easter

we had a wonderful easter. our pediatrician has instructed us to avoid church with madeleine until april because of the unusually bad rsv season and it was randy's week to go to sacrament meeting, so i was a little sad that i didn't get to go to sacrament meeting on easter sunday, but i stayed home and read some articles from this month's special edition of the ensign, which was all about christ. even though i didn't get to go to church, i had a wonderful morning sitting quietly and reading about the savior, his life, his atonement, and specifically his resurrection, which we celebrate this time of year. what an amazing gift.

we also had a great family dinner with the linfords and enjoyed spending the holiday with family. it is so fun to have so much family close by.

even though we didn't go to church, my mother-in-law was still sweet enough to buy madeleine an easter dress, which she wore most of the day, and will continue to wear when we finally do get to take her to church (hopefully she doesn't grow out of it too fast!). here are some pictures from the day.

here's madeleine, squawking away. she loves to babble right now and it's pretty fun to hear her trying to communicate with us.

being carried back into the house by her dad.

the dress came with these adorable little pantaloons. look at those healthy thighs.

not her happiest picture, but probably the best shot of her in the dress and she's still pretty cute.