Easter 2012

We had a great Easter remembering the death and resurrection of Jesus.  It was an amazing weekend at church and so great to see so many people worshipping the Lord.

At preschool, Brayden had an Easter egg hunt

with his class.  They each got to find 6 eggs.

At the Easter party at preschool with my boy

Brayden and one of his preschool buddies

Our neighborhood also had an Easter egg hunt.  

There were 3,000 eggs scattered around.  Not much of

a "hunt," but he stuffed as many as he could in his basket.

Here he is trying to decide which ones to drop back on the 

ground so he could put more "cool eggs" in his basket.  Ha!

(After the hunt, every kid had a basket full, and there were still

probably a couple hundred eggs on the ground!)

Easter 2011

Happy Easter from our family to yours!

Ready to hunt for Easter eggs

"I found one!"

He did this EVERY time he found an egg!

Then we dyed Easter eggs...super fun!

Celebrating Easter

Christ is risen!

He is risen, indeed!

This is something I grew up saying each Easter morning. Easter Sunday, as a Christian, is the best day, and I want to teach the importance of it to Brayden. This Easter, I tried out a very fun idea to visually show him how Jesus was put in the tomb and on the 3rd day, He was not there...He is risen!

The great idea was from Ashley at Under the Sycamore. We made Easter Bread. It's super easy to make, and it teaches an awesome truth. Take Rhodes rolls and let them thaw in the frig for 2 hours. You want them to thaw but not rise.
Then take each roll and with a rolling pin roll out on a floured surface into a disc. Then place a big marshmallow in the center of the disc and wrap the dough around the marshmallow.
Place on a pan and brush on melted butter. Sprinkle on cinnamon and sugar, then let rise for 45 minutes. Cook according to the directions on the package of the rolls.
When they come out of the oven, you break them open and they are empty! The marshmallow is gone!
They are super yummy right out of the oven, but more importantly, it was an awesome way to teach Brayden that Jesus was put in the tomb after He died for us. But it didn't end that way. Three days later, the tomb was empty. He was not there. He has risen!

Happy Easter!

May you know the Truth that makes Easter truly meaningful.

Jesus is not in the tomb; He is risen!