Easter

We enjoyed such a wonderful Easter this year!

Collin got his first Easter basket. The Easter Bunny brought him a touch and feel puppy dog book. He loves to sit and feel all the pages. And of course there were some eggs in it too. He loved to try to hold them and suck on them and we loved the contents. Mommy and Daddy even got baskets too! Mom finally got the nail polish she had her eyes on for the past couple of months, but just couldn't justify spending 8 bucks on. And the Easter Bunny has incredibly good taste and picked out a new polo for Daddy. He put it on as soon as we got home from church so I'd say it was a success!

That evening we hosted a yummy Easter feast with our friends, the Bird's and the Swindler's. We enjoyed so many of the traditional Easter dishes, and loved spending the meal together since none of us have family near by. And we all agreed that it was so nice to just have to make a couple dishes, instead of trying to make a whole traditional meal on our own! :)

I decided to try my hand at decorating my store-bought carrot cake mix cupcakes with store-bought frosting. I think my little carrots came out pretty cute! But next time I'm taking the time to make it from scratch, much better tasting! 

And I took probably 75 or so pictures of Collin in his Easter outfit. I just thought he looked so handsome! But of course half of them didn't turn out, but we got some cute ones.

I loved the trend this year of filling social media sites with #becauseofhim. It really helped me reflect on the true meaning and purpose of Easter and not get so consumed with the eggs, and baskets and candy. Michael and I are still trying to think of some sort of tradition(s) to start to help our family focus on the Savior while enjoying all the fun festivities. We would love to hear about your family's traditions and how you turn your focus toward the Savior and his Resurrection!