Dancing with Daffodils

 The Easter activity was Saturday and then we left for Costa Rica Monday at 12pm. It was busy doing laundry and packing but the kids did all of their own stuff and the only thing I forgot was bug spray so we did well with the little time we had. We drove to the airport and made it through security in plenty of time to get an early dinner before we got on the plane. Our only option was McDonald’s, which I think is gross on a good day but the airport version was even worse. Kind of a disappointing start to our trip but we figured at least the food could only get better! Our flight to Panamá City went very smoothly with the kids occupied by their own tvs on the seat in front of them. They served dinner and my kids all said it was so good and that they love airplane food, which I think is hilarious. It was good though and I would definitely fly Copa again. The Panamá city airport is huge though and we had to book it to get all the way across it to get our flight to San Jose. The kids w...

 For most of March I was very busy planning and executing our ward Easter activity. I spent a lot of time pondering and seeking inspiration because originally the bishopric was going to do a fireside after a dinner but I felt there was a better idea out there and it did finally come to me. We did have a nice dinner (I made all the chicken cordon bleu and bought rolls, Erin made ham and then ward members brought the potatoes, salads and vegetables). Amanda and Jen made a bunch of delicious Bundt cakes (so I heard; my one regret for the evening was I never got any cake!) and the whole dinner went very smoothly with plenty of food and all of it was so good. I also had classical music playing and I feel like that helped it feel fancy in a nice way. Emily made beautiful centerpieces so the tables looked lovely and we put up a lot of pictures of Christ.  After dinner we had rooms each representing a day of Holy Week that people moved through in small groups. Leisa started us off wit...