Easter

We had a great time celebrating Easter last weekend.  The day before we went over to my parents’ neighborhood, which has an Easter egg hunt each year.  The boys each enjoyed a donut before things got started.  They were each able to collect 25 plastic eggs.  They also got a chance to pose with the Easter bunny.

At home, we made a decision to give our boys their Easter baskets and do a small egg hunt the night before.  For one, we get up really early on Easter.  Two, we want them to focus more on what Easter really means.  So, once Evan got home, he hid the eggs and baskets for the boys.  It was nice having all new hiding spots now that we’ve moved.

The next morning we got up for the early service.  Our church encouraged regular attenders to attend that service if they could.  In exchange for people getting up early, they provided a small breakfast.  Thankfully, we are early risers, so while it was earlier than normal, it was doable for our family.

Posing in front of the empty tomb at church.

We spent the afternoon with Evan’s family.  The weather was unbelievable.  We allowed the boys to wear shorts and short-sleeves.  They spent a lot of time playing outside.  Evan’s parents’ also had an Easter egg hunt and baskets for the boys and their cousins.  The two youngest cousins made out well with a little help from their parents.

The boys and their grandparents (Nice sun glare on Daniel).

Searching for eggs.

Nothing like a little help from your cousin.

We know that Nicholas certainly understands what Easter is about.  But, we are finding that Daniel understands more than we realized.  The Wednesday before Easter, our church held a special family event where the families could go through 4 stations documenting the last days of Christ.  In one station, we had communion.  Our pastors have always made a point to saying how sacred communion is and that you shouldn’t take it unless you have accepted Christ.

Well, Daniel hasn’t.  And, Daniel wanted grape juice.  He made that clear to everyone.  We talked about it on the way home as he cried, “I wanted minion (communion)”.  We talked about how he doesn’t have Jesus in his heart.  He said, “Yes, I do.”  Then, Nicholas asked him who Jesus is?  Daniel replied, “God.”  He also went on to tell us that Jesus died on the cross.

So, I’m happy that we started some conversations with Daniel.  Communion is also what started all the conversations with Nicholas when he was younger.  What starts out with being upset about not having “a snack” may lead Daniel to a relationship in Christ like it did for his older brother. :)

Well, this past week has been a struggle to get back into our routine.  We didn't have CC on Monday, so we started school back on Tuesday when Daniel's preschool resumed.  We're starting to get to the point in the school year where we are finishing many of our subjects.  We have 2 CCs left.  Nicholas is also preparing to try to become a Memory Master this year.  So, the next two weeks should be very busy.