Happy Easter

Celebrating a Risen Savior!  

"And he said to them, 'Do not be amazed; you are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who has been crucified. He has risen; He is not here; behold, here is the place where they laid Him.'"  Mark 16:6

"For if the dead are not raised, not even Christ has been raised; and if Christ has not been raised, your faith is worthless; you are still in your sins. Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished. If we have hoped in Christ in this life only, we are of all men most to be pitied. But now Christ has been raised from the dead, the first fruits of those who are asleep." 1 Corinthians 15:16-20 

Easter 2012

Finally getting around to post some pics...so behind again.

My precious children on Easter

 Mommy and Ikey matched  

 Daddy and Hannah matched  

 Egg hunt  

 Isaac loved it  

 Hannah did too..I think this was her surprised face!  

 Easter baskets  

At church, Hannah played in the bell choir, this was her second time.  See her in the pic...this is right before she put the bell on her head and held it there for the rest of the song...gotta love it!  :)

Dying Easter Eggs

My beautiful children excited and ready to go!

 EGGS!  

 Sissy happily did all the work

While Isaac was happy to sit and eat the ones that cracked :)  

 concentrating  

Easter

Easter started out celebrating our Risen Savior at Church. Hannah joined in with the bell choir..this was her second time carrying signs to go along with the songs the bell choir plays. She does a great job!

It was wonderful to have our family here to worship with us (missed you Tim and Hannah :))

our family

Isaac's first Easter (31 weeks)

Ethan had a ball hunting for eggs!

and was totally bummed when he couldn't find anymore

He looks just like his daddy...but those are his mommy's killer blue eyes :)

excited to gather the goodies

Easter baskets

Resurrection Sunday

We had a wonderful Easter! The worship service and church was wonderful, it was great to celebrate a risen Savior with our church family. Pastor Marian talked about why the resurrection is important...you can hear his sermon here.

We rejoice knowing that our Savior has risen and is alive and active today!

Luke 24:1-12 gives the account.

We thank God for the sacrifice of His son, Jesus...and that through his blood we can have eternal life. Have you put your faith and trust in Jesus?

"Jesus said (to her) "I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies, and whoever lives and believes in me will never die." John 11:25-26

Jesus wants to have a person relationship with you!

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Although we missed being with our families...we did enjoy the quiet weekend together. Here's a little bit about our day:

While Seth was practicing with the praise team, Hannah and I went outside and took some pictures in her Easter dress...I couldn't help but share a few of my favorites with you:

Hannah usually crashes very soon after we get home. So...we had a quick lunch and put her down for her nap. It was nice to have some quiet time. I worked on Easter dinner and made some Easter cookies. When she woke up we went outside while the ham finished cooking.

We started with an egg hunt in the back yard...

Hannah had fun pointing them out and then running to them

but of course the best part was checking out the loot inside

After the egg hunt, we used Resurrection Eggs to tell her the Easter story. Here she is showing the cross.

she took the linen cloth out the egg and put it right onto her forehead.

we finished with her Easter basket

then enjoyed a delicious Easter dinner of ham, cheesy potatoes, green beans and rolls.