Happy Easter

So Corbin's Easter picture is actually a still frame of a video.
Because the real Corbin never actually is still!
I love that this shot captured his naughty expression.

We had a pretty traditional holiday, this year.

-We ate a big breakfast (hootenannies with blueberry compote and creme fresh)

-a plastic egg hunt for the kids (the Easter bunny is brilliant and puts mini marshmallows, pretzels, animal crackers, teddy grahams, and goldfish in the eggs, so the children can empty their eggs into plastic baggies and enjoy a day of snack mix instead of over loading on candy.)

-Easter basket loot (new school backpacks, glitter glue, garden gloves, and hello kitty underwear for Reese and Quincy, plastic bugs, a Biscuit book, a car, Buzz underwear, and a garden shovel for Corbin.)

-Easter dresses for Reese and Quincy and a new shirt for Corbin

-Watching The Lamb of God as a family

-Church (with exceptional music...beautiful job, Hillary!)

-a yummy turkey dinner (yup turkey, not ham, per Aaron's request) with mashed potatoes (the real kind, NOT per Aaron's request), gravy, roasted asparagus, watermelon, grandma Lynn's Relief Society raspberry jell-o salad, and a homemade chocolate raspberry cheesecake. It was pretty incredible, and dinner was even more special because we had the company of my parents and auntie Kasey with us.

I love that Easter hymns are full of Alleluias and I think we should sing these songs all year, because the great news of the resurrection is not just for Easter Sunday. Some of my favorite hymns are Easter hymns and seem to be held hostage for one Sunday a year. We should sing them all month long...no, all year long.

I have a testimony of Jesus Christ and His great Atonement. I could do nothing without His selfless gift and I am grateful for His love and sacrifice.

Christ lives, and while he lives I'll sing.

Alleluia! Happy Easter, everyone!