Happy Easter

I have the best husband for many reasons, but this is just one of them. While I was gone in Georgia visiting my family, Josh told me that he had a surprise for me. He wouldn't give me any hints the whole time I was gone. As we drove up to our apartment from the airport, he said, "OK, look. There is your surprise!" I looked out the window and saw beautiful tulips planted in front of our house. I had really wanted to plant bulbs earlier but missed the mark by a few weeks. I have talked about planting tulips since last summer. So, while I was gone, Josh found some tulips that were potted, waiting to be planted in the ground...OUR ground. I was SO surprised. It was great to come home to that and feel so loved. When I first saw them, they weren't in bloom yet, and yesterday they finally came out. Josh wouldn't tell me what color they were, so when those purple flowers burst through, I was so happy. They are just gorgeous. That's right, I have the best husband in the world. Every time I look at them, I am reminded of the wonderful man that I am married to. Thanks sweetheart!

Aren't they just gorgeous?

Happy Easter! This morning Anna woke up to find a pink spindle of string outside her door. She didn't know quite what to do with it, so we helped her out. It's so fun to have kids to celebrate holidays with. We just think it's wonderful.

Umm...what??

We made it really simple for her. Good thing because she didn't really get it at all. It was fun for us though. Maybe next year!

She loved that her basket was filled with cheerios and nilla wafers. She immediately grabbed the "cookies" and ran to us to open it up. She was ready to enjoy her treat. She thought the grass was funny. We just adore her.

Josh filled my basket with goodies and surprised me and bought the DVD "Stepmom". I was so excited and can't wait to watch it. It is still on it's way in the mail, so now I have something to look forward to everyday. I just love Easter.

I bought Josh Mancala. I don't know if I've ever actually played it but I'm excited to try it out. We've been trying to expand our game selection. It's just so nice to have games to play together.

It's been a great Easter Sunday. We've had our church's worldwide conference this weekend. It's been so inspiring. We feel so grateful to be taught by the prophet of the Lord and His servants. They are wonderful people who truly are doing what is right. I love conference weekend because it makes me feel so uplifted. In a world that has so much sadness, it's nice to remember that there is also a lot of good. This is a picture of President Monson, the prophet. He's a great man and we've learned a lot from him.