Easter!

We had a fun Easter this year, especially now that Finn is really old enough to know how to hunt for stuff. Plus we did the hunt itself inside Kev and Meg's newly grassed backyard, and they have more space and a lot of cool places to hide things. First off though, the eggs had to be decorated. No Pysanky this time, as Easter fell on conference weekend, and there just wasn't enough time to do that between sessions. They still managed to come up with a lot of cool stuff to do though, especially using rubber bands.

Uncle Kevy helped Finn out with one, and he was especially proud of the resulting egg.

After a tasty dinner, we had the kids line up in anticipation of releasing them. We have to let the little kids go first, so they'll get a fair shake, and it just about kills the older ones to wait.

Finn's no dummy, and he figured out the gist of the whole exercise pretty quickly. We actually had to back him off so he didn't take too many treats.

Danyn and Rory found their baskets fairly quickly, but Maisie met a bit of a snag.

It makes her crazy how we hide her basket out of reach every year :). After the hunt, the kids enjoyed a few of their spoils.

Then Uncle Kevy got out his swings for the giant tree they have in their backyard. I love this next picture of Rory.

Finn was excited when his turn rolled around.

It sucks how many leaves that tree drops, but it's definitely a fun one for stuff like this. Kevin calls it "Tree Beard".

It was a fun, if rushed, Easter. The priesthood session starting at six made for a rather short gathering, but we had some good fun, good food, and tasty treats. Best of all, we got to listen to some absolutely inspired talks by the leaders of our church, which for whatever reason, really seemed to resonate with both Teag and I. It was a great weekend.