Jesus cleaned us white as SNOW!

I had a great time presenting Easter to the kiddos this year! I'm pretty sure that they enjoyed it too. I would even risk to guess that Ben had fun too... This year Madelyn is really starting to get that these traditions that come and go every year are celebrations of things - you know, Christmas = Jesus' birth, Easter = Jesus is alive (again!). I love unfolded these stories for her. She found a book at the library that had a picture of Jesus on the cross and she started asking questions. I truly think that this might have been her first exposure to extreme violence AND to the visual of Jesus hanging like that. She was kind of taken back by it and asked why the people were doing to him. Kinda surprised myself, I told her that he didn't really deserve to be on the cross and that those people didn't know what they were really doing. (It was the best I could come up with at the time.) We brought the book home and since then have had several conversations about it. It is wonderful to see her starting to understand that which gives her mom and dad so much hope. Even though she knows that Easter is about Jesus and how he died and rose again (in her simple 3yr-old way), I also decided to have the Easter Bunny help us celebrate. He (or She according to Madelyn) came and hid the eggs we colored while they were taking naps on Saturday and then brought the celebration gifts that Jesus has risen. The kids both really enjoyed the egg coloring and hunt. And as for the snow reference, we got 5 inches of snow today! I guess that is what happens when Easter comes early!

Hunting for eggs!

"Jesus is Risen" celebration gifts

Family Photo Op

Madelyn and Greyson showing off their Easter outfits (btw, Madelyn's dress is homemade!)

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