We had an awesome Easter weekend.
Annie showing off her new dress. Abby had two new dresses which she has worn by now, but I failed to take a picture of either one.
General Conference fell on Easter weekend this year, so it was a double holiday for us. As Logan always says, "General Conference is my favorite holiday!" We always treat it like one, and we all get excited when it comes around twice a year. We were blessed to have eight hours (ten for Jim) of conference sessions; it was a great way to focus on our Savior.
Between sessions on Saturday, we joined some friends for an egg hunt at the park. Later that night, Annie FINALLY lost her other top tooth. It had been dangling for weeks and weeks, but she was too afraid to have it out. I finally pressed the issue because it was so loose, I could tell it wouldn't be there when she woke up the next day.
After setting out tooth money, I filled baskets and hid them. We gave the kids kites, headlamps, and bubble bath this year. We typically like to give them something Christ centered as well, but couldn't come up with anything this year. Logan was an exception because he's been wanting a CTR ring (which stands for 'Choose the Right'), and he'd proven he was mature enough to take care of a real one (by constantly wearing and keeping track of a cheap one for months). So he received his first real CTR ring; he's been wearing it constantly and has been very careful not to lose it.
The kids found their baskets Sunday morning (without help for the first time ever). Then we enjoyed four more hours of Conference and some nice family time.
It's always kite flying weather at our house, so the kids were able to try out their kites as soon as we had time. Abby had a mini kite that was only a few inches wide. It was perfect for her.
The kites flew so well, that the kids ended up sitting or laying down with them.
At one point there was a big gust of wind from the opposite direction and it was just enough to send Logan's kite over a tree. His string caught, and we couldn't get it lose. Since there is almost ALWAYS a strong wind at that height, waiting for the wind to die wasn't going to work, and we didn't want to let his new kite go at the height it was flying. We ended up having a fun little adventure by catching his kite with Alex's. It's more difficult to tangle two kites than it seems! Much to Logan's relief, we succeeded, AND without damage. :)
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