This year for Easter we had a fun 2-day celebration with the whole Fiso family! We all live close except Jenny and Tom and they drove down for the weekend which was awesome! We had a great time together both Saturday and Sunday. Saturday morning we started early with an Easter egg hunt for the grandchildren. (Enoch wanted to join them, but his brothers shamed him into admitting he was too old.)
TJ was somewhat confused at first at the purpose behind the eggs. Then he picked one up and shook it and he loved the noise it made! When he found that noise was made by candy, the kid went crazy. David was tugging him along keeping him focused on hunting.
Kai was ready for the hunt and had a little help as he hunted for the eggs. He found some good hiding spots and he took back quite a haul.
Cousin James did pretty good too. There was one egg that both cousins wanted at the same time, James wasn't too upset and found another egg soon after. After the hunting was done the sugar consumption started and oh what fun!
After a lunch of jelly beans, mini cadbury eggs, and reese's we went to Rock Canyon for a rappelling trip. It was Tom's first time and he handled himself well (according to David-I wasn't a witness). The rest of the group came a little after David, but we all took turns scaling down the rock.
I thought about trying to jump the crevice that the others were doing, but then thought better of it. I still had fun going down the rock and having fun trusting the rope. I did have a small freak-out when David let Kai hold the rope (he wasn't strong enough to hold me by himself...of course).
TJ and Kai came with us, but stayed below. TJ was safe in his stroller for the most part, but Kai was adventurous. A little too, because he ended up falling and "jacked his dome" on some rocks. David was at the top of the rock and all he saw was Kai's feet sticking out from behind a boulder. Luckily, he wasn't scraped up too bad, but he learned to always have someone with him when he climbs.
After a nice day of rappelling we went back to the Fiso residence for a family BBQ. The food was delicious and we all had a good time talking, eating, and playing. Kai and TJ both love being outside and it was fun to see them run around with their aunts and uncles. I can't wait for more warm weather to get to Utah.
On Sunday the boys woke up to a happy Easter greeting form the Easter bunny. Kai's treats were in his helmet because his Easter bucket was damaged during the year and I didn't think about getting him a new one until it was too late. I think before next year I will get matching baskets for everyone.
David and I spoke in church. It was a good experience and nice to share our testimonies with our family in the audience. We enjoyed the rest of church remembering the true meaning of Easter and the amazing miracle of Jesus Christ and the First Resurrection.
After church we gathered at the Fiso house again for dinner and family time. After dinner we took a nice family walk around the neighborhood. It was a lovely afternoon and it was a good reminder of the beauty of the world around us. Especially with the early signs of Spring and new life and all that we focus on during Easter.
Later, Kai wanted to join in the "big boy" games of dynamite and revenge and ghosts in the graveyard. He liked ghosts in the graveyard the best and he loved being partners with Isaiah. They had a lot of fun finding the best hiding spots, Finally, the mom side of me reminded my fun side it was time to stop playing and go home (it was dark). The good thing about having so much fun is the boys were exhausted when we got home. What a great and fun Easter weekend!
