Easter

We had a great weekend for the most part.  We spent a lot of our Saturday in between sessions putting down mulch, and added some sand underneath the playground set.  Would would of thought $10 in sand would bring so much joy.  Our kids played with it for hours.  Emma wasn't feeling well so Halley Facetimed her and showed her the sandcastle she was making and wished her well.  It was fun to see Emma so excited to see Halley and talk to her on the phone.

The first two sessions of conference on Saturday were mixed.  All of the kids had coughs and runny noses, probably from the oak pollen.  Miles has it the worst plus two teeth coming in and an ear infection.  He was quite clingy.

I enjoyed priesthood session.  So many things that I need to be doing better.  Interesting that putting down your phone to be with your kids is no longer just common sense but church doctrine.  I think I am going to go back on the phone diet and only access it when my kids are asleep or someone calls.

Halley thought she saw Grandma in the Mormon Tablernacle Choir and Grandpa was Elder Eyring. Halley made a cute book on Jesus and the resurrection.

Grandma, Aunt Cathy, and Stockwell family came and ate some Brazilian lunch on Sunday.  We did a little Easter egg hunt and then we talked about Jesus and Easter and about how Jesus's last plea before he was resurrected was for the apostles to share the gospel with all men and that's what I did in Brazil and am trying to do now.  We do Brazilian food every Easter as a tradition.  Next Easter I will probably try my hand at a churrascaria.  Grandma liked the Brazilian cheese bread which turned out pretty good this time. At first she thought the dough was mashed potatoes, but then when she realized there was dough left over she make a few comments about it and then confronted me directly about how I needed to let her take some home so she could make some more. :)

We gave some food to our neighbors who in turn gave us some of their food.  We do that often.  I enjoyed several talks but probably liked the most Elder Oaks', Elder Holland's, and Elder Ballard's.