Easter preparation and Easter Part 1

This year I felt Jamin was more at an age that we could really start to dig into what Jesus was all about. I wanted to start early so that he was able to remember this day for more than just eggs and candy. Last year I had made Easter Resurrection Eggs but this year I decided to buy a couple from Family Christian. We started 12 days before Easter and opened one egg each day. We also read the story that went along with what we found inside and then talked about what it means and how it all ties into Easter.

One day hit especially hard for Jamin and tears followed with both Kyle and I. When we talked about the whip and how it was used, you could see Jamin start to understand what happened to Jesus. After reading the story, Jamin kept still and silent and you could see on his face that he was trying to process it all. He kept asking why the people were hurting Jesus like that. He then began to weep a little as we explained why. It began to hit Kyle and I really hard too and we sat there and wept for that day and everything Jesus went through for us. It was a very special moment. We are so thankful for His ultimate sacrifice so that we are set free and saved today. Thank you Jesus.

Jamin showing daddy the rooster while I read the meaning behind it

Making out presents for Grandmas and Grandpas

serious concentration

Jamin and Landin did all the glueing and placing the cotton balls

The finished product. I found the idea on pinterest and they turned out so cute!

Saturday before Easter we hosted my family! We typically go to the rec center by our house for an Easter egg hunt but since the number of cousins keep growing and they are all in different age groups we decided we didn't want to wait the 90 minutes outside in the cold...so we put our time and energy into doing one in our backyard. It was awesome and something I think we will continue for many years!

Cousins

The great hunt!

Landin was more interested in playing lol

The guys got really serious hiding the eggs...good thing Jamin is little lol

Landin's one egg that he decided to keep and eat the candy out of.

That night we as a family of 4 (5 with the baby in my belly lol) decorated eggs. I thought it would be fun to try the shaving cream method I found on pinterest. I mainly chose this way because I totally spaced buying the dye kits for eggs and we already had everything we needed to try the shaving cream method. The boys had a lot of fun but in hind sight I realized the eggs probably weren't edible so we didn't get to enjoy eating them lol.