Making Mathews Memories: Easter 2010

As I packed our bags for Easter weekend I kept thinking, "this just isn't right". What isn't right you may ask?? Packing boots, scarves, heavy jackets, long pants & sweaters for Easter weekend, that's what is not right. But, such was our Easter this year as we headed from Sunny St. George to cold Springville for a weekend visit with Kade's family. Growing up in Southern California, my Easter memories are of green grass, flowers in bloom, warm, sunny weather, and egg hunts at a park somewhere. So packing for the snow just felt wrong. As we pulled up to the gas station to fill up before hitting the road, we noticed plenty of out-of-towners stepping out of their cars to bask in the warm sun, obviously visiting from Northern Utah to escape the snow and cold. And here we were, about to travel 3 hours North right into the cold. Along the drive, Looking out the window I noticed the gradual change from green to brown, from flowers to snow, from sunny skies to cloudy ones. And as we pulled into the driveway, I hesitated in the car for a few moments, shrugged on my winter coat, and braced for the cold. Now, anyone who knows me, knows I do not like cold weather. I spent several cold years in Northern Utah and as soon as Kade graduated school, I booked it out of there. Needless to say, I think we will surely invite Kade's family to our house next Easter.
But, I do have to say, that although the weather for our Easter weekend was awful, everything else about it was wonderful. Saturday morning we went to an Easter egg hunt at UVU, where Kade's dad works, and the boys had a great time decorating cookies, coloring, and collecting eggs. Kellin searched and searched for an egg with a golden ticket in it, and luckily pops had connections and was able to get both boys one. After the egg hunt we met up with our good friends the Fells and headed to Alpine to visit a special candy store to stock up on some Easter candy. The store is called The Peppermint Place and has some really great deals on super cute candy. Later that day we went back to kade's parents house and ate (of course) a delicious dinner and hung out with family & friends.
Easter morning we awoke to 6" of snow, so instead of saying Happy Easter, we all wished eachother "Merry Christmas" as the boys searched for their Easter baskets and eggs. The Easter bunny asked us to "reduce, reuse and recycle" this year, so the night before the boys put out their Easter baskets and each picked 20 eggs that we had from previous years and put those in their basket as well. Then, the Easter bunny filled their basket and their eggs and hid them for the boys to find. The Easter bunny would like us to do this every year, bonus - it saves mom some money at the store :) After collecting endless amounts of candy filled eggs, we ate a delicious breakfast and enjoyed and day of lots of yummy food and visiting with family. We headed back home Sunday evening. I was excited to get back to warm weather, but the boys insisted on taking a cup of snow home to Saint George, since we don't get much of that where we live (thankfully).
Another great part of the weekend was getting to finally meet our new baby niece, Maeley. Kade's sister Lonny had her several weeks ago and we finally got to see her adorable little face. She is a doll, and I am so happy for Lonny & Josh. Meeting her made me wish even more for a little girl of my own, and I really hope when I finally do get pregnant again, it will be a girl. It's a little strange, but I just know that I have a little girl waiting up there, and I really hope we get her some day.
Here are some pictures from our Easter weekend: