Conference Weeeknd

We spent our General Conference weekend in the usual way; sleeping at Lyle's parents house, watching all sessions and having a Girls Night while the guys went to Priesthood Session. I spent Friday frantically baking and packing for the big weekend. I made one of my favorite snacks...chocolate buttons. That's what I call them anyway. They're easy to make (though they take awhile to harden), and have just the perfect salty to sweet ratio!

One of the new things I did this year were Conference Buckets.  I bought two tins from Target and filled them with small items from the nDollar Store, Target's Dollar Spot, etc.  I printed out a picture of each member of the First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve and put one picture on each item.  Whenever one of them spoke, the kids got to pick out that item from the bucket.  Ava was a bit young (let's be honest, she's only 2), but Sean got a kick out of it and actually looked to see who was talking EVERY TIME!  Yay! 

Another activity I did was Key Word Treats.  I bought these tins from the Dollar Spot at Target, filled them with yummy treats and stuck in a sign with a word on it.  Whenever anyone heard that word they got a treat from the bucket!  (You may have to put rules into effect, such as this activity only counts during talks, or you may have a 33-year-old boy rushing to the "prayer" bucket DURING the opening prayer...I won't name names.)

During Priesthood Session the girls and the kidlets all gathered at Aunt Vicki's house for craft night!  We ate yummy homemade Cafe Rio Chicken Tacos and then delved right into crafts!  I was in charge of the craft and as a result have now officially been placed in charge of the craft every time.

Our awesome creation!  My original idea was a wreath...but it looked more Spring-ey and less Easter-ey.  After running around to 5 different stores, I couldn't find ANY of the yarn I needed (unless I wanted to drive to Reno, no thanks).  So, at the last minute, Mom helped me re-vamp my idea.  This is our final creation!  Everyone loved it and it only took about 30 minutes to make.  Mine is now hanging on my kitchen cabinet!  My only Easter decoration, incidentally.

While the Mom's crafted, Grandma Susan helped them dye Easter eggs...even using a magic crayon!  It really hit me during this activity that next October Conference, Sean will be attending Priesthood Session with the guys;  he sat on the couch and wouldn't dye any eggs (too baby-ish, I guess).  I helped Ava dye her one and only egg (which we left at Grandma's on accident).  She chose the color and loved the flower! 

It was a peaceful, relaxing, spirit-rejuvenating weekend.  Cannot wait until this upcoming weekend.  EASTER!