Joyeuses Pâques!

The Bush family had a wonderful Easter weekend. We try to remember the gift of the Atonement of our Savior daily but Easter is always a special time to reflect and ponder the magnitude of His sacrifice for us. How blessed we are to have the Gospel in our lives and to know that our family can be together forever because Jesus Christ was willing to lay down His life for each one of us.

We tried to throw a few of the traditional celebrations into the weekend with Easter baskets and dying eggs but we didn't get a chance to have an Easter egg hunt...maybe next year. Mamou (Jon's mom) hands out Easter baskets to the kids each year and always includes a Kinder Surprise egg. This is a chocolate egg she gets from France that contains a little prize, usually requiring a little bit of assembly. Jonah thought it was pretty cool.

Jonah also got an Easter basket from Mom and Dad...mostly filled with Mom's and Dad's favorite candy!

Jon and I colored our eggs during nap time (I know...weird that we didn't include Jonah) because we figured he probably couldn't care less about participating in such a patience-trying activity where you weren't allowed to throw or bounce anything. Plus, we're pretty much perfectionists when it comes to technique--something we'll have to get over. Jon insisted that he'll be attending a class on "How to dye Easter eggs" before next year so he can get some new ideas. I think they turned out pretty well...and they taste even better!