What a wonderful resurrection Sunday we had :) What a sweet time it is to remember and celebrate the death and resurrection of our Lord and savior, Jesus Christ. I live each and everyday in need of his Grace. I'm looking forward to the Easter Sunday's when we'll get to have conversations about Jesus and why we have this holiday. However, with a 15 month old the most you can do is open baskets and have an egg hunt... so we did! We went to service at church early in the morning, then my parents came over for lunch and an egg hunt. What fun it was!
Baskets for Mommy, Daddy, Jet, and baby brother
Daddy did all the egg hiding this year and he did an awesome job. He didn't make them too hard but put some "challenging" ones (as I call them) around the house too.
Right after church Jet went down for his nap and we "hid" his basket in the play room. He saw all the other baskets on the coffee table so it was fun to bring him to his.
Daddy took him to a few corners in the room asking, "is it over here?"
"What's in the corner?"
Found it!
He was quite curious :)
The slinky was a hit. Daddy kept pretending he was "sneezing" it out of his nose.
Next in the basket, bubbles. Jet likes to try to "catch" them once they're blown but getting them blown without him grabbing the wand is quite tricky. We let him hold the wand a few times but then he tried to put it right in his mouth. He doesn't understand the concept of "blowing" yet.
This is him saying, "whooooa!"
Along with a "regular" bubble wand we took a gamble on the all-star "bubble gun." And oh yes, it was worth every bit of the $4 (quite a penny to spend on bubbles if you ask me but glad we did it). This thing was the king of bubbles! Check out how many it makes!
Jet got to hold the wand "with Daddy" and press the button to make the bubbles form. What a joyful activity!
Next was the Easter egg hunt (we hid them early in the morning and then waited until Grandma and Grandpa came to have the hunt). Inside each egg was an oh-so-treasured veggie puff... his favorite snack. Just imagine a mini cheese puff, scratch the cheese, add "veggie powder" in place of the "cheese powder," make them a little easier to bite into, and triple the price. There you have it. Baby Veggie Puffs by Gerber and he can't get enough of them.
Once he realized what the "prize" was inside he was jacked when he found an egg. His eyes would get wide as he waited for Grandma or Daddy to open the egg.
We had to give him "hints" to find some of the eggs. Here's Grandma helping :)
Got it!
Sweet victory
Found the one on the blinds.
Found the one on the couch behind Grandpa
After the egg hunt was over and Grandma and Grandpa left I was surprised at how much he loved playing with the eggs (took him a little while to realize the veggie puffs didn't reappear every time you opened an egg). He really enjoyed putting the eggs into his basket, carrying them around, dumping them out, and using his basket as a hat.
Along with lots of fun that day, we felt the love from up North. Here are our Easter baskets from Mimi and Pappy (JT's parents). There were lots more treats in the baskets when they arrived, however this picture was taken after the "culprit" had eaten just about everything. I blame baby brother ;)
My parents were so sweet and brought tulips! Aren't they SO pretty?? I look at them often throughout my day as they make me smile. I can't wait until they are fully bloomed :)
My wonderful husband also bought me flowers. He knows how much I like bright colors so he opted for the dyed daisies.. good choice hubs :)
We are so blessed. This is my favorite holiday as it reminds me of my freedom in Christ. I have nothing to fear and I have hope that goes beyond anything of this world. Praise the Lord for Jesus... and this sweet life he has blessed me with!
