Easter

The kids lined up and waited patiently as I "hid" the eggs in the living room.

Julia wanted to see just how close in heighth we are.....but alas, even this picture isn't quite right. She's actually wearing a pair of my high heeled shoes (like, the ones that are 5in). But I'm betting that by the end of 6th grade, she and I will be seeing eye to eye.
And the egg hunt begins!

They were each allotted 10 eggs. Jacob's helping Marcus count to make sure he has all of his.

Can you name that movie that is paused on our screen?

Let's get crackin'!

Yummy! They loved getting all the Starbursts.

But this year, there was more than just candy in the eggs. What's on those little strips of paper?


"I know! It's the Third Article of Faith!" Jacob's so smart. I wanted the kids to not just be excited about the eggs and candy. I wanted them to remember about the real meaning of Easter--the Atonement. So, in almost each egg was a single word. The kids had to unscramble the words and figure out what the sentence is.

They taped the word strips together and we read it out loud. They had as much fun putting that together as they did with opening the eggs. Success. :)