An Easter Birthday

On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women took the spices they had prepared and went to the tomb. They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. While they were wondering about this, suddenly two men in clothes that gleamed like lightning stood beside them. In their fright the women bowed down with their faces to the ground, but the men said to them, "Why do you look for the living among the dead? He is not here; he has risen!" Luke 24:1-6


I hope everyone had a joyful Easter sunday! It was a blessing to spend the day together for the first time in several years. In the midst of our busy schedule, we had a consolidated holiday: Easter and Braden's birthday! I can't believe he's 3 already! In many ways, he still seems so babyish, but I can't deny that he's becoming more and more little boy.

Braden's sssselection thisssss year: A Sssssssnake Cake

It'ssssss ssssupremely ssssssatisfactory!

Planning

Here is my personal research library for vacation planning. Partly borrowed from local libraries, and partly from amazon used book, I have all the information I need at my fingertips. (And more on the way) Now all I have to do is find time to pick them up and read them. In case you couldn't tell, we're headed to Colorado's front range, and then Yellowstone. That's where we will be camping this summer. I can't think of a better place for our first experience, although it might be hard to top!

Bunnies and Eggs

Well, minus the bunnies. I asked Trev this morning, "What in the world do bunnies and eggs have to do with Easter?" "Nothing," was his answer. I think he already knew, but undoubtedly his mind was recently refreshed by these Resurrection Eggs. The boys received these eggs in Sunday School last sunday. They come with a booklet: As the child opens each egg, there is a scripture and short explanation to read. We've done these at least once a day since sunday.


Inside each egg is a small item, which is a symbol of some part of the Easter story.

So they took Jesus, and He went out, bearing His own cross, to the place called the place of a skull, which in Aramaic is called Golgotha. There they crucified Him, and with Him two others, one on either side, and Jesus between them. John 19:16b-18

A Tenting We Will Go

Among other things, I've been busy recently planning our family vacation for this summer. As you can see, it involves a tent. Okay, you can pick your jaws back up off the floor. Yes- we're going camping (or tenting, as I've heard it said). Behold, our portable palace!

We could barely fit it in the living room for our initial set-up! Needless to say, the boys are very excited, and so are the adults!