First Easter Egg Hunt

Easter snuck up on us this year. I wish I could say that we did a great job of communicating the significance of Easter with Jude or that for the weeks leading up to it we talked about the amazing miracle of Jesus' resurrection. In so many ways, Easter is THE most significant of Christian holidays. Well...we didn't do a very good job, but I'm counting on the "there's always next year" saying in hopes of doing better.

At the last minute, we were invited to an egg hunt at some friend's house. They have an amazing, expansive yard that was perfect for the big event. I didn't really think Jude would get it or stay focused, but boy was I wrong. They split the kids up and the little kids hunted first. How cute is Jude in the line-up!?!

Second from the left - that's our boy!

 

He did great, as you can see for yourself in the movie. He caught on rather quickly and at one point was walking around signing and saying "more, more". We had a really good time and Jude scored some great candy! Too bad I can't eat any right now or it would all be gone. For now, we are rationing.

Post hunt photo op

After we got home, Jude went down for his afternoon nap and Tim and I commented that we didn't think he'd remember the eggs and candy when he got up. Once again, we were wrong. Upon exiting his bedroom, he spied his egg bucket and said, "egg. egg". Darn it. I guess we should have hidden it...and now we have.

Mom, this one shakes. I love eggs.

Mama, have you ever tasted this stuff before?! More, please.

We had a great Easter weekend and hope that you did too. It wasn't great because of egg hunts and cute kids, though we love those too. It was great because we were reminded of the sacrifice of Jesus and the breathtaking significance of His resurrection. He is Risen! He is Risen Indeed! Amen.