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Look who's all grown up! That's right she's 5 months old. 

So, It's been a couple of months, I wish I could say I've been busy. I guess in my own way I have been. I've been busy snuggling with my kids and feeding the baby and trying to decide what's important for me to do. I guess sweeping the floor a couple of times, running many many miles and doing an unknown amount of laundry (it's seriously up to like 8-10 loads a week) took precedence over updating the blog. Throw in most of us getting sick with something or the other, my Grandma Turner passing away, a trip to Puerto Rico, the computer crashing and COMPLETELY frying the hard drive and a Baby Blessing......I guess I have been busy. 

So lets just start with this last weekend and I will try to work backwards from there.....and move forwards at the same time, don't worry, I can do it! I can do hard things!

We went to an Easter Egg hunt at my parents house on Saturday. This is B and his 2 cousins who are under the age of 5, plus a friend who was visiting. The kids were allowed to hunt by age- 5 and under, 8 and under and over 8......the over 8 crowed didn't get too many eggs. 

The boys got their spring/summer haircuts, so for the next few months you may be under the impression that B is bald, he is not.......his hair is just the exact same color as his scalp. Got to love that boy.

 Baby E got into the action, not by collecting eggs but by looking adorable in a little dress that her Aunt Carrie wore many, many, many years ago. Baby E wants to sit up so bad, but she's not quite there yet. 

The boys are very good egg hunters!

 We had a fabulous Easter Sunday. Ken sang with a Men's Choir at our church service. Little B gave his very first talk in children's Primary, it was about Families, and my sister Abby and I sang at my Parents church. Baby E came with me when I sang and the boys and Ken spent the afternoon together at home before joining us at the Turners for dinner. Apparently the boys had a little Egg Picnic. 

It was a fabulous Easter weekend. I realized after the fact that I didn't make any Easter Baskets and we didn't take a picture with all of us dressed nicely. I was a little worried about that. But then I thought about what we did do for Easter. We talked a lot about our Savior, Jesus Christ. In fact- on Saturday I asked the boys "Is the Easter Bunny real?" and they quickly chimed in "No!" and so I asked, "Who is important on Easter?" and they, in their 6 and 3 year old excitement about life screamed "Jesus!!!!" and I asked why and they told me that we have Easter because Jesus died and then was resurrected. When I thought about that I decided that I hadn't let my children down at all by not presenting them with a basket full of candy, we've given them more than candy and a celebration of spring, we've helped them find the foundations of their Testimony, they know about and love Jesus Christ and they are grateful that he was resurrected! YAY for Easter!