Me with the kids after church
My guys!
Me and my girl!We had a very nice but different Easter this year. Some of our Easter traditions went by the wayside this year. No decorating Easter eggs, new Easter clothes or the Easter egg hunt this year. The kids have reached a point in their lives where these things are no longer important. While a part of me missed doing the things with my kids that I love, another part was glad I didn't have to put too much effort into it this year. Eric pointed out that in the next 7 years or so, I will have grandkids who will want to do those things with Grandma T so I should enjoy my short break.
One of the nice results from my kids maturity was the greater focus on our Savior and the true importance of Easter. As Syd and I sat in Sacrament meeting and read in Luke about Christ's anguish, betrayal and sacrifice, I was grateful for my kids age as we can have deep discussions about the important things.
I thought our kids were too old for all of that, too; but Landon was disappointed that we weren't hunting. We had bought each child a shirt or blouse, so I ended up hiding them in the house for them to find. I have to admit, part of me was glad to "revert" to some form of old traditions. I LOVE having older kids, but recently I've had a bit of sadness about having them just grow up so fast! We (read: Aundrea) also remind ourselves that grandchildren are in the near future. While I am in no hurry to marry our children off, I can hardly wait for the patter of little feet that are mine, yet not. :)
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