Easter 2013

In my mind, Easter is the most important holiday of the year.  Christ's death on the cross took care of our sin problem, and Christ's Resurrection took care of death for us.  Usually, I spend all week getting ready for it.  Talking to the children, reading books, doing activities.  We got a late start this year and spent Saturday catching up.  This year we received a set of real Resurrection Eggs. (Thank you!)  In the past I've used a set I made and it was good, but the real set and the booklet that goes with it is so much better.  We took them out Saturday morning and read through half of them.  Then finished the other half that evening.  The kids loved them.  I was really surprised at how much of the story Megan could tell us.
We also do Easter baskets on Saturday.  So that they don't take away from the importance of Easter Sunday.
We dyed eggs also.  It's only the second time we've done that as a family and it was Megan's first.  The whole process was very fun. 

 In the first egg, was the donkey.

Checking out the crown of thorns

 

 

 

 Crown of thorns, whip, praying hands, cup, donkey.  We did the last six eggs after dinner.

Waiting for a surprise

 TaDA!

 As soon as we dyed our eggs, we peeled them and ate them for lunch.

Saturday was a good preparation day for us.  Sunday's service at church was a celebration of all Jesus Christ did for us.  I'm so thankful for a Lord like that.

Ready for church Easter Sunday