Easter Weekend

My kids love the ranch in Malad, Idaho.  This is Dan's dad and boy does he know how to have fun with boys.  He is just as wild and crazy as they are.  Every time we go up there he concocts some crazy thing for the boys to do.  This time?  String a mini four wheeler that won't charge its batteries anymore to a real four wheeler and drive all over the ranch like a bunch of hooligans. The boys were in heaven and I think it's safe to say that grandpa was too.

Whoops, they went so fast the hood flew off Dalin's ride.

There's something about off-roading that gets them all excited.

Grandma and grandpa Roper got them these nice matching shirts for Easter and some balls and bubbles too.  How nice to spend time with family.

This is a really nice picture of the boys with their grandparents.

The next day we were at Dan's mom's house and the Easter bunny visited while we were all sleeping in our beds.   

It's so fun to wake up to such a nice surprise.

Hmmm, these are my favorite.  How did that Easter Bunny know?

Sifting through his basket to see what he got.

The Easter Bunny also brought these funny looking balloons in the shape of some weird animals.  There were kind of like those big punch balloons but with eyes, nose, and feet.  We had a hard time telling what they were actually supposed to be.  Dalin thought his might be a hippo, Landon's was an elephant?, and Braden thought maybe a turtle but we couldn't be sure.  They loved those things to their ultimate demise. 

Whew, this Easter stuff is really tiring.  I think the Easter Bunny likes to stay up too late.

After breakfast we discovered that the Easter Bunny dropped a lot of eggs outside and we needed to go find them.  Who doesn't love a good Easter egg hunt?

Oh, that sneaky Easter Bunny hides them in the strangest places.

Baskets are full of goodies.

Now here's the boys with Grandma Anne and Grandpa Ron.  They just love spending time with grandparents.  Thanks for such a fun weekend! Tell Grandpa we'll be staying for the whole month of July so he should get ready *wink*wink*

What a cute family.

Now we're all dressed and fancied up for church.  Such handsome boys.  I think Easter Sunday is my most favorite Sunday of the whole year.  What a great opportunity to remember what our Savior did for us and to teach my kids about the atonement and what it means for them.  Dalin was just full of questions he whole day about it.  Why did those bad men put nails in his hands?  Why did Jesus let them hurt him?  Why didn't he try to fight them with a sword? Braden still these months later wants to look at the picture with Jesus hanging on the cross.  He will look at it for long periods of time.  I'm grateful I know what I know and that my kids are feeling the spirit and so full of wonderment and amazement that someone would die for them.  I'm grateful Easter can remind us so clearly.  I love this time of year.