Resurrection Sunday Events

Spring has finally arrived in my part of the world - and it was just in time for a glorious Resurrection Sunday! Miss M was out of school on Good Friday, so we visited the Easter village at a local attraction in our area. The camera batteries ran down after just one photo, but we saw 2 week old piglets, 6 week old rabbits, chicks, lambs, puppies, goslings....the list goes on and on! It was a beautiful, sunny day with two of my favorite people.The in-laws arrived Friday evening and Saturday morning brought the Easter Treasure Hunt at church, followed by a birthday party that afternoon for Miss M's friend from church. It was a full day! Luckily, the hunt was designed as a scavenger hunt, using clues from the Easter story - meaning the egg count was controlled to only twelve per child. Thanks Ms Becky!!

Miss M helped to set the table and made the placecards out of cardstock and cupcake toppers that matched our napkins. It was her idea to write "Jesus Loves You" on the inside of each card. Mr C asked "Mama, where did the new dishes come from?" Meaning, he had never been allowed to eat off the china before! Miss M was pleased because I deemed her old enough to use a crystal goblet this year.

After church Sunday morning, it was back home for a yummy lunch. I worked to prep things on Saturday and was pleased that lunch was on the table a mere 45 minutes after we arrived home! Do you see the old Easter basket-turned bread basket? Cupcake Nana, my mom, always did that when I a child and I thought she was so clever! The menu included:

• Baked Ham
• Twice Baked Potatoes
• Parmesan Roasted Asparagus
• Sister Schubert Rolls
• Macaroni & Cheese
• Green Beans
• Angel Food Cake & Strawberries
• Fudge Pie

The company left soon after lunch and after quickly cleaning up the dishes, Miss M and I settled in to watch Mary Poppins on ABC Family while the boys napped. After a family walk to the park and fly a kite (let's go fly a kite, up to highest height....) it was back home to get ready for Monday! (Notice my grandmommie's vintage jewelry re-do I posted about here!)

Resurrection Rolls

My friend Michelle saw the previous post about resurrection cookies and shared resurrection rolls with me. Basically, you take a marshmallow, roll it in melted butter followed by cinnamon and sugar. Place the marshmallow in a crescent roll and bake. The marshmallow melts, making the roll "empty" like the tomb. Here is the recipe along with scripture references as well. I plan to give this a try with M and C.

Resurrection Cookies

Have you ever made or sampled Resurrection Cookies? They are formally known as meringue cookies, but using this recipe makes for a great hands on Easter lesson with your children. Miss M and I made a batch last year and delivered them to our neighbors on Good Friday. We tied them up and clear baggies and attached the a card with the following text:

We hope you enjoy these Resurrection Cookies. You will discover they are virtually empty inside –

just like the tomb of Jesus Christ when He arose from the dead!

For the wages of sin is DEATH; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord”.

Romans 6:23