Faith Shared: Matthew 28:6

He is not here; he is risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay.

Matthew 28:6

Happy Easter!

Illustrations of Faith: John 3:16

Happy Easter!

For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.

He is Risen!

A Stitching Post

I finally finish finished the Easter Egg Patchwork project for Jessica. You can't tell from the photo, but it's on crystal fabric from Picture This Plus. I love the frame and the way it turned out.

Now I'm working on a stocking. I just didn't want to take the time to take a photo of it. I'll have an update at the end of this week. 

It feel so good to have a completion!

Family Easter Celebration

As usual, we held our family Easter celebration the Saturday before Palm Sunday. We usually have it in the morning (I don't want the candy in the Easter Egg Hunt to melt) but this year we had it in the afternoon. Thankfully the weather wasn't too warm, in the mid 80s - just perfect!

All of the kids but Snow participated in the Easter Egg Hunt. She'll be right in there with them next year I'm sure! They did all get an Easter Basket.

The three older kids have been asking for umbrellas so I bought them this year. I was just going to stick them in their baskets, but Katie sent me a photo using the umbrellas as the baskets. It was so cute I tried it and it turned out great! They were so thrilled to get their own umbrellas and can't wait for it to rain. I haven't had the heart to tell them that they'll probably have to wait until July.

Since we were celebrating in the afternoon we served dessert and appetizers. It was so much easier than providing a full meal. Maybe we'll stick with afternoons from now on...

Skye and Sunny

Showing off their haul

Storm really got into cracking the eggs open

They love the umbrellas

Dan being a good sport while Zach decorates him

Snow's first Easter Basket - I don't think she's impressed

Gigi and Papa with all of their great-grands

Family Easter Fun

On Saturday, we held our family Easter celebration. The food was terrific, the Easter Egg Hunt was a huge success, and a good time was had by all!

I have no idea why Skye is making a "snarly" face!

It's impossible to take a photo with all of them smiling, but they're still cute!

Skye and Sunny - the hunt is on!

Skye and Thunder

Storm's first Easter egg hunt

"Ooh, look how many you got!"

The confetti eggs that Gigi brought are a big hit

Discovering their baskets

Another first for Storm

NOW, she smiles!

Gramps, the Greats, and Storm

Gigi and Storm

He is Risen!

Finally, Our Family Easter Celebration

Our family Easter celebration took place the Saturday before Easter Sunday. Now that the grands are getting older, we have more fun than ever! We decorated Easter Egg sugar cookies on Friday. And on Saturday we had an Easter Egg Hunt as well as baskets from the Easter Bunny. A fun time was had by all!

Tia Jessica and Sunny decorating cookies

Gramps helping Thunder

What we lacked in talent we made up for in enthusiasm!

Easter baskets

Jess found this idea on Pinterest

Me, Jess, Thunder, Sunny

Gramps and Grammy always want a photo!

The Greats with the Grands

Tia Katie feeling for Storm

Toddler level Easter Egg Hunt

A higher degree of difficulty

The hunt is on!

Gigi found these and the kids just loved them!

Dan, Matt, Mark, Zach

Examining their loot

Skye listening for Storm 

(her white shirt was off to protect it from chocolate!)

Skye, Jessica, Sunny, Shelby, Ashley

Matt, Katie, Kelly

Gramps with the grands

Kelly's mom made this scarf for Sunny

Happy Easter!

The Hunt

We held our family Easter celebration on Saturday. There are tons of photos here because I want JD & Janel to see everyone. You may not want to go all the way through this. I'll let the pictures tell the story...

Katie & Zach: my two youngest

Matt & Shelby: my nephew & his girlfriend

Sunny: "Let the hunt begin!"

Skye caught on to the action right away

Uncle Mark (my brother) helping Thunder

Oops, Thunder got confused!

Now he's back on track!

Thunder finds a hidden egg

"I got another one!"

Showing off their haul

Showing Gramps what he found

Now it's time for the Easter Bunny Baskets!

"A ball!"

Skye loved the recorder

"Look I got one too!"

Even Gramps enjoyed the recorders

Skye enjoying the playhouse

Shelby, Kelly, Grandma

Ashley having fun with Skye in the house

Katie & Grandma

Katie, Thunder, Skye

Shelby, Mark, Matt

Lunch