Easter 2013

I tried a couple of new things for the kids this year.  I woke them up bright and early Sunday morning and they found only one egg in their Easter basket.  There was a note inside saying, "Oh no! No gifts?  I guess you will have to wait for the Easter egg hunt this afternoon and be sure to be ready to think!" 

We then made "Empty Tomb rolls."  You take a marshmallow which is Jesus and dipped in melted butter and cinnamon sugar which is the linen cloth.  You take one crescent roll and and roll the marshmallow up inside the roll (the tomb).  Seal it shut.  Dip in cinnamon sugar and put in muffin tin.  I was suppose to read them the story of the death and resurrection but instead, I asked Andrew and Anna questions about it and they answered me. We made 8 of them and put them in the oven and when we pulled them out, they discovered that Jesus was no longer in the tomb........He had risen!

We then got ready for church and took pictures in our new outfits.  The kids had an Easter egg hunt during their class time.  Alan went to our normal class and I was rehearsing with the Praise Team.  We then came home and had Ham, Mash potatoes, salad and pineapple. 

Anna is so proud of her shoes........they have a little heal on them.

Their Easter egg hunt had rules this year.  Andrew's egg were green and blue and Anna's eggs were pink and purple.  They could only pick up their color.  All but two of their eggs had little presents in them like erasers, Christian jewelry, lip gloss (not for Andrew) etc.  They each had two eggs with number 1 and a number 2.  The first egg had clues to the first prize and the second egg  had clues leading to their big prize.  It was a scavenger hunt.  They had a lot of fun.  Andrew ended up with the new Passion CD and Anna got the Jesus Calling book for kids.  She was so excited and she sat down right a way and began reading it. 

After that, I went to bed to rest.  I was worn out and had been hurting from my surgery.  I ended up taking pain medication and a muscle relaxer.  I was pretty much out.  We did manage to watch the conclusion of the Bible on the History channel.  I love the fact that Andrew knows his bible stories so well, that when they did not do the scene just right, he would yell at the TV, "That's not how it happened!"  He would run get his Bible to prove them wrong.  He was quite funny but  I loved it!