Two Easters

Easter was our last day in Florida. We attended Sacrament Meeting at the building across the street from the Orlando Temple, then stopped by the temple before heading to the airport to fly home.

It didn't feel super Easter-y, and I was happy to have a re-do the next week because by then Cat was home! She and Suz arrived on a Friday afternoon. Luke and I greeted them at the airport with USA paraphernalia and some of their favorite American snacks. After all, they'd been gone for two weeks...

That night Ben and I took Cat to see a special Gershwin concert with the Utah Symphony that included "An American in Paris" and "Rhapsody in Blue." Cat had been learning Rhapsody for her Senior recital, and my favorite thing about the concert was seeing Cat air-playing along with the soloist. The music was wonderful too, as were the stories that were told, with the fun bonus of hearing one of my favorite songs, "Someone to Watch Over Me."

The next night, Cat gave all of us the gifts she'd bought in Italy. They were very thoughtful and very fun. Luke and Jack each got art-spinoff tshirts and embossed leather bracelets, Liza got beautiful Venetian glass earrings, and I got a lovely Christmas ornament and a Venetian mask. We also sampled the Italian candy Cat brought home.

After that, we had a little Retsae time. First, the kids played hot and cold to find their Easter baskets, which were hidden in the basement. Then, since it was so late (literally the only time when we were all together that day) we did a flashlight Easter egg hunt, which actually turned out to be really fun, and more exciting for older kids.

Ben had to go out of town for work the next day (Sunday), so after Church, the kids and I made Resurrection Rolls and the girls dyed Easter eggs with me. We also had a very simple Easter dinner.