Easter 2014

Our Easter through pictures! 

One of our favorite Easter activities this year was opening an egg each day starting the Monday before Easter. Each egg had one verse of the resurrection story from Matthew. 

 [66] So they went and made the tomb secure by sealing the stone and setting a guard.

[1] Now after the Sabbath, toward the dawn of the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb. [2] And behold, there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled back the stone and sat on it. [3] His appearance was like lightning, and his clothing white as snow. [4] And for fear of him the guards trembled and became like dead men. [5] But the angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. [6] He is not here, for he has risen, as he said. Come, see the place where he lay.

(Matthew 27:66-28:6 ESV)

This was a really sweet time with Sarah and by far one of my favorite parts of celebrating Easter. When we read on Sunday "He is not here, for He has risen" we all had a deeper appreciation for the impact of those words and that truth.

Josiah got a tie to go with his outfit.

Sarah got shoes.

Sarah woke up a little early. Since I was ready to go I let her come on downstairs.

Everybody loves a shaky egg :)

Please excuse Josiah's beauty mark in all of these pictures. He chewed on an old CD (which we were ok with initially) and the ink was impossible to get off.

"Op, it's empty!" "Josiah, you are already ate those jelly beans/goldfish."
If I had a nickel for every time we had that exchange! His excitement was sweet :)

He wasn't super into the peep, but Sarah took care of it for him :)

I attempted to get a few pictures of the kids before heading to church.

Sarah was chilly and ready to get in the van. Josiah was loving the camera and insisted on standing in front of the tree for more pictures. Funny boy!

We tried twice at church to get a family pic and, while comedic, neither was worthy of being preserved for posterity. But Monday everyone was ready to smile for the camera when we made the big trip to Target and had mom's favorite, the cafe Pizza Hut meal, and the kids' favorite, individual dreamsicle (orange cream) yogurts. 

Our Resurrection Sunday ended with a joy-filled dinner among friends and fellow believers. It was a delight to experience the details of the Easter story with Sarah and the fun of celebration with Josiah. We look forward to more discovery in the years ahead. 

He is risen. He is risen indeed!