Easter

So I guess a lot of babies in Cedar get jaundice, so they tested Ellie twice for it in the hospital and wanted us to bring her back in on Saturday to get tested again. After we took her for her jaundice test, we ran to Wal-Mart real fast (yup, I'm that mom!) to get her socks and small blankets since we were a little unprepared for her birth. While we were there, we saw that they had the Easter Bunny out, so we had to get a picture!

Then on Sunday we went to church, just to sacrament, so I could lead the music. And I felt like I should really go to church since I had missed a ton because I was miserable at the end of my pregnancy! So here's some cute pictures of Ellie in her cute dress: 

We tried to take a picture after church, but Ellie was hungry so we gave up.

Happy Late Easter! 

Easter

In any Christian religion, one would think that Easter would hold just as valuable, if not a higher value, than Christmas.  Christmas celebrates the birth, but the birth is irrelevant without the resurrection. And yet, Christmas generally results in a much larger celebration.  But perhaps this is just the commercialization, and Christmas presents provide a larger revenue for Corporate America.  Regardless, my mother always tried to make Easter special for us kids while we were growing up.  We generally had two, if not three, days of Easter, so that we could keep the Pagan rituals (eggs, bunny, basket) separate from the Spiritual (church, Jesus, resurrection).  I really like this.  It enabled us to be kids and enjoy the commercialization and materialization we thought we needed.  But it also allowed us to learn of the Savior and his role in our lives.  We even have a special family home evening lesson pioneered towards Easter that we use, even though we almost never have family night. 

And so, today, I wish you a Happy Easter. May you remember the Savior and enjoy the chocolate!