yesterday.




While Steven and I prepared dinner, Alex hung out in his high chair. This is how he often sits--leaning to his left with his right leg propped up against the chair:



The weather was perfect today--a beautiful, warm, sunny day with cool breezes. I could see some of our trees are starting to bud and some of our tulips are ready to bloom. Our yard is starting to green up and it all was a great reminder of the blessing of "new life" that our Savior, Jesus Christ, offers us through His Atonement.

I know that Jesus Christ is our Savior and that He suffered and died for us, and was resurrected on the third day. I know that as we strive to live His commandments, and take advantage of the wonderful gift of repentance, that the Atonement will have effect in our lives and someday we can live with Him and our Heavenly Father.

Happy Easter to all my blog readers and may you have a wonderful spring!