our easter...

We had such a great weekend! I was so worried it would be lonely without Annie and Rachel here, but we managed to fill it up. Our dear friend Brooke had a (huge...in my book) easter egg hunt on Saturday. She had prepared 20+ eggs for each kid, and even wrote their names on them. The kids had a blast! I am so grateful for people like Brooke in my life. She is kind, and giving, and I love her. Not sure why Alex had the basket on his head. Whatever floats your boat, bud.

After church on Sunday (it was GORGEOUS weather by the way)...I felt like a photo shoot. A serious one. I take lots of pictures for people up at BYU, and felt it was the Schofields turn. The kids were still dressed, Easter dinner wasn't for hours, and we just took our time. This is big for me, since I generally am close to self-destruction trying to photograph my own little family. This was actually enjoyable. Really, it was. My breathing was regular, no sweating, just pictures. I think they turned out pretty great too. I love these kids. I have to say though...they are posers. I know...don't complain right? I made them that way. But, I wanted some natural, candid stuff. It was hard...we'll have to work on it.

Here's our Molly girl, wearing one of our favorite Elsie dresses. I am in love with her hair.

My sweet, handsome boy, just before he slid around in the dust and dirt.

Mmmm...the sweet twins. They are just too much. Look at those smiles. It has taken years of practice!

We took a few family pictures with the tripod. This is definitely not the best in the bunch, but it shows each individual personality so on the nose. Emily...perfectly posed, Alex...maniac, Molly...giggling with her Daddy, Lizzy...a smiley little yummy thing.

For dinner, we had quite a housefull. Linsky came over with her roomate Amy and "friend" Bryce. We adore that guy. He was a natural. I think the Temple family can be quite intimidating, but Bryce wasn't having any of that. He was friendly, funny, the kids loved him!

Lastly, our dear sweet Grandma Bird came to visit with us. This is Dave's maternal grandmother. I have a hard time explaining just how much I love this woman. She is absolutely lovely. She is kind, and gentle, and giving. I don't have any living grandparents, but I feel as though Venice is my grandmother. She is so good to me. I love her so much.

Our day was just beautiful...as it should have been. Great meetings in church, great company, great food. Wouldn't have changed a thing!