Easter was a beautiful day. We still are struggling to find clothes and shoes, so everyone was a mix of mess, but at least we managed to get a picture. Even Khaliyah joined the crew. (She hasn’t wanted to leave Brie’s side.)
Mom and Dad even got a picture.
Lucy is all about posing for pictures lately, so she wanted to take more.
The kids were told that they could NOT touch any eggs until everyone was ready for church. Khaliyah liked that idea and slept on some.
When we said they could go, William, like always, was right there to make sure Lucy found some eggs too.
The dog had to help also.
Church was very nice. When we got home, we had a very spiritual lesson about Christ’s life and purpose, and then we made Resurrection Rolls. They turned out SO good and were a great way to remember why we celebrate Easter. After a bit of a nap, everyone was up and running again.
Lucy decided to spin and dance.
And then add a little silly too. (That’s always part of her dancing, silly goof!)
It rained quite a bit, but in between showers, the kids enjoyed the beautiful outdoors. William has really gotten good with his bike. 
As they were jumping, the rain really started to come down again.
Lucy quickly put on her raincoat and boots to jump in the mud puddles.
Brie was such a trooper to stick with her and keep the dog in our make shift fence.
Then an absolutely amazing sight!!!! A double rainbow right over the mountain!!! What a glorious way to celebrate Easter!!!
William rode out in front and found that the rainbow looked like it ended on someone’s house down the road. We said they must be pretty special. To end our Easter evening, we decided to try out a park in Orem. Lucy fell asleep on the way, so she was pretty hesitant to wake up when we got there. They had some beautiful tulip gardens, and as we were enjoying them, Alex decided to walk out into the middle of the “dried up” lake to see a dead fish. We have no clue WHAT he was thinking!
His shoes sunk pretty quickly into the squishy mud and he was stuck! All of us were laughing, but Sam. He was pretty angry. There was no point in getting mad because Alex hadn’t done anything intentional to get in trouble. He just made a bad choice.
Natalie grabbed a rake from the lake bed and was able to help give Alex some umph to get out. No harm done, just some very muddy shoes. Luckily the bathrooms were open to wash them off.
A little bit of swinging and Under Dogs, then it got pretty cold and dark, and was time to leave. We drove by Sam’s old childhood home on our way home. He’s been dying to show the kids where he grew up. He was very glad to finally get the chance. I’m so grateful we had this wonderful weekend together. I cannot wait until we are all together again!