Happiness

  All Dressed Up for Church (Declan was sleeping).   The Boys!   Sunday Morning! The Easter bunny came! This was before he hid the baskets and left a clue for the kids (they were on the picnic table outside!).   We dyed eggs the Wednesday before Easter- the day I went into labor! This was Ethan's egg. It was so pretty he didn't want to eat it!   Elizabeth holding Declan. I wanted to get a picture of all 5 kids on Easter Morning, but Declan was sleeping and I did not want to wake him up. Then, Declan peed out of his cute Easter onesie and when the kids came home from Church they all changed before I could catch them.     Asher holding Declan   Grandma holding Declan   Hanging out with his Giraffe   A Neighborhood Egg Hunt the day before. They got way too much candy!   A Happy Easter!

 Here are a few shots from our Easter day, albeit blurry ones.  Elizabeth and her basket. Ethan eating a Peep, complete with head gear for searching for the baskets. Every year the Easter Bunny hides clues as to where they are hidden. This year they were in a cabinet in the garage (good idea, Josh!).  All 4 kids ready to go to Church: Jonah, Ethan, Asher and Elizabeth. I ended up taking Elizabeth home right after Sacrament because her pink eye was flaring up. I played the piano for the Choir and was oh so glad it was over. On to the next song!  We ended the day with a trip to the Temple and a walk around it's grounds with it's lovely Spring Flowers. It was perfect because just the night before they had taken down all the chairs from the Easter Pageant and it had left a big, empty field with lots and lots of rows where the people sat. The kids starting running before they even hit the grass. And they even found some spoils left over by the crowds: ...

Jonah, at a neighbor/ward egg hunt Asher, Easter Morning Elizabeth, in her new dress Elizabeth Asher Ethan Jonah All 4 kids before we head off to Church! We had a great Easter! The weather was great, the kids were thrilled to "eat candy out of eggs" and I was simply happy to see them so happy. What a great celebration of Christ's Resurrection! This is my blog. My name is Megan Abbott.

Happy Easter, Everyone! Today we will be spending time with family and celebrating the Resurrection of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. God truly is Good! This is my blog. My name is Megan Abbott.

We still had some gold foil left over from when we finished Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and I intended to make golden tickets in chocolate bars. The foil was too thin and square for me to work with, so when the kids suggested golden eggs, we were able to make it happen! Elizabeth with her Easter basket on Easter morning- with no glasses! She often stumbles out of bed and races to the kitchen for breakfast without her spectacles. Twice I have had to run home from dropping her off at school and bring them to her. I didn't even notice she had no glasses on! The boys! They are still the boys. I said to Josh the other day "I'll take Elizabeth and you take the boys." Asher said "What about me?" Yes, Asher, you are one of the boys too! I refer to Ethan and Jonah as the boys and all 3 as the boys as well. Phew. Josh and Elizabeth Asher and his dollar shades from the Easter bunny! This is my blog. My name is Megan Abbott.

Sunday, right after Church, we piled into the car and drove down to the temple for a picnic lunch and a walk around the grounds. Josh and I had just gone the night before and it was so lovely and warm we wanted to share it with the kids. At 1 pm it was downright hot and a little muggy, but we still had fun. It was a lovely Easter! Christ has risen! Ethan, Asher, Elizabeth and Jonah on Easter Sunday. Elizabeth Elizabeth and I. Moroni Dogwood picture taken by Josh. He's been reading my book on exposure and trying things out! I can learn a lot from him! We love these dogwoods that surround the temple. There is even one outside our guest bedroom I never knew was a dogwood. So pretty! on a gazebo near the temple Elizabeth, relaxing in the shade. You'll have to forgive my beginning photography skills. The first shot is over exposed and the second is under exposed. Sheesh. This photography thing is a lot harder than I thought. I have turned my camera to manual or the Av setting and ha...

Of sending out an Easter letter this year, because I didn't send out a Christmas Letter for Christmas 2008. What do you guys think? Would you like an Easter card and letter from us, the Abbotts? If so, leave your name and address below and I may send you one. I may even buy a new stamp set from stampin' up, just to spruce things up. Get it spruce? Christmas/Easter card? Megan p.s. check out this website, just for fun: www.apple.com/ipodshuffle/features.html?cid=CDM-US-DM-iPod-C0009228-139923&Email_PageName=C0009228-139923-c5&Email_OID=472877&cp=139923&sr=em