Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Easter Before and After

Before
My nephew Heath absolutely loves to swing!
He really didn't want to get off for our egg hunt,
but he reluctantly grabbed a basket . .


After
. . . and it was worth it!
He had a good time hunting and filled his basket
Isn't his green shirt perfect for Easter?!


Before
Evan arranged these eggs so beautifully
and he really can balance an egg on one end!


After
We had a great time trying some new egg dyeing techniques
These tie-dyed ones were lots of fun!


We used rubber bands to get these stripes


Before
This picture cracks me up!
The cousins are on the go and racing off to find those eggs

After
The baskets are full and the candy trading is about to begin!


Before
Look at my thin, lifeless heart!


After
Easter is a beautiful opportunity to:
Think about my Savior, Jesus Christ
and ponder his gift to all mankind and to me personally.

To listen to beautiful, sacred music

To remember my loved ones who have died and
think with joy of the day we will be reunited.

To spend time enjoying and loving my family.

My heart is full!

I hope your Easter was joyous!

6 comments:

ferntyler said...

Before and After, Ups and Downs - you are so witty, I love it! Great summary of the weeks events, looks like fun :)

Kim W said...

What a sweet post. I love the hearts! (Oh, and the Hartzells!) :) So much fun and love around Easter time.

LaRae said...

Love your post Melanie! Your eggs turned out fabulous & Evan's talents keep manifesting themselves through your blog. The cousin Easter egg hunt looks like a lot of fun.

Brandy said...

Great eggs Hartzell family!! I look forward to the day my girls can really get creative with the egg decorating, instead of breaking the eggs and spilling the dye every where..ha ha

Kristin said...

Love your eggs, we didn't get to dye this year, it always is my favorite part of the easter festivities!! My cousin taught me how to make a plaid egg when i was younger and now it's a tradition!

Annalisa said...

those eggs look great after. smiles!