Sunday, April 04, 2010

Easter Sunday



































We enjoyed a lot of family time today for Easter. We listened to great talks focusing on the teachings of Christ from worldwide Church leaders over the internet (with a very reliable connection) as General Conference was scheduled for this weekend. Time and time again I could feel how they desire the success of our families.

Anna had put together new outfits for the kids - making good use of local thrift stores. Our children sure are beautiful. Anna also prepared wonderful meals for our Easter celebration: a breakfast casserole with tangerine juice from tangerines I picked from a neighborhood tree (yes, with permission) with A and H's help; a lunch of broiled fish, honeycomb, and small loaves of artisan bread; and a dinner with ham and red and sweet potatoes. You can tell we enjoy food. I had fun playing Sunday games and otherwise entertaining the kids throughout the day.

A weekend on the coast






































































Last month our family went to visit my brother and his family on the California coast. Our kids hadn't seen their cousins for a very long time and had never been to the ocean. We had a great time and experienced sunny (yet windy) weather as we spent most of our Saturday at beaches within minutes of Arn and Megan's home. The kids played in the sand while L and I watched Arn surf at the first beach. We hopped across rocks at the second and examined tide pools finding critters stranded by the low tide.
We are looking forward to visiting again. (Thanks Megan for contributing some of these photos.)