Easter 2013

We spent lots of time hunting Easter eggs and teaching Reid about the real reason we celebrate Easter.  We kept telling him we are celebrating because Jesus Rose from the grave and so every now and then I would say Reid why are we celebrating Easter and one time he said because Santa Rose..... o my sweet boy..and then other times he would say Jesus grows...... he tried.  He did catch on by the time Easter came.

I told Justin on the way to church that Easter has become my favorite holiday. I love Christmas, but the hustle and  bustle and all the gifts we get to caught up in that and not enough reason why we are celebrating. (makes me feel guilty) but Easter is much slower and we focus more on the true reason we are celebrating and it makes me have a different feeling inside, a feeling of excitement.. I just want to jump up and shout and tell everyone did you know that He is risen.....That we serve a living God.  Every song we sing that the tomb is empty makes me want to cry...

I also love that we are always home for Easter and we celebrate in our church... there is something special about being at home with your church family.

Reid spent a lot of time hunting Easter eggs and being with friends.. he hunted eggs at school, at church and then after Easter lunch.  What surprised me the most was Meg, she really enjoyed hunting the eggs and putting them in her basket.  Once all the eggs were found she would start stealing eggs from everyone else's baskets and putting them in hers.  You can see from a picture below she climbed under a huge bush just to retrieve her egg.  I am glad she showed an interest.