EASTER CELEBRATION

Dear Family,

There is so much going on in in April, I did not have time to write about it all.  We of course had the Easter celebration.  It starts on Saturday before Easter with Mike and Rayanne's traditional  egg hunt for the little kids.  They hold this in their backyard which has this beautiful view of the mountains.

The kids poured out of the house and searched the grounds for plastic eggs containing candy.  They went nuts and everyone filled their bags.

It is a little like Halloween but all had such fun.

Rayanne laid on a great lunch with her home baked bagels, (the best bagels in Utah) and all the fixings.  it was fun to visit in Mapelton again and thanks to Mike and Rayanne for a great morning.

There must be a tractor gene in the family.  Mike bought Roy's Kabuto tractor now that he has an extra five acre plot.  Here he is getting ready to cultivate their expansive garden for planting.

After that Suz and her family, Mom and I went over to BYU Art Museum to visit the Karl Bloch paining exhibit. There is an app for the iPad that you can download called, "Sacred Gifts" that you cab download free that shows and describes the paintings that came from Denmark for display.

Mom started a craft with several of the family.  She went back to making sugar eggs with egg white and came out with these cute Easter eggs.

This is one that Madeline decorated with frosting and gets the prize for the best Easter egg.  that project made a mess bigger than the carmel popcorn but it was fun.

We had an easter dinner at home with a barbecue and a great group was there.  Roy and his family were here as well.  Roy made the hamburger patties and Doug flavored them and they both ran the grill.  All food was consumed to the last potato chip.

We are grateful for the gift of Easter and the thoughts of a resurrection and continence of the happiness and joy in a more perfect state.

Love to all, Mom and Dad