putting eggs in a basket

Monday night, right before bedtime.

Me: "Luke, what did Jesus do on Easter?"

Luke: "Put eggs in a basket."

{Next year during Lent I'll be offering classes on how to help your children understand the true meaning of Easter.  I hope you'll all sign up.}

Looking back at all our pictures, his answer takes on greater clarity.

We did spend a lot of time putting eggs in baskets.

[Saturday afternoon, egg dyeing outdoors, at Graham and Ashlei's.]


[Easter Sunday lunch.  20 children and 11 adults.  We fed the kiddos and almost all of them headed out to play while the littlest stayed inside and the adults enjoyed a slower paced lunch.]

I used our school desks to transform our back porch into a buffet line, freeing up the bar for seating.  It worked well, and the spread was yummy (a breakfast extravaganza - sausage, gravy, biscuits, pancakes, hash brown casserole, fruit, and deviled eggs).

Later afternoon the egg hunt was on.

And we all took turns snuggling the littlest guest, four day old Addelyn.  Welcome to the crowd baby girl, next year you'll be hunting eggs with the best of them :)

Happiest of Easters.  It's joy to share celebrations with dear friends.  We have moved far far far away from our family.  But the Lord has given us a "family" here, and while it doesn't take away the sting of missing our relatives, the fellowship we share with these brothers and sisters is pure gift.