Easter is a very special holiday in our family. Because Jesus fulfilled the prophesy by dying on the cross and rising on the 3rd day, we can trust God's word and his promises of eternity with him. Easter Sunday is a day of celebration and rejoicing.
We went to church on Saturday night with the kids instead of Sunday morning. There were 695 kids in NewGen! It was packed! By so many families going on Sat night, it freed up a lot of space for new families to have a seat on Sunday at all of the 4 services.
My parents sent the kids cards with money for their trip to DC next month as well as something special for each of them. Mom made a skirt for Sis made from material that she colored when we visited last month. She made Ra some toffee cookies which he LOVED! He's just like his daddy and mom knows the way to his heart!
After I tucked Sissy in bed on Saturday, I found this note outside her door to the "Ester bunny." It was so sweet! She even included a picture of her and the bunny and asked him to put love in the house!
The kids were thrilled with their baskets. We don't really do candy for Easter like some families do - we don't need the sugar and Ra can't have much of it anyway. I did make sure they each got one Reese's egg which they devoured immediately! Both kids got Steamboat Mickey/Minnie stuffed animals they wanted from Disney. They each got a new book. Ra got some new socks, sneaker deodorizers, and a Philadelphia Eagles sweatshirt. Sis got new chapstick, sidewalk chalk and a bike seat for her American Girl dolls.
On Easter, we had 2 of our friends over for dinner. Ra's best friend and his family came over and another friend (who is a girl and we think is his crush) came over with her family. V & Ra have been in the same class for the past 3 years and her mom and I have become great friends. V has a younger sister who is a year older than K and those two have become thick as thieves. It was wonderful to have other families to celebrate with us. Kev's family use to adopt us and we are now paying it forward to friends who don't have family to celebrate with at holidays. We had a fantastic time!
This was the dessert I made for the kids! They loved it!
The best part of making dinner at our house was the leftovers! I made enough ham to send some home with both families as well as having plenty leftover for us!
We are so thankful for the friends that God has brought into our lives. We feel so blessed to have other families where the kids and the adults get along just as well!
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