Happy Easter!

 

Praise the Lord, for HE IS RISEN! May you all be blessed on the Easter Sunday. The precious gift of eternal life is yours if only you ask.

Of course we had a little bunny, too, but we must remember the true meaning of Easter first.
 

The boys made out like bandits and were immediately gorging themselves on jelly beans. I foresee stomach aches. Ian loved his light up ball the most and Aaron seemed to really like the Cookie Monster and Elmo Kinex. They both like the Dora Hopscotch.

A Very Blessed Easter

The boys got up to find that the Easter bunny had been very, very good to them. Ian loves his new Fisher Price FP3 player and his light sabers. He also loves his books and of course, the candy! Aaron seems to like his things, too. It looked more like Christmas than Easter here except there were eggs to hunt! Thank you Easter Bunny!

After the egg hunting, we all got ready for church. The boys just would NOT let me get a good shot of them in their Easter clothes. Here's an outtake for your viewing pleasure! Ha!


So I decided to try out the timer on the camera and try to get a family shot. First the boys and I tested it. LOL

Then it was time for the family shot. It wasn't too horrible.


So off to church we went and Ian and Aaron went to their respective classes and Bill and I enjoyed the worship service. Ian did cry when we dropped him off which is not typical of him. I think he is sensing the changes around here and things seem to get to him quicker than normal. He was fine when we went to pick him up. Aaron did well and was asleep in the crib when it was time to pick him up.

From the church we decided to go to Cheddar's for a little Sunday lunch. Aaron ate soooo much. I can't believe how much food that little guy can put away! He really doesn't like baby food so we try to feed him table food. He had tilapia, rice pilaf, broccoli cheddar casserole, croissants (which he devoured!), mashed potatoes and french fries. What a little piggie!

Preparing Our Minds and Hearts for Easter

I took the boys this morning to get Easter photos taken to send out in our Easter greetings that we send to family and friends. The boys were both very well behaved and we got several great shots, but this one turned out to be my favorite from the bunch to send in the cards:



This afternoon we came home to have a lovely afternoon of outdoor activity. Ian loves to play outside, but boy does he find a way to get filthy and fast! He played with his bubble bucket, bounced in his bounce house, played with his Tonka truck and any number of other things. Here is my boy with a dirty face only a mother could love, playing with his bubbles:


This evening Ian and I watched Pinocchio together. It was the first time that he has sat through an entire movie with me. I can tell that he is getting a longer attention span. That is part of the reason why I decided to get the Resurrection Eggs for this year. I got them out and went through the first 3 so that we can get done by Easter. Ian listened intently and could repeat back why the little surprise inside the eggs was special. I have always hated how commercial Easter is and have tried to make sure that we read stories about Jesus during this time instead of things about bunnies. I do think bunnies are fine and the Easter bunny does come to our house, but I really want Ian to understand the real reason behind Easter. These eggs seem to be the perfect combination of the "fun egg" and the real meaning behind Easter. I did have to go through and ask questions about the stories on a preschool level, but Ian seemed to understand the lessons. Here he is holding his carton of Resurrection Eggs and showing off the silver coins from the story of the betrayal of Jesus by Judas.