Easter 2025

We started off our Easter morning bright and early by waking up Lia at 7 o'clock due to the fact that we had church at 9 a.m.  After the children came downstairs to find their Easter baskets, we then ate a quick breakfast before rushing off to church.  After enjoying a lovely Easter sacrament meeting, we were able to go home since our ward is now only holding one-hour church on Easter Sunday.   We then continued with our Easter celebrations by having the kids search for their eggs in the house.  After lunch, I gave the family a lesson on Christ's last week of his life and discussed the steps of the Atonement that took place over Easter weekend.  After a well needed nap (for me), we drove up to Issaquah to celebrate Easter with my parents, Rebecca, and Vivian since Chris' family and Eric and Bryce were all flying back from the Bahamas that day.  We finished off the day with a lovely Easter dinner and another hunt that my mom put together like she does every year.  Sadly, after a week of glorious, sunny weather, a storm came in over the weekend, causing it to rain on and off all Easter Sunday.  As a result, the kids had to do their hunt in the basement which isn't quite as fun, but we made the most of it. 

The three younger kiddos eagerly waiting to waking up Lia on Easter morning.

Emmett's Easter gifts.

Ella's Easter gifts.

Logan's Easter gifts.

And, lastly, Lia's Easter gifts.

All of the children running downstairs after being given the green light to come down.

Emmett and Logan first looking at their loot.

Lia picking up one of her stuffed swans she got for Easter after playing the role of Penny Swan in "Honk" a few weeks earlier.

Ella hugging her stuffed, dino nuggie that she had been wanting ever since Lia got one for her 17th birthday.

Ella and her dino nuggie.

Emmett showing off his alcohol markers that he has been asking to get for weeks now.

Logan and his newest remote control car.

Lia showing off her new book, Wings of Starlight.

Lia and Emmett looking for eggs in our house after church.

Emmett finding one in our laundry room.

Ella finding one in the living room.

And Logan grabbing one hidden behind the cards in the dining room.

The four children all dress up for Easter church service.

Lia searching for hidden goodies in the apartment bedroom in the grandparent's basement.

Logan searching hard in the storage room.

Ella finding one in the closet.

Emmett spotting a goodie in the toy bookshelf.

All five cousins together at the end of Easter Sunday!