Easter!!

 

Easter was two weeks ago from today, Sunday March 31st and I really wanted to get into the spirit and have fun this year since I don't really remember us doing much or even having baskets last year. So I had bought just some cheap baskets for us to fill for each other. I wanted to do something really special for Chad. But first I had to get some cute Easter decorations. These are my few new ones from this year. First two pics are from Target, dollar section, the rest are from Gordmans; my new favorite store. I just love the cute little bunny!

So I got going on Chad's basket, bought lots of candy, some plastic eggs and did a little pinterest hunting for ideas.

His filled basket and Easter eggs

These were little sayings and things that I taped in places around the house while he was sleeping in the morning so that he would wake up to them

I found some cute things and I made up more of my own for Chad to read and find inside all his Easter Eggs with candy. He got a kick out of those! :)

Filling the Easter eggs

Here is Chad's basket from me I gave him before he had to go to work, yes he had to work on easter :( :(

And here is my super stuffed basket Chad gave me, lots of peeps yum!!

While Chad was at work I got going on making some homemade scrumptious peanut butter chocolate eggs, basically like the Reese's, which Chad loves, as well as deviled eggs. We were going over for dinner at Trish and Scott's apartment for Easter dinner and those were what we were bringing over, and so I got going on those right away. Dinner was amazing as well! Ham, mashed potatoes, beans, and some great pineapple!

All the ingredients

Mix them together

Shaping them (hardest and most annoying part)
then stick in the freezer 

Dip in chocolate and sprinkle with sprinkles on top

EAT!!!

Now time for the deviled eggs, I just loved the idea of dying the egg whites into pretty pastel Easter colors! Wasn't hard at all either and they looked great! So fun.

Boiled the eggs, cut in half, take out the  yolk, prepare the glasses of different color dye, let them soak for just a few seconds

Let the egg whites dry on a paper towel

Fill in the filing part, top off with some paprika and walla!!

Chad came home! And he found a piece of paper for him on the front door, the East Bunny came and hid some eggs for him, he had to go on a little hunt around the apartment to find his eggs and his little sayings and tickets inside ;) He had fun with that. He said he hadn't gone on an egg hunt since he was a little kid, and he loved it!

Chad's sign on the front door when he got home

Some places where I hid his eggs 

Chad finding and opening all his eggs

We had a great Easter!! Of course with all of the fun Easter eggs, bunnies, and food, we need to as well always remember the true meaning of why we celebrate Easter. Our Savior Jesus Christ has risen and he lives! We need to remember and not forget the atonement and all that our Savior has done for each and every one of us. I love our Savior so much, and he loves and knows each and every one of us. He is life, he is love, he is the greatest example ever!