Easter weekend part I

The Easter Bunny found our house this year, much to the boys delight!

That bunny was smart and came on Sat. so we could have a Christ centered Easter on Sun. We love that General Conference fell on Easter weekend. There's no better way to spend the holiday that celebrates our Savior, than by listening to His chosen prophets and apostles. It was wonderful!

Here are the festivities:

The boys were so cute looking for their baskets. The especially loved opening each and every egg!

Uncle Johnny came to enjoy the holiday and General Conference. He was so nice to bring eggs for an extra egg hunt for the boys. Looking for hidden treats is always tons of fun! (and he packed them FULL, so Jeff and I got to enjoy them too!) Thanks Jonathan!!!

And of course, what is Conference without our 'tent' to hang out and watch it:

Then the boys had fun with Dad and Uncle Johnny:

Weston was being a ball and they were throwing and catching him! Oh to be 3!!

Conference Weekend!

Our church has a semi-annual conference where our wonderful leaders give us spiritual guidance. It is a weekend that often comes right when I need it. When I've become complacent and could use the extra spiritual boost to get on the right track, become better, and grow in my faith.

We LOVE conference weekend!

With little kids it can be a bit difficult to get everything we want to out of the talks. It has been fun, though, to start some traditions that will grow with our little family over the years.

Saturday Morning

We made our traditional Monkey Bread for breakfast. (James & Amy, it just wasn't the same without you!)

And we had to put up the tent to watch. Weston insisted on his tent from Nonny & Papa...we were a little sad to find that a few poles were missing (due to someone doing a little sword fighting...) but it worked and did the job:

This is the boys version of note-taking. Works for us, it kept them occupied quite awhile:

And puzzles always make things a interesting:

Tave's favorite part was the box:

We switch off entertaining the boys and actually getting to listen. Jeff was wonderful and let me switch with him as soon as Elder Bednar started speaking. I was able to listen to his and President Uchtdorf's talks and they were by far my favorite talks of Sat. I learned so much and have so many things to work on, but I love how they make becoming better seem possible. Because it is.

Sunday Morning

We made the tent like we usually do. Jeff did an awesome job making it particularly cozy and the boys absolutely LOVED it!

Both afternoon sessions we were able to sit back and listen the entire time because the boys were napping. Ahhh, heaven!

It was an incredible conference and we both feel renewed and edified. We will definitely be studying these messages throughout the next six months so we can become better spouses, parents, siblings, children, and friends.

Sunday night Shawn & Abby came over for dinner. It was awesome to spend some time with them and the boys absolutely LOVED having them over. They were all over them the entire time. What a great way to end the weekend!