Easter Fun

Thank you Easter Bunny!

After 3 easter egg hunts, tons of candy, new Easter clothes, delicious Easter dinner, fun times with family, and an amazing day being sealed in the Salt Lake Temple, we had a wonderful weekend. We are so thankful for the true meaning of Easter that we can celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ and know that He lives!

Temple Sealing

Easter will always be a special, memorable time for our family as it will commemorate the time our family was sealed together forevermore. It was an unbelievable day that God truly showed His hand in our lives and blessed us with the righteous desires of our hearts. Saturday, April 11th was a day that Marco and I were looking forward to with bittersweet feelings. We were both so excited to be sealed before God and witnesses to each other for eternity. Having been married for almost 3 amazing years, we both felt pretty good about making it a permanent thing! We were equally as excited about having Teagan sealed to us but heartbroken and struggling with the fact that Tony would not be sealed to us. Having him sealed required his natural mother Tina's approval. Tina and Tony are Catholic and therefore, she wouldn't give her permission. We had explained to Tony that we are a family on earth and will always be a family in heaven but that he wouldn't be able to go into the temple with us at this time. We have taught him what we believe temples are for and what being sealed means and he has always said that "I love to see the Temple" is his favorite primary song. Well, he was convinced that he needed to talk to his mom about it and that he could change her mind. Of course, we told him that it is his mom's decision and it is okay if she doesn't want to give her permission although it makes us sad but we have to respect it. So, Saturday began with the Easter Bunny visiting our house and leaving treats and then we rushed off to the annual Riverton Easter Egg Hunt. Tony and Teagan had a great time, even though it was cold and raining. We got home and started getting ready for the the temple and Tony couldn't stop talking about how excited he was for the celebration (pizza party after the temple) and that he still wanted to talk to his mom about letting him go inside and be sealed. After much persistence, (and about an hour before we were to arrive at the temple) Marco agreed to let him call his mom so that he could hear from her why she wouldn't allow it. Tony started the conversation saying, "Mom, I need to speak with you about something important." Then proceeded to tell her he wanted to be sealed with us and that he thinks it should be his decision, not hers. He never whined, complained, begged, etc... like most 5 1/2 year olds would, but was SO mature and truly inspired in everything he said to his mom. They talked and she didn't change her answer and told him she would go with him to the open house for new temple at Daybreak but he could not be sealed. They hung up and we told him that everything would work out because God loves all of us and we will all (including his mother) be a family in heaven. We told him his spirit would be with us in the temple. Tina called back about 5 minutes later and they spoke again. She asked him if he knows what it means to be sealed and he told her it means that we will be a family in heaven. She asked him if he thinks that means he won't be with her in heaven and he said that he wants to be with all his family and that is why he wants to be sealed. Tina agreed to let him make the decision and he said he knew that this was the right decision. He hung up the phone and said with tears in his eyes, "Mom, my mom said I could be sealed to our family. I think I am going to cry." I said that it was a miracle and that I was going to cry too, but I didn't want to mess up my makeup. He said, "But mom, they are tears of Joy!" It was so amazing. He is a true blessing and a strong soul.
So, we rushed quickly to Tina's to get a letter of permission and were on our way, only 45 minutes late! It was so amazing to be in the temple with family and dear friends and to be married to the love of my life for time and eternity. And then to be sealed to our precious sons. I love my husband more than I can express and I know that God blessed us because of his faith to do what he knew was right even though it was an incredibly hard choice to make.

Snow in April

Well this winter has been a bit odd to say the least! Just this Saturday we had a nice snow storm that left about three inches of snow on the lawn. It didn't stay around long, but it was long enough to have some fun and build a giant snowman with the kids!

Man they're cute!

Rolling the base-ball for the snowman

The end result with all of us (Tony is trying to take the picture)

Muchos Besos

The basement project begins!

As some already know we are trying to finish our basement before baby Escobar number 3 comes. Well that required that we get a truckload of wood delivered to our house just a few weeks back. And as all good boys do, they made certain that they found a use for all the wood before dad took it down into the basement. They had a small basement dancing ceremony and played out in the cold for almost an hour before they were convinced to go back into the warm house. Wish us luck on the big project!

 

Muchos Besos