Easter

We had a great Easter.  The DeMartinis gathered on Saturday afternoon for dinner and an egg hunt.  With everyone in school, we don't see cousins enough these days, so being together was a treat.  We had a yummy meal, we talked and laughed, and then we hunted, ran around outside, and ate a whole lot of candy.  Kent and I both pilfered chocolate eggs from the kids baskets.

Waiting impatiently to get into the backyard and hunt.

The hunt.

None of my pictures of all the kids turned out very well.

It wasn't me.

It was them.

I tried and tried. 

They didn't.

Donovan is missing.  He was in St. George with his parents. 

We had an amazing Easter Sunday.  The Primary children sang in sacrament meeting, and they sounded really good.  Brandt and Blythe sang our two songs during the morning and Kent reported they both sang out.  We then had a combined special sharing/singing time.  My second counselor, Fran, wrote a terrific script about the Atonement.  We had ward members represent Peter, James, John, Mary the mother of Jesus, Joseph of Arimathea, two tomb guards, and Mary Magdalene.  Kent was James.  The children moved from station to station representing the Last Supper, The Garden of Gethsemane, the trail, the cross, and the garden tomb.  At each spot, the children were told about what happened there, always focused on the Savior.  The dialog and the music combined to create a beautiful spirit.  Both Kent and I were moved to tears, and Brandt said, "This was the best Primary ever!"  I think it was significant to make the Atonement the center of our Easter Primary.

We hosted the Barri on Sunday evening.  Craig and Monica, Lee, Cammie, and Aaron, Michelle, Joel, and Ian all came along with David Davies and our friend Richard Ledford.  Dinner was delicious and the company was delightful.  It was a nice end to a lovely day.