Showing posts with label Easter. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Easter. Show all posts

Monday, May 2, 2011

Easter Dinner at Grammy's

After church we headed to Grammy and Grandaddy's for a wonderful afternoon.  We had a delicious Easter dinner together.  Michael helped Grammy by hiding some eggs out in the backyard for the younger kids to hunt after dinner. 


 

 



Michael did such a good job, he had to come out again when they were done to make sure they didn't miss finding any.  The other kids were so funny following him around the yard in case he spotted any.





One of Luke's favorite things in the backyard was playing in the fun grass.

 


Jake was excited to see the contents of the prize egg!



Once the excitement of the egg hunt had worn down a little, Grammy gathered all the grandchildren together to give them each a special gift, a picture of the temple.  She talked for a few minutes and told them some great stories.  It was a special treat for all of us.



 




Then at 6 pm we all gathered together in the kitchen for another wonderful Easter treat.  Don's nephew, David (who just finished his first year at BYU!), had submitted his mission request paperwork to serve a full-time mission for the LDS church.  Friends and family from across the country called in together on a conference call and were able to hear David open his mission call and read outloud that in August, he will be going to the Colorado Denver North mission for 2 years!  It was really exciting to be together and to be a part of that call.  David is the oldest cousin/grandson on the Mangum side and we are so proud of him.  We know he will be an amazing missionary!  To learn more about what David will be doing the next 2 years as a missionary,click here.


The Conference Call

Listening to David

We ended the evening together eating some delicious desserts and then heading home.  It was a great Easter week-end!

Easter Morning

Since we didn't have church until 11 am, we had a lot of time to do fun things together. The morning started way too early with a few people who were very excited to check out their Easter Baskets. Michael was having a hard time waking up, so Luke gave him a little extra help.


Wake Up Michael!
 
Trev & Jake

Hayley

Once everyone was up, they ran to the front room to see all the Easter fun...baskets and eggs everywhere.

The Baskets

Trevor didn't waste any time
eating that chocolate bunny!

                    

Michael got the ones up high
without any problems
                

 

This is probably one of my favorite candid shots of the morning.  Luke had been so excited about what was inside the individual egg he got, he was lagging behind on collecting eggs.  So everyone started to help him fill his basket too!

Everyone helping Luke fill his basket

 Jake took a time out from finding eggs to play a little Easter Bunny Bowling.


 After a little candy appetizer, it was time for Easter breakfast.


Easter Breakfast

Luke sneaking an Easter Egg Sugar Cookie after breakfast

The early morning festivities left plenty of time for showers and playing. By 10 am everyone was dressed in their Sunday best and we sat down to watch a dvd about Jesus Christ, called Finding Faith in Christ.   It was a great way to prepare for church and Easter Sunday.


 
After watching and talking about the movie, we headed outside for a few quick attempts at a nice picture of all the kids, then headed off to church.

Easter , April 2011

 
Luke

Jake

Michael


Hayley

Trevor

Dying Eggs...and Fingers too

This was Luke's first real year dying Easter Eggs and he really got into it.  Let's just say he did more than his alloted eggs, he was so excited. 


 

The finished products
 Most of the times Luke just used his fingers, turning his hands a great shade of blue by the time we were done.





For a kid who doesn't talk a lot, Luke sure did let us how he wanted his eggs!

Good Friday

In trying to keep more with the real celebration of Easter, we did a few special things on Good Friday.  I was able to go the Houston Temple early that morning, a wonderful way to start off the week-end.


Later that evening we had Hot Cross Buns and drank Kosher Grape Juice out of fancy goblets, while talking about the events of Good Friday and traditions of different cultures and religions in celebrating this time of year.



Trevor tasting the Hot Cross Bun
Hayley enjoying the grape juice


Luke particularly loved the grape juice and kept coming back for more.

Luke on his 3rd goblet of grape juice


Everyone agreed, this was one yummy tradition to keep!