The rest of my Reunion weekend...

Saturday I got to spend the day with my brother, Jon and his family---Ange, Mia, Claire & Owen. Holding Owen was dreamy and those little girls were so much fun, just like my Grace & Caroline. We had a fun Easter egg hunt, the confetti filled eggs were a huge hit.

Ange is the funnest mom I've ever met. She didn't blink an eye when Mia dipped her elbows in the Easter egg dye. Mia ended up making colorful egg soup.

I'll never forget Claire's joyful squeal every time she found an easter egg. SUCH a doll.

...and Owen, I let my arms get tired holding him. I fed him a bottle and he spent half the time smiling at me. I'm so glad I got to meet him while he's baby size!

Sunday I went to General Conference & then to my sister, Sara's house. My sister, Julie's family, and Jon & Ange's family joined us for Easter dinner. It was so great to see everyone. I met my sister's daughter, Yadia for the first time. She was adopted into the family a few years ago. It was so fun meeting her! My niece, Lauren and her roomies from BYU showed up too...yeah! Sara did a great job with grandma's rolls & Peepshi's were a hit.

Homebase for me was the Halversens' home. Ann is one of the great, loving influences in my life. She, Gary & I had wonderful visits when I wasn't running around everywhere else.

Monday, Wayne's mom & her hubby, Kelly picked me up for an afternoon of power shopping, mostly girl talk, and Cafe Rio.....icing on the cake for me.

As Leilani and I sat next to each other on the flight back to Boston we both felt recharged and ready to get back to work in our everyday lives.

Lesson to my kids: I've had a lot of different influences in my life. The best relationships I've ever had are ones where after spending time together I leave feeling better off than when I arrived.