Easter in the Time of Covid

Another year, another Easter spent in our home, joining our church congregation only virtually. While this has been difficult, we have been able to keep up with some traditions and also learn about Christ's sacrifice as a family.

We headed to the temple the Friday before Easter, and to our surprise and pleasure, the gates to the grounds were actually open!

We wandered the small grounds and discussed our Savior as a family.

It was a little glimpse of things being normal, and I loved it.

Easter morning itself meant books 

and chocolate,

Followed by an Easter egg hunt. It was just warm enough to do it outside, 

And everyone had the chance to be successful.

And silly. Always silly.

In spite of the fact we had no where to go, we decided to still get all dressed up.

Because who doesn't like seeing my boys in nice shirts

And Calista in a pretty dress?

With cheesy smiles, of course.

...of course.

I'm grateful that in spite of the challenges of the last year, I can still see my blessings, so many of which come through and by my Savior. 

John 8:11-12 "And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more. Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life."
Because of my Savior, I can live in light, not sin. 

Happy Easter.

Spring Break 2021

While many things are still closed, requiring us to change the way we play, this spring break was at least better than the last one. Weather-wise and attitude-wise. Partially because I had some time to prepare for some corona-friendly activities. 

We did lots of fun and silly things inside, like put food coloring into bubble mix and then paint by blowing bubbles at the paper.

Messy, but fun. 

We set up an obstacle course in the hallway. The kiddos pretended they were theives.

They had to sneak through without touching anything, grab a toy from the boys' bedroom, and then sneak back. I'm not sure they'd make very good thieves, to be honest. Too much giggling.

I buried some dinosaurs in Jello, which the kids got to excavate out,

and eat, obviously.

We set up our own bowling lane, 

Since all the bowling alleys are closed at the moment.

We read more than 1,000 minutes over spring break, too. Go team!

We also got outside.

We attempted this little hike, although we didn't make it much further before the ice made us turn back.
We played and practiced riding bikes at the church parking lot.

Calista's an expert, 

but Craig is a little hesitant still. 

I pre-booked a time to go to the zoo, 

And we got to see some of the cats up close, 

As well as the big horn sheep,

Which was pretty cool.

The boys' favorite parts was probably still just playing.

They love to climb.

My favorite part was just getting out of the house as a family.

And, of course, since the playgrounds are thankfully not closed this year, 

We got to swing,

hang,

dig, 

and shoot rockets into the sky.

All in all, a pretty good spring break. I'm still hoping we can go to the library next year, though...