Easter's Top Ten

Believe it or not there were hundreds of things we loved about our weekend in Utah, but I have come up with 10 most memorable moments for me!
10. Helping Aunt Marilyn set up a Blog
(Yes, Aunt Marilyn is now a blogger and she is really excited to start blogging. She caught on really quick and it looks great. Way to go Aunt Marilyn, now we can see what you are doing!)
9. Going to the movies
(My parents took our family so see "Horton Hears a Who." It was really cute. Jackson and Dan did not get to see much of it, as Jackson decided that the movie theatre was more interesting than the actual movie. Maddie and Zach loved it. Thanks mom and dad!)
8. Going to my old home ward
(I haven't been there for almost seven years. It was so good to see old friends. My Dad gave and amazing talk, and he sang in the choir while Mom played. It was great!!


7. Grandpa Jansen
(Grandpa is very funny. My kids haven't seen him for a long time. I asked him why he uses a cane and he said, "It's to ring in the babes!" Grandma, what do you thing about that???)
6. Pei Wei's and two good movies
(Dan and I love Chinese food, so Friday night my parents ordered Pei Wei's to go. We ate delicious Chinese food and watched "Fly Boys." It was a great movie. The next night we watched "The Guardian" which Dan liked even better. We highly recommend them!)

5. Easter Morning

( The kids woke up and hunted for eggs, it wasn't much of a hunt, because there were so many eggs) The kids got the usual, but were very happy!)

4. Grandma Ham

(My Grandma and I have a great bond. There is no one like her. She came up and had Easter dinner with us. It was so great to see her. It seemed like our time was short, but I was so glad I got to spend some time with her. I waited with her at the bus station until the bus came to take her home. There were a few shady people there, and I was not going to let anything happen to her.)

3. Easter Egg hunt at the Jansen's

(We had a great day on Saturday. I gather that this Easter Egg hunt is a tradition in the Jansen family because it ran like clock work. My kids had a great time!! I also have to say that the food was amazing!!!! Grandma makes the best sloppy joes. She told me that her secret ingredient is cream of chicken soup. You may think that is a little different, but it was sooooooo amazing!!! The Jansen's know how to throw a party!!!)

2. Lunch with Marinda

(Best friends are hard to come by. When I knew some of my friends would be coming to visit family in Utah, I wanted to get everyone together. Unfortunately by Monday, Marinda and I were the only ones who could get together. Even though it was just the two of us it was so great to see Marinda. She may have moved to Pocatello, but Monday it felt like she had never left!!!)

1. Catching up with family and friends

(We love coming to Utah!!! We appreciated all that our families did for us. Dan and I couldn't believe how much everyone has grown up!!! Jan is a teacher, Aunt Claire is a grandmother, Tim has an adorable baby, and Shelby isn't a little kid anymore!! Most of my young women leaders and primary teachers in my old home ward are now Grandmothers!! I can't believe how fast life flies!!)

We hope you all had a very happy Easter!