Easter 2010 & General Conference

I've decided that I don't really like Easter and Conference on the same weekend. That sounds bad, doesn't it? We have Easter traditions and we have Conference traditions and it is hard to combine the two. This year we did the best we could, but I still feel like both Easter and Conference were short-changed.

We stared the weekend by getting our Conference donuts from Lehi Bakery. Yum! We served them with strawberries and fresh-squeezed orange juice.
After breakfast we opened our Easter baskets. Because I knew we were going to be overwhelmed with candy all weekend, the Easter Bunny didn't leave any candy, but a lot of fun things. Gavin got a suit, tie, book and American presidents flashcards. Enoch got two ties, a shirt, sidewalk chalk, book and a fabric doghouse. Kate got a dress, book, sidewalk chalk and a fabric dollhouse. The kids were all happy with the Easter Bunny.
In the kid's Conference bags we had the standard things to do, but also a surprise. I made candy bags for the kids to stash their M&M's. They really enjoyed this. We watched Conference downstairs amid many blankets and pillows. The kids were very well behaved and Mom and Dad were actually able to listen!

Between the sessions of Conference we attended the Evan's Easter party at Uncle Bud's ranch in West Lehi. We roasted hot dogs over the bonfire, ate great food, visited and had our Easter egg hunt. The kids love hunting for eggs at the ranch; so many fun places to hide them. This year, Kate finally understood the concept of finding eggs and she had a great time. The weather was very cold and windy so we didn't stay long, plus we had to get back for Conference.

The rest of our day was peaceful and we enjoyed listening to Conference. Greg attended the Priesthood session and Gavin was able to go to the party afterward (since he is almost 12).

Sunday morning Greg fixed some delicious crepes with fresh strawberries and whipped cream. They were divine. We spent the day listening to Conference, playing with our Easter toys and enjoying our family. Obviously, Gavin was a wee bit bored - sorry, Kate! However, he finished his Conference workbook (all 50 pages!), so he earned the latest Fablehaven book.

It was a great, busy weekend. We are so blessed to live near family and celebrate holidays with them. We are also very blessed to be able to watch Conference in our home. We felt the Spirit this weekend as we remembered and thought of our Savior and his sacrifice for us.