easter

We have had a busy yet fun Easter season this year!  As we planned for a visit from the Easter bunny, we had to remind Harper (again--not a fan of animals) that the Easter bunny will bring treats but then promptly leave; poor girl didn't want to run into a large bunny at her house.  We have also been talking about the Easter story a lot, wanting to be sure Harper (and someday Hunter) never loses sight of the meaning of the holiday, the atoning sacrifice that Christ made for mankind.

A few glimpses of our family's Easter festivities this year...

  

It began with an invitation to Harper's very first Easter party. She was so sweet, in her new Easter dress from Mimi.  She learned how to sing "Little Bunny Foo Foo" (now a favorite--especially the "bopping" part) and "Here Comes Peter Cotton Tail;" made cute Easter crafts; and even wore a special little bunny tail pinned to her dress.  Hunter was napping and stayed back home with Grammy Eccles while she was visiting, and it It was special for Harper and me to attend the party together--just us girls.

The following weekend, we all attended an Easter egg hunt at church. Harper was more excited about exploring the contents of the first egg she found and eating the candy than she was about finding more eggs.  Fortunately, she still managed to gather her fair share!  And she had fun scurrying around the lawn with friends on a beautiful Saturday morning.

  

On Easter Sunday, we began our day by visiting Harper and Hunter's Great Gramzy, who has been staying in a rehabilitation facility since she had surgery after breaking her leg.  It was a beautiful morning so we wheeled Gramzy out to the courtyard for some sun.  We had a great visit, but we can't wait for Gramzy to be able to return home.  The staff is beyond nice there, but we can tell that Gramzy is longing for her own house--and more independence.  Hopefully she will be back on two feet soon

Cool kids

When we got back home, Harper and I set to work on making dough for sugar cookies so that it could chill while she and Hunter napped.  Here is a step-by-step look at our cookie-making adventures: 

Mixing the dry ingredients

Blending dry and wet ingredients

While Harper and Hunter slept, Dallin and I chilled the dough and then baked the cookies so that we were all set for frosting when they woke up again.  Hunter, of course, let Harper manage the cookie frosting.  Maybe next year he'll join in too!

Frosting!

Our cookies turned out brilliantly, and we delivered plates to our neighbors--and we ate a bunch of them too!  Yum.  Happy Easter!