Easter Bunnies

In an attempt to help guide my family on the path of healthy eating, I opted to have the "Easter Bunny" give my kids muslin bunnies for their Easter gifts instead of baskets filled with candy. The fun thing about these cute bunnies is that they have outfits that match the clothes I made my kids for Easter. They were a big hit. Evie wouldn't give up her bunny for more than 2 seconds today- she had a little girl at Church that wanted to see it, and she refused her even a small glance in the fear that she wouldn't get it back. Henry spent a bit of the day "honking" the bunny's nose. Very funny. Here are a few pictures of them with their bunnies:

We had an Easter Egg hunt with the cousins yesterday, and then Easter dinner tonight. It has been a nice weekend. We will probably do the zoo tomorrow seeing as everyone will be home!! Yeah!

I have the bravest girl ever!

We just got home from the hospital. Evie, for those who don't know, was born with a port wine stain birth mark on her face that we have been getting laser treatments in the hopes that it will fade and be unnoticable. This morning was such a laser treatment. This morning we had to wait quite a while because the attending anethesiologist was busy doing another case before he could come and do Evie's case. While we were waiting, another family came in. They had a really cute little boy that had a port wine stain on his face, but he has more bad effects of the condition than Evie does. When I was talking to the boy's mother, I really started to see how lucky we are that Evie's birth mark, while red and covers her face, does not effect her development or her eyesight. The little boy's sister was the same age as Evie and the two little girls sat and played until the anethesiologist came in. It was very cute. When it was time to take Evie back, she just took hold of the nurse's hand and led the way to the OR. She didn't seem to worry about the fact that she had left Mamma and Daddy behind. When she woke up, she was very calm and didn't cry. She hasn't cried after a treatment for a long time.
She really is a very brave girl. I think that part of it is that she is just naturally brave and strong, and part of it is that she has a lot of faith. Before each laser treatment, Nathan gives her a priesthood blessing- and by golly, it really helps. It really is amazing to see the amount of faith that this little girl has that her Heavenly Father will help her through her troubles. Her birth mark is fading really well...we have a lot of treatments left, I think, but there is already a significant difference in her birth mark. I am grateful for that.

Cutest, Gooey-est Couple Ever

Saturday was Matt and CarrieAnn's wedding. I don't know if I have ever seen Matt so happy, and I have known him for 4 1/2 years. They are perfect for each other...they just fit so well and have a great time together. Everytime I have seen them together they are always laughing! They had a wonderful day, even though there was a small hiccup when they got to the temple, but no big deal. The weather was not ideal, but at least the snow stayed away until after we were done shooting our pictures at the temple. It was windy, but not too cold. CarrieAnn liked it because then we could try and use the wind for fun. It turned out, though, that the wind just blew her veil out of her hair, and it had to be retired for most of the shoot. Their reception was really good, too. I don't think I have seen that MANY people at a reception...well, a Mormon reception. I mean, there was a steady stream...no a river, of people coming the entire reception! It was crazy, but they had fun. I got tired, and probably didn't take as many pictures as I have at other weddings, but they still ended up with almost 300 shots, so I don't know if there is going to be any complaining.