This year I decided to start a tradition of making a bunny cake for Easter. My mom said that she used to make them years ago. I figure as the kids get older they can help more and more with the mixing, baking, icing, decorating, etc. Ashleigh helped put the coconut and a few of the jelly beans on this year. Of course, only a few of the jelly beans actually ended up on the cake. Most ended up in her mouth. Until she found a cinnamon one anyway. She didn’t really like that one.
Ashleigh also experienced her first Easter egg hunt this year. On Saturday, our church had a community-wide egg hunt for the first time in many years. We had a great turn out, and the kids had fun. Before the kids went out to hunt for the eggs, we shared the real reason we celebrate Easter with them. Luke used the Resurrection Eggs with the older children, and the younger ones watched a Miss Pattycake video about Easter. We pray that one day our kids will understand what Easter is all about and know Jesus as their personal Lord and Savior.
We were surprised at how well Ashleigh did finding the eggs since she had never done it before Saturday. I think she might be a little OCD like me so she wanted to “clean up” by picking up the eggs off the ground and putting them in her basket. That’s my girl! On the other hand, she loves dumping out all the toys from the toy bins in the middle of the living room floor. Oh well.
She also enjoyed what was inside the eggs she found. A little too much I’m afraid. Yum, candy!
Riley and Kyleigh attended the egg hunt as well, but they slept through most of it and didn’t get to join in the festivities this year. Next year, Babies.
Then, on Sunday, after a beautiful celebration of the resurrection of our Redeemer, we came home to eat lunch and have our own little Easter egg hunt in the front yard. Ashleigh saw the first egg as soon as we walked out the front door and was very excited. When she would see another egg, she would exclaim “MORE!” We only hid about 14 eggs or so, and she found them all with little help. She has become quite the little egg hunter. Next year we’ll see how a little friendly competition from her brother and sister affects her hunting abilities. They were watching her every move.
We hope everyone had a very blessed Easter. Alleluia! He is risen!
Oh well.