Easter 2012

Our Easter fun began on Friday with our prayer walk at church followed by the Good Friday service. The prayer walk is always a nice time to reflect on the sacrifice Jesus made to save us from our sins so that we can spend eternity with him in heaven. Thank you Jesus!

On Saturday, we went back to church for an Easter egg hunt. The kids had fun and got tons of candy! The rest of the day was spent preparing food and the house for Easter Sunday. It was quite exhausting...

On Sunday, the kids had a great time getting their Easter baskets, which they had been eagerly anticipating. Trace's basket included a Spiderman umbrella, soccer cones, new shirt, and candy. Kianna's basket included a "What's In The Bible" DVD the girls had been telling me about from chapel services at school, a dress, soccer cones, and candy. Kaylee's basket included some Adventure's In Odyssey CDs, socks, a dress, shin guards, and some candy. The kids had more fun in church celebrating Christ's resurrection, while Trevor and I helped out in Trace's preschool class. We made resurrection rolls with 23 preschoolers, which went pretty well minus one or two boys. The rolls are a pretty neat object lesson for the kids. The crescent roll represents the tomb, the marshmallow represents Jesus' body, the butter represents the oil that was used to annoint Jesus' body prior to his burial, and the cinnamon and sugar represent the spices used to prepare his body for burial. Once the marshmallow is dipped in the butter and spices then it is sealed in the tomb and baked. The kids are then able to pull open the tomb only to discover that their marshmallow (Jesus) is gone, just like on Easter Sunday so many years ago. It was fun to see the awe and excitement on their little faces when they discovered that Jesus wasn't there. They also enjoyed eating their tasty snack. 

We invited our good friends, The Miller's, over for an Easter egg hunt and dinner. Trevor had 125 eggs loaded with loot and hidden all over our backyard. The kids had a great time hunting for their eggs and enjoying their candy. Followed by a yummy dinner served on my Grandma Gaskill's China. It was fun eating on her special plates and bowls, which I so fondly remember using at her house so many years ago. After dinner, the adults managed to fit in a game of Cities and Knights while the kids played. It was a wonderful day!