the bunny found us in rexburg!

That Easter bunny... he has a knack for finding us wherever we go :-) This year found us in the good ol 'burg where we had lots of fun with cousins and easter festivities. Emmett sure loves his cousins!

We started out early Saturday morning with an egg hunt at Fat Cat's... FAIL. Too many kids (and parents), indoors, in too small a space, with too few eggs. Haha. Emmett ended up with two (one of which I admittedly grabbed). And on top of it, it was early - and thanks to traveling and little sleep, my morning sickness was in full force :(  Needless to say I put the kabash on the egg hunts for the day while the cousins headed off to another one.

When everyone one returned we had an egg dying party and the kids got their easter gifts from Grandma  and Grandpa Erickson, one of which was this awesome giant truck coloring book.

The cousins played and played and played. Climbing, bubbles and biking galore.

Emmett also got "wheeler" rides with Papa AND Daddy, so that alone made his day.

Here's a cute shot of all the cousins enjoying the sunshine

Then... Finally it was EASTER! 

Emmett woke up and found the basket and eggs that silly bunny hid back in the garden.

The Easter Bunny hopped on by with some Easter cupcakes (aka Aunt Sarah). Who, by the way, is wearing  the outfit we bought her for her bridal shower - sexy bunny right? ;)

Next we got ready for church to go celebrate what Easter is truly about! Christ's resurrection is one of the gospel principles that brings me the most joy. It is a promise of what we have to look forward to.

Have you ever seen such a handsome little boy??

After our Easter dinner, the kids had the time of their life playing in a child sized zorb!

I love being close to both of our families, and pray daily that Jared finds a job in close proximity to them. Family is the most important thing to me, and the thought of only seeing them during summer and holidays makes me so sad!

Thanks to both our families for such a fun Easter, and for spoiling little Ems! We love you guys!

easter fun at awful waffle

Awful Waffle is one of my favorite places to eat in Provo, so I was super excited when I heard about the Easter Event they were throwing! My excitement TRIPLED when I got there and realized both Emmett AND I got FREE meals complete with drinks!! I wasn't expecting that!

After we ordered our food, we headed to a couple different craft tables. First we hit up the bunny ears station.

Emmett was pretty excited about them - once I put them on he got up and started bunny-hopping around the restaurant.

Next we headed over bunny puppet bag station, and our food was served!

Emmett was loving his waffle with fresh strawberries, bananas and whipped cream

...while I enjoyed this delicious pesto-spinach pizza

Shortly after was a quick egg hunt (which also happens to be the best we attended this year! No crazy mobs or competitive parents, and Emmett actually got a little bag full of eggs)

trying sooo hard to reach! haha

Before taking off, we made a stop by a couple of the photo spots

Big shout out to Awful Waffle, Dream Catcher Baby, and Kinder for putting together such a fun community event! We had a blast!

Easser Bunny!

Emmett loved exclaiming that this year. It was pretty fun getting him all excited about the Easter bunny coming to our house and leaving presents! We went to an egg hunt at BYU's stadium, where the bunny himself AND Cosmo made appearances. Couldn't be more perfect, right?!

When they announced Cosmo's entrance Emmett got so excited he started screaming and pulling Caysen's hair! HAHAHA! Love this picture!! (Sorry Cays!)

 

Then it was off to the mall where he was able to meet the Easter Bunny

(And give high five and hugs)

Then... it was the big day!!

 

Although I love the egg hunts, giving Em presents, and all the candy (but not so much the 5 extra pounds the holiday made me pack on...), I was especially glad this year to remember the life of our savior and what his atonement has done for us. I've been thinking a lot about all the benefits of the atonement other than repentance - the ability to grow/change and overcome personal trials, and receive peace, acceptance, and faith. It's something I have come to love and appreciate more fully the past couple years.

Hope your Easter was marvelous :)

I've had diarrheas since Easters

Okay just joking, didn't mean to gross you out. lol. Couldn't help quoting Nacho Libre when thinking about "Easters" (and yes, thats a link in case you forgot and want to watch that clip again :-).

We had a blast celebrating this year, and the Easter bunny did not disappoint. We spent the holiday up in Rexburg with the Ericksons and were blessed with a couple days of beautiful weather!

Warning: This post is mostly going to be a picture overload. 

Here's Emmett and I before Church on Easter Sunday


Love that litte mans smile

 Family shot

The Goods

The Prince

The Cousins

We are so grateful for the resurrection of our Savior and what it means to our lives. Hope you all had a great one as well!