This year Joshua has really come to realize just what Easter is all about. Thanks to hearing the stories at home and at church as well as acting them out at school Joshua has really gotten to know the Easter story very well. We even got out the Resurrection Eggs the other day and he was able to recall most of the parts of the story from symbols he found in the eggs! It's so exciting! Knowing Joshua had a better concept of what we were really celebrating on Easter made the other Easter stuff fun and exciting, but not the focus. Saturday night we treated Joshua and Owen to an early Easter dessert of bunny cake (created by the bakers at Arnie's). This was something I remember having as an Easter treat as a child, so I like to carry on that tradition with my own family. Sunday was a day of real celebration as we started the day with an Easter egg hunt around the house. Joshua would find an egg which contained a picture clue that led him to another egg (very similar to the hunt we did with him for Valentine's day this year). He loved racing around finding the eggs and reading the clues! His final clue sent him to the laundry room where he found his Easter basket! He adored his new bigger sized bunny bear and his new Lego set as well as the other little treats his basket contained. Then it was off to church and out to lunch with Papa and Uncle Phil. Then it was over to Grandpa and Grandma Hagers to celebrate where he received another bag of Easter goodies and had a ball playing with all the cousins. It was a busy, but very fun day. We feel blessed to celebrate our risen Saviour!
Owen and Joshua with the bunny cake!
Finding an egg!
Daddy helps with the clues.
Joshua found his Easter basket!
Classic Eater picture.
Playing with his new Lego set.
Love the bigger sized bunny bear - so cute. We, also, do a clue by clue adventure to find their baskets every year. I love the idea of hiding it in the eggs. I just used tape. I will have to try to remember that one for next year. It is a great idea.
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