EASTER and Conference Weekends

Oh what a fun time it is to have a young one in the house for each holiday. It helps us to have fun with the holidays, but also reminds us even more of the true meaning of each holiday as we are teaching our little one the true meaning of each holiday. Easter this year was fun as we got everything ready, we decided that we would use our plastic eggs again this year because we didn't really want to deal with trying to remind Tamina that the dye-water was not for drinking. So we went with the less messy method this year, and I think it was a success we had a lot of fun anyway.

We were also so excited it was warm enough we could hide some outside and let her enjoy the sidewalk chalk we had gotten for her.

She wasn't really sure what to think about the eggs at first, but she has played with them before so she enjoyed it when she woke up just enough to realize they were already around the house and she got to pick them up and shake them and there was something inside!

Easter Sunday is always fun to get dressed up, but also to be able to enjoy the sacrament and the special meaning it has, and it's importance every Sunday. But it just seems so much more special on Easter Sunday as we remember the Lord and his sacrifice and the amazing power he has in our lives to help us in every aspect.

We also had a fun time watching conference the weekend before. She loved just sitting on the floor enjoying her snacks and me trying to point out each speaker and telling her their name.

She is also getting so helpful at helping herself. I can't believe how much she grows and how fast she picks up on things. I know I say that a lot, but she knows where things are and she helps herself to them. She likes chips and decided she wanted some so in the time I walk down the hall to put some laundry away and walk back into the living room this is what I see...

She gave me the sweetest smile as if to say, yes mom I have helped myself and I am so proud of myself. lol, oh it was so cute. Although our lives are full of lots of different things going on, I know that my Heavenly Father is always near and watching over us. I'm thankful for him, my Husband and my Daughter and my heavenly son also. Life is full of trials, it is our choice to live them and do so with a smile. :)