Easter morning

Saturday Easter Egg Hunt

Happy Easter!

We started a new tradition this year from Brett's mom. She sent us an egg carton with 12 plastic eggs numbered and filled with different things to represent the story of Jesus' crucifixion and resurrection, along with the story. Nix was actually engaged in the story as he opened each egg and listened to why the item was in the egg. Here is the condensed story. 1. Greenery to represent the Garden of Gethsemane. 2. 3 dimes to represent the money Judas earned when he betrayed Jesus. 3. Knotted Twine to represent when the Pharisees tied Him up and took him to Pilot. 4. Chunk of soap to represent when Pilate washed his hands. 5. Square of red felt to represent when the Roman soldiers put a red robe on Him and made fun of Him. 6. Tiny nail to represent when Jesus was nailed to the cross. 7. Pair of Dice to represent when the soldiers played a game called "casting lots" to see who would win Jesus' clothes. 8. Bag of crushed rocks to represent the earthquake that happened after Jesus' spirit left His body. 9. Piece of White cloth to represent the clean cloth Joseph used to wrap Jesus' body when they laid him in the tomb. 10. A Rock to represent the stone rolled in front of the tomb. 11. Bay Leaves to represent the sweet spices Mary Magdalene and Mary brought to anoint Jesus' body. 12. An Empty Egg to represent our Resurrected Saviour. He LIVES!

Easter in our home lasts for several days. Starting with dying eggs and Easter with ourselves, then Easter from Grandma and Papa, then Easter with Nana and Papa, then finishes with Easter with Grammy and Grampy... well, at least that is how Easter will go this year. Every year seems to be different. We started it out tonight at home.