Easter Weekend

Saturday of Easter weekend was a fun filled busy day.  That morning Robby and Calin went to a car show in Hurricane to look at old cool cars.   They of course had a great time looking at old cool cars!

When they got home we loaded up with a picnic lunch to go to the park to roll Easter eggs with Robby's family.  This is a tradition that they have done every year with their colored eggs.  They find a sand hill to roll the eggs down.  They used to make jumps and tunnels and such.  However, due to road changes and housing developments we haven't found a good hill the few years I have done it with them.  To me it's just rolling eggs down a hill until they are completely demolished.  This is very sad to me because then how do you have eggs salad sandwiches and deviled eggs?? I guess they always made lots and saved some for that.  

While Calin and Robby rolled eggs with everyone,  I sat up in the shade feeding Clara.  This was our afternoon view.  

Happy and full! 

Deep in thought. 

After our picnic lunch and rolling eggs we went home to let Calin have a nap and to get ready for a night of hot wheels racing.  

Story time with Dad while Calin was napping.  

We had Robby's family over for pizza and Robby set up his new track and we had a good night of racing! 

So many cars!! I think Calin and Cash will be good car playing buds!

We still have no furniture in our basement so everyone was on the floor or in the few folding chairs we had down there. 

Gracie visiting with Clara

Calin waiting to race his cars.  

Sunday morning we had our own very small egg hunt inside for Calin.  Some of the eggs had candy but the rest had pretzels and teddy grahams (he loves these two "nacks" together).  He was so excited and was hilarious to watch getting so excited about finding the eggs.   He was also thrilled with the cars and books that the easter bunny brought him in his basket.  

Ever since easter he refers to the easter bunny as "that bunny rabbit".  He mostly says this when he talks about where we got the cars that he and Robby both got in their Easter baskets.  

  

We enjoyed a nice day at church.  Robby gave a talk since the talks somehow didn't get called and so the bishopric had to take over.  He spoke on the atonement.  Everyone said his talk was really good.  I only heard parts of it due to my distraction watching Clara and Calin.  After church I raced home with the kids to cook some potatoes and get Clara fed.  Then we went to Robby's parents for dinner with his family.  We also had another egg hunt outside with the cousins.   We did manage to snap some pictures of Robby and Calin just before dinner but Clara was asleep.  We wanted to get some more later of the whole family but forgot until after everyone was already out of clothes and into pajamas.  We did get a couple of just Clara in her Easter dress.  

Calin and Dad 

This boy is getting so grown up!  Love that smile! 

Her facial expressions! Love this girl! 

Robby had school off on Monday and we were going to go to red cliffs to do a little picnic lunch and a little hike.  Robby's parents came with us. However, it was super busy and parking was not available so we would have had to wait to go into the area for a parking space to open up.  We just decided to drive off another road and find our own little spot.  It ended up being a great afternoon! 

 

After eating our lunch and avoiding lots of ants everyone hiked up this little mountain while I finished feeding Clara. 

We made it! 

We then ventured across the road to hike down to a stream.  However, the hike down was really rough and I was nervous to do it with Clara in the baby bjorn so I stayed up with Robby's mom. 

Calin had a blast throwing rocks in the stream. 

 

It was a great weekend full of lots of fun and also a great time for us to reflect on our Savior and all that we have to be thankful for because of Him. We are so blessed to have two beautiful children and to be able to be with them forever.