What a busy last couple of weeks we've had! Ryan and I made lots of preparations for holy week for the boys that included an Easter play dough mountain, lots of pipe cleaner people, a temple, and a cross. We spent time each day, beginning with Palm Sunday, explaining and acting out a portion of the story leading up to the cross and ended Easter Sunday with Jesus alive outside of the tomb. Jake paid pretty good attention and remembered much of what we told him. It was pretty exciting for us to watch him absorb everything.

We left Friday for the trip to my parent's house and had a great time up there. The boys got to do all kinds of fun stuff, like ride the motorcycle, play in the 5th wheel trailer out back, and follow their grandma around like puppies. I've got lots of pictures, so I'll try to pare it down, but this will probably be a long post! Enjoy.

Goofy cousins

Jake came out on Easter morning to see Christ outside the tomb alive!

Perhaps the cutest picture of him. Ever. It actually took quite a lot of coaxing to get him to wear this tie just for pictures before church! He promptly took it off after I put my camera away. I stowed it in my purse and when Jake saw all the little boys in the children's choir wearing ties, he decided it was high time he wear one too.

Boys in ties

We went to my aunt & uncle's home on Easter and the boys thought the cat door was pretty fun.

Warren loved the Rock 'em Sock 'em Robots.

My dad's friend, Jason, came by in his shifter cart. The boys were hooked.