Day 83: Easter

So today, was Easter, obviously. Shawn and I were up until 12:20 hiding eggs last night. Alivia was awake by 6 again, and I was not to happy about that. She started drifting off again by 7:45, right about the time that Lucy woke up. We told Lucy that she could go look at her basket, but she couldn't find any eggs until Jack woke up. A few minutes later we heard eggs crashing and candy spilling. Shawn had to go down and stop her, but it was all good.

When Jack woke up, he was starving since he was sick all day yesterday. He had to eat a pop tart really quick, and then the hunt was on. The kids were in heaven! I loved watching them climb things and giggle their hearts out when they found eggs in funny places like Lucy's shoe. Jack was so excited when he found an egg in Lucy's shoe by the wall that he dove for it as fast as he could. He hit the wall with his head so hard he bounced off it and fell down backwards. It was one of those moments I wished we had on video so bad. Jack didn't care, he popped right back up and got his egg.

After the hunt we had some crepes for breakfast and played with all our Easter goodies. Jack got a little Buzz Lightyear disk gun, he loves that thing. We played for a while then put Jack down for a nap. While he napped, Lucy made necklaces, and I went up and got ready for church. Like it always does, church snuck up on us and we were scrabbling to get out the door on time, but we did it.

Sacrament meeting was good, especially the closing song. I had to come home in between Sacrament meeting and Relief Society to get the ham in the oven. Shawn had the Easter Cantata again tonight so we had to eat quick when we got home. It was good that I went home too because Alivia was more than ready to eat when I got here and then had a massive blow out. When I got back to church, Jack needed a change.

Relief Society was great. Alivia got a little fussy so I was standing on the side of the room when I noticed Sister Jeffery sitting on the back row with several empty seats next to her. I went and sat down and asked if Sister Jeffery wanted to hold Alivia. As I handed Alivia over, Alivia smiled as big as she possibly could. For the next 15 minutes Sister Jeffery had Alivia cooing, smiling, and laughing. It was adorable, and I know Sister Jeffery Loved it.

Sister Jeffery has a soft spot in my heart. She is one of the nicest, caring people the world has ever seen. Shawn and Brother Jeffery work together in the Young Men's Presidency. When Shawn found his job, he bore his testimony a few weeks later, and while he spoke about the amazing blessing it was to find a job, Sister Jeffery leaned over to her husband and said "That's one less person I have to pray for." That's just the kind of person she is. She is just the kindest person ever. My kids love her too. I just love this lady.

After church we had Jessica and Steve Stoddard over for dinner because they had spent the entire day driving home from Phoenix to get to the Cantata tonight. I was watching their little girl Penny anyway, so I figured we may as well feed them. We ate fast and Shawn, Steve, and Jessica headed out. I was on my own with the 4 kids, and Penny was a ball of energy after being cooped up in the car all day. But we had a ton of fun.

Question of the day: Why does Alivia always puke on my toes? I swear, 82% of the time that Alivia spits up while I'm holding her she makes a direct hit on the top of my foot. I never have shoes or socks on so I get to enjoy the sweet sensation of baby vomit working its way into the crevices of my toes. And since it is my toes, I still have to clean the floor up, don't you worry. I think she is trying to teach me a new work ethic.