Easter - The celebration of my risen Lord. We had a fantastic Sunday. The girls woke up to Easter baskets. They each got a puzzle, a night gown and a few pieces of candy.
Side story: A few weeks before Easter, I had the girls with me Easter dress shopping. We were browsing through Kohls when I heard Caroline behind me, "Oh Mommy! How about this one? Isn't it the most gorgeous dress?" I turned to see her twirling amongst the night gowns and running her hand on the silky material. I explained that those were beautiful, but they were night gowns and I decided right then that I had to get the girls night gowns for Easter.
It took me a while to get her to stop dancing, but here is Caroline in her Easter night gown:
Lucy was pretty excited too.
We got dressed in our Sunday best and then headed out the door for church.
On Easter Sunday, our church asked members to park at a separate, nearby location to allow for parking for guests. They chartered buses to bring us to church. So here we are riding the bus.
The service was a wonderful - just a great celebration. Afterwards we headed to our friends' house to eat lunch and hunt for more eggs.
This year has been so special - just really sharing more and more of the Easter story with the girls. Lucy has had a hard time getting past Jesus being a baby. She only likes to read the stories about Baby Jesus in her little Bible. And Caroline asked so many tough questions this year. Questions like: "Why did the soldiers do that to Jesus?" How do I tell her that it wasn't really the soldiers who did it? It was our sin - my sin and hers. We fumbled through our answers and prayed that God would do the rest - pursue their little hearts.