Happy Easter!

We had a wonderful Easter this year. I was thinking back that a year ago I had to go back to work after a long maternity leave. Mondays are one of my days off so this year I was much happier this Easter. We were all happy to have my dad and Aunt Susan here with us for the weekends. We did all the traveling for so many years over the holidays. Now that we have three kids, we really enjoy being in our own home for the holidays. It means a lot to us when our family can come here to visit. We wish they could come more often. It is very important to us that the girls share their experiences with the family. The day before Easter we decorated place mats, colored eggs and made sugar cookie cuts outs. The girls wanted to leave the Easter Bunny some carrots and a few of the cookies we made. They were so excited to find their baskets! Mallory is a big fan of candy. It has been impossible to keep it from her with two big sisters around. She is a jelly bean monster! We got the girls all decked out in their Easter dresses and we all went to church. Last year they had matching dressing. Since Madison is getting older, it's more of a challenge to dress them a like. But they all wore blue. They looked like adorable angels. The weather was a little chilly, but the sun was out. The girls had an Easter egg hunt in the backyard after church. Later that afternoon we had a beautiful family dinner. Both of the girls said a special blessing and we went around the table sharing something we were thankful for. It was truly a day to be thankful in so many ways!