Easter

We've had a great Easter this year.  Paul and I were both asked to speak at church during the Sacrament meeting, so that was a little stressful, but we did a good job and I'm very relieved now that it's done.  In the end, speaking at church is always a good experience that teaches me more about the gospel.  I'm more grateful than ever for the Atonement and Resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Friday during playgroup at the park we had an Easter egg hunt for the kids.

On Saturday, we decorated some eggs.  I started Andrew out coloring them with crayons, but that didn't work too well.  He had lots of fun dropping the eggs into the cups of dye.  My favorite egg coloring method this year was doing "tie-die" with rubber bands--Paul's idea.  

Tonight for dinner we had a few friends over from church.  It was a delicious, simple holiday meal.  I made my first-ever ham, a pear-walnut-blue cheese salad with maple dressing, and some sauteed asparagus.  Our friends Melody and Brent brought funeral potatoes and very rich, sweet, chocolaty brownies with chocolate frosting.  I think it was the perfect number of dishes for a holiday--not so many that you over-eat just to have a taste of everything there is.  Here are pictures of the group and a not-so great photo of the spread (we used our office desk as a buffet table):