Happy Easter 2011

We started off Easter a little early this year with our own family passover meal. We thought it would be fun to have a passover meal at home with Autumn and Megan.

Autumn was really excited for the Passover meal. Megan just wanted to get to the dinner part, so we had to hurry it along.

It was a lot of fun and offers insights into the sacrament and Easter.

This Easter season, we reflected on our trip to the Holy Land almost one year ago.

The Garden Tomb

On the mount of Olives, we could look across the valley to the temple mount, the Golden Gate (also called the Mercy Gate) which has been sealed can be seen as well as the beautiful Dome of the Rock.

The Garden of Gethsemane. Some of the stocks of these olive trees date back 2,000 years.

We can tell you from personal experience, that the tomb is still empty.

Easter at the Cabin

For this year’s Easter, we went to the cabin and had a fun time with family.

I snatched this picture early one morning.

The girls were happy with their Easter baskets. Megan’s was a real hit with the book Sleepy Kittens from the movie Despicable Me.

Megan reached for one of her eggs she saw behind the pillow. Each grandkid had a specific color of egg to find.

Moose on the Loose

We had an adventure as we looked out the window and saw a moose in the back yard. It was a bull moose and was shedding its winter coat.

Moose have antlers so they fall off and grow back every year.

I pulled out my Android phone and took a video of the Moose. My sister Katherine was skyping us when we saw the moose, so we took the computer out so she could see too.