*Smiles*

Some things I want to remember about Easter 2010:

Courtney:

• When you ask Courtney why we have Easter, this is her response: "Jesus died on the cross and came back to our lives." (said in the most precious little voice you've ever heard)
• While making the Easter Story Cookies, the first thing we had to do was to crush the pecans. This was related with the verse about the soldiers beating Jesus. The version we read mentioned that they "hit him in the face" so when we told the girls to smash the pecans with the spoon, Courtney (because she is the most tenderhearted little girl) immediatly said, "Like we are hitting Jesus face? Why did they do that? That's not nice. Jesus is special and they shouldn't hit him in the face."

Lindsey:

• We made Resurrection rolls and the marshmallow "disappeared" (aka melted) in the roll, representing Jesus not being in the grave on Easter morning. Well, when we were eating them and talking about that, Ryan was talkking and saying that it disappeared and Lindsey in her "I'm so big" sort of look, looked at me and mouthed "It didn't really disappear did it mom, it just melted." Why yes, Lindsey. It just melted, but the idea is that it isn't there like it was, just like Jesus isn't in the grave. Sometimes she is TOO literal for her own good!

I'm thakful for a family that loves Jesus and celebrates HIM!