We have had some crazy weather here lately....Last week when the big rainstorm came through the kids and I caught this beautiful sight when the clouds parted for a moment....
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Easter
We tried to be very intentional this year in teaching the kids more about Easter and what its really about. Last year we had fun painting the crosses with the kids so this year we tried some different things to teach different parts of the Easter story.
On Good Friday we invited Gr. & Gr. Clark over for dinner...Isaac wanted to use the red plates to represent the blood of Jesus. He even told everyone he put on a red shirt for Jesus' blood and brown pants for the cross. We also make crowns of thorns....
Madi thought she'd be silly and wear one!
After dinner we read them the Easter Story and then did some foot washing. This was one of the things Jesus did to His disciples before he died on the cross.
The kids really got into this and couldn't wait to wash Gr & Gr's feet and mom & dads...
Friends of ours made a confessional cross...we thought this would be a really good way to prepare our hearts before we went to the Good Friday service at church. The kids and us each wrote down our sins and made a cross out of them. We used red to signify the blood that washes those sins away...
Enjoying an Awesome service at church
Saturday morning we headed to church for the Annual Egg hunt...check out these cute "Bucket Heads!" That's one thing you can do with an Easter basket!
Making rice krispie eggs.
and nests
Family shot!
finding eggs at Grandma's
Dying Eggs...
Making resurrection rolls....we didn't seal up the tomb quite so well...:)
Overall it was a great weekend with family celebrating our Savior!
On Good Friday we invited Gr. & Gr. Clark over for dinner...Isaac wanted to use the red plates to represent the blood of Jesus. He even told everyone he put on a red shirt for Jesus' blood and brown pants for the cross. We also make crowns of thorns....
Madi thought she'd be silly and wear one!
After dinner we read them the Easter Story and then did some foot washing. This was one of the things Jesus did to His disciples before he died on the cross.
The kids really got into this and couldn't wait to wash Gr & Gr's feet and mom & dads...
Friends of ours made a confessional cross...we thought this would be a really good way to prepare our hearts before we went to the Good Friday service at church. The kids and us each wrote down our sins and made a cross out of them. We used red to signify the blood that washes those sins away...
Enjoying an Awesome service at church
Saturday morning we headed to church for the Annual Egg hunt...check out these cute "Bucket Heads!" That's one thing you can do with an Easter basket!
Making rice krispie eggs.
and nests
Family shot!
finding eggs at Grandma's
Dying Eggs...
Making resurrection rolls....we didn't seal up the tomb quite so well...:)
Overall it was a great weekend with family celebrating our Savior!
April stuff...
Here I am for a girls night out! It was Carries birthday so we headed out for dinner and movie! It was so nice to just be with the girls!
After break we had my family over...
I thought it would be fun to have a cookout....I don't think Jon's was liking it too much....
First it rained....then the snow started in! That's life in Michigan!
hiding Easter eggs in anticipation for Easter!
Syd won the Basketball trophy this year...
Just being silly....
After break we had my family over...
I thought it would be fun to have a cookout....I don't think Jon's was liking it too much....
First it rained....then the snow started in! That's life in Michigan!
hiding Easter eggs in anticipation for Easter!
Syd won the Basketball trophy this year...
Just being silly....
Spring Break!
So we decided to stay home for Spring Break. I tried to find as many fun free things as I possibly could for the kids! I think we did pretty good and the kids had a blast! I know I did. I was really a lot of fun just hanging out with them.
Here we are under cover! We built a tent in the living room (After rearranging to furniture of course!). You'll never guess what movie all these boys....and Madi are watching! Tangled! They seemed to really enjoy it!
Next we headed off to the Art Museum! Here the kids made impressions of fossils...
and wore some really cool masks!
Here Madi is "texting" with her Grandma....so it begins!
Snuggling....of course!
Went to greenhouse and potted some plants with Grandma Clark.
The Bumblebee train! The kids loved it!
The LEGO event at EGR Library. So glad we got there really early and could do the crafts before all of the city showed up. It was packed!
Making Light Sabers!
Finding friends!
Posing with Darth Vader
Next we headed to visit our Friends near Detroit. One of the days we went to the Lego store...somebody was super excited about that!
The girls posing....this is my favorite picture. Of course they look way too old! Yikes!
Snuggling....of course!
Went to greenhouse and potted some plants with Grandma Clark.
The Bumblebee train! The kids loved it!
The LEGO event at EGR Library. So glad we got there really early and could do the crafts before all of the city showed up. It was packed!
Making Light Sabers!
Finding friends!
Posing with Darth Vader
Next we headed to visit our Friends near Detroit. One of the days we went to the Lego store...somebody was super excited about that!
The girls posing....this is my favorite picture. Of course they look way too old! Yikes!
Overall it was a great spring break!
Fun Pictures
My silly little man!
Hanging out with Papa!
Asleep....
Not really....
Fun with sis at school!
Hanging out with Papa!
Asleep....
Not really....
Fun with sis at school!
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