Easter 2010

Our Russian Easter Eggs!

Easter began with of course dying eggs.

But this year we had the privilege of using Russian Egg Dying Kit!

A friend returned from a trip to Russia right before Easter and brought us back this fun kit.

They were vibrant and colorful.

Then of course we had a Family Easter Party with Mark's Family.

But I did not make a single Deviled Egg this year, shocker!

Somehow we always gather around the food!

We are running out of small kids to go egg hunting.
Ashley and Jacee were the oldest!
Jessica opted out this year.  She can't be that old!

John did manage to fill his basket!

It was wonderful to have General Conference the same weekend as Easter this year.
It really reminded us the reason we celebrate Easter.
Not just for the eggs and candy.  It is to remember our Savior.

Easter 2009

Happy Easter!  Easter is a great way to celebrate Spring.  Mark's family once again did their AmaZing Easter party on Saturday.  My assignment is always Deviled Eggs.  It started because I had tools that made it easy to make them.  Now it is just out of control.  I think I boiled, peeled and assembled 5 dozen eggs.

But the Pampered Chef Easy Accent Decorate makes filling the eggs a piece of cake.  This was tray 1 of 3 trays.

The weather did not cooperate very well.  This is the site that greeted us upon arrival in Santaquin.

Rain and egg hunts don't go well together.  But since there are about 1000 eggs hidden in the yard it isn't too hard to find some.  How many eggs can you find in this picture?

It is a great time to get together with family.

Siblings together . . . Kris, Mark and Carole  really they were probably stealing olives or deviled eggs out of the kitchen and got caught!

Paige and Cory made their way down from Wyoming.  They know if you want to be in the Will you had better show up for this event.

More sisterly love . . . Melanie, Carole  and Kris with Kittels

And if WW III were to occur during this event I think we would have enough food for the masses.

Let the hunt begin . . . Don't get in the way of the kids . . .

John is officially the youngest grandchild, but they have recruited neighbors and long lost relatives to attend this event so there will be lots of small children.

But it is not just about the hunt.  Then there are the prizes afterwards.  And everyone must get at least 3 prizes a piece.

The BiG SCORE!






















We even ended up with the Grand Prize!

The happy family after the HUNT!

Easter 2008

Easter was just another passing holiday until I joined the Peterson family. I think the only holiday bigger in the Peterson family then Easter is Christmas and Thanksgiving. Easter is a celebration of Spring. It is the first big holiday after the let down of Christmas. Easter means getting together with more family than you can imagine. And Easter is the celebration of Jesus' gift to us.

And this year we got to host the annual Easter party on Saturday. Every year Mark's Mom has had the party at their house. But we knew it was a lot of work for them. And we finally have a yard big enough to host. Our postage stamp of a backyard at the townhouse would not have even held everyone! The kids love the egg hunt. And the prizes afterwards are always a treat. How many gold eggs were there? And the parents love all the food and getting a chance to visit and catch up with everyone.

It was a lot of work, but we loved it! Seeing so many extended family members was wonderful. And it forced us to get our yard in order sooner than we would have otherwise done so. I've put together a few of our pictures into a slide show for you to enjoy!