easter 2012

easter ties the 4th of july for my favorite holiday.

springtime sunshine.

thoughts on the atonement.

tulips.

family parties.

egg hunts.

He is risen.

blossoms.

passover.

 mini cadbury eggs.

new clothes.

green grass.

general conference.

those are just a few of the reasons why i love easter time.

this year we had three easters.

first we got together for an easter FHE with my family.

we took some family pictures before my brother goes on his mission to singapore (yikes!) 

i just set up my tripod, and we had a neighbor come be a clown behind the camera to get the boys to look.

look at the babies holding hands.

 mom made a delicious dinner including cornish hens and homemade bread.

we all got spoiled by the easter bunny, 

  and the boys played nicely wrestled on the floor.

the boys doing their best to look like the easter bunny

on the saturday before easter we had a yummy lunch and egg hunt at the asay's with the cousins.

 this was the only picture we took on j's iphone.. so i stole a few off of sarah's blog.

thanks sarah!

 there were a few baby eggs for cal and logan filled with little melt-aways.

and then on easter sunday we went to aunt lulu's for a beautiful meal and egg hunt.

she is so sweet and went all out for jackson and calvin.

my grandma and grandpa have a tradition of feeding the babies in the family redvines, 

so jackson and cal were initiated on easter.

the boys loved them, and surprisingly, didn't make too big of a mess.

 we were all spoiled this year as we celebrated easter.

 I am so grateful for our Savior and Redeemer - His life, death, and resurrection.

this is what easter is really all about: