Happy Easter!

Our Easter festivities were spread out over several days this year.  One of the results of living in a non-Christian country is that the Christian holidays like this one happen in fits and spurts, but that meant we got to celebrate for a long time.  First up was an Easter party thrown by the parents of one of J's classmates, which included pizza, egg dying, and our first egg hunt.  They couldn't find very many plastic eggs, so they did it Doha-style and bought the kinds of balls you use in a ball pit, sliced them open, filled them with candy, and hid those instead.  The kids were overjoyed and couldn't really tell the difference in the end!

On Easter Friday, when we celebrate here, the Easter bunny came bringing treats, books, stuffed animals, and a toy each, so everyone was all smiles!

The husband took some pictures with his new camera after church, after a busy Sabbath day during which the husband and I sang four songs with the choir in Sacrament meeting, and I taught the lesson in both Sunday School and Young Women's.  We were happy to be able to sing all the Easter hymns to remind us of the Atonement and the Resurrection and the real reason for this holiday.

The next day, Saturday, was another day full of adventure.  We started with an egg roll and egg hunt and Easter cookie making at our neighbor's house.  Later, we attended an Easter Tea at a local hotel for yummy food, a visit from the Easter bunny, face painting, Easter egg decorating, and yet another Easter egg hunt.  The boys got second place with 21 eggs!