Easter

This little bunny was made by Jonathan in German KDG.

This Easter weekend was wonderful.  Every day was sunny and beautiful and the days were filled with friends, family, and fun.  What a fabulous way it was to celebrate the resurrection of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

On Saturday, we invited the Shafer's over.  Jonathan had been asking a lot about Lanie, so we thought it would be fun for them to come over and play outside since it was such a nice day.

They enjoyed playing in the sand and water box, and with squirt guns. Jonathan was in seventh heaven playing with two things that he loves: water and guns.

The next day, Easter, we colored eggs and the boys went on a little Easter egg hunt.

Erik just observed the egg coloring activity since he was really tired, and I didn't want his little suit to get dirty.

Later that day during nursery, we told the story of the resurrection, and then made these posters.


The children got to glue on the rocks, grass, and flowers that we picked for them and put in their Easter egg.  We were not brave enough to take them outside during their walk, otherwise we would have let them pick some grass and rocks on their own.

After church, we went to the Meldroms for Easter dinner.  We enjoyed ourselves with good company and good food.  The Jorgensen family and Sister Johnson were there to celebrate with the Meldroms too.

In Germany, Easter is celebrated for two days.  On Monday, Landon had to work, but the boys and I went down to the Messinas for an Easter lunch.  They also invited an Italian friend, his Polish wife and his two twin daughters.  The twins, who are teenagers, couldn't get enough of Jonathan and Erik.  It took Erik awhile to warm up to them, but Jonathan soaked up all of the attention like a sponge. We ate, played outside, and chatted.  It was a very nice, relaxing day.

Last Easter, I went into labor with Erik.  It was March 23rd.  This year if Easter had been in March spring would not yet have arrived.  I kept wondering when the blossoms would bloom. It seemed to take forever.  But alas, the trees and flowers blossomed in time for Easter as if they, too, wanted to celebrate the resurrection of the Lord.