:: Happy Easter...um a few weeks late! ::

:: So this post on what we did for Easter was lost in the planning, executing, delivering & recovery of the the conference. So I apologize for the tardiness of this post. But I want there to be record of what our family did to celebrate one of our most favorite times of the year! ::

:: We started off the weekend at our friends brunch put on by K&C - We always have a blast at this event, and this year was no different. We have a huge Easter Egg Hunt along 28 other kids (yes, there were 30 little ones running around). Thank the Lord the rain held off because we were able to send the kids out to the fabulous backyard and let them wear off all the candy ::

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:: We had special times with each of our families (unfortunately I don't have any pictures of our events) - but I can tell you that we enjoyed lots of candy, fellowship and visiting with our nieces -- oh and you can't forget the Paska, I didn't make my Paska until a few days before, which is a really good thing because it was CONSUMED constantly in our home! ::

:: Our boys & their cousin, Victoria received a slide for their Easter present from Nana & Papa. What fun, I bet they didn't thin that their living room would be turned into a giant jungle gym upon receiving their slides! ::

:: Here we are in our Easter Sunday Best - Yes, that's an ascott (not a nest!) on my head. Now, I have a story with this little accessory. My girlfriend is getting married and there was a tea party for her where we had to wear hats. Lovely, however I

wanted a new hat, so I decided since I didn't have time to look for one I would make one, total cost for my little ascott - $5. So I decided that I would wear it to church for Easter Sunday, and oh my stars I was the ONLY one in a church service of 1200 wearing a hat - on EASTER Sunday! ::

:: Anyway, here is our attempt at a family picture - there isn't a good one of all of us, so I thought I would post us attempting to get the boys to pay attention and smile...smile for crying out loud! You're full of chocolate eggs and ham...so SMILE! ::

:: Oh, and there are Cole's lips, if you didn't notice he's not lacking in the lips department! ::

:: We hope ya'll had a great Easter, we did and look forward to continuing to make more wonderful memories in the year to come! ::

Unto the Lamb

:: During this Easter, I pray the very reason we celebrate Easter is close to your heart and that you are aware what our Saviour, the Lamb did for you. I know I am! ::

:: I'm almost ready to celebrate the Sabbath with my family, one bathroom to clean, a few more clothes to iron and another batch of Paska to put in the oven ::

:: Ps. I heard this song about a year ago - it's simply overwhelmingly touching to me ::

:: Easter Fun ::

:: I just realized that I didn't post anything about our Easter weekend...and what a weekend it was! ::

:: We actually started celebrating on Palm Sunday - We were invited over to our friends the Bakers for brunch, and we had the pleasure of visiting with the VanHarmelen's as well ::

:: We attended an Easter lunch with a whole bunch of friends ( + 27 kids ) on Good Friday, then Saturday was the annual Easter Blast @ church followed by the purchase of our new dining room suite (more on that later) :::: Saturday night we went over to our friends place (M & L) and had "Passion & Paska". I made the Paska (thanks to Lovella's recipe) and we watched the Passion of the Christ...Such a horrible movie, but such a great reminder of what Christ did for us. I am truly thankful ::

:: Sunday was spent at my parents place celebrating with lots of family & lots of food...it was a great time. My cousins Robert & Charleen have a little guy named Trevor who is 6 months older than Jacob so it was great to see them interact and have a very large Easter egg hunt thanks to Grammie! Oh what fun! ::

:: Then on Monday we headed to Paul's parents place for dinner...except I don't have any pictures from that event. I forgot my camera! Argh! ::

:: So there you have it our Easter all wrapped up - I hope you enjoyed your Easter and had reasons to celebrate that were greater than bunnies, chocolates & eggs. I had a greater reason to celebrate, because HE died for me and HE is risen! ::