Easter....He has risen

 For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.   -John 3:16

The verse above pretty much sums up the true meaning of Easter for me.  What a beautiful, selfless, act of unconditional love.  Thank you Lord for sending Your son when we don't deserve it. 

What a beautiful Easter we had this year.  The bright warm sun was so refreshing and made for a perfect day. 

Tim and I wanted to start a special Easter tradition, so this year we set up one dozen plastic eggs in a special glass vase. Tess got to open one egg each day starting twelve days before Easter.  Each egg held a little symbol of the Easter story.  For example; on day one the egg had a little piece of purple cloth.  The note inside talked about how Jesus was mocked and was told to wear a purple robe.  The sixth day there was a little nail in the egg she opened.  The little note inside the egg for that day talked about how Jesus was nailed to the cross.  The very last egg had nothing in it....because that is the day that Jesus rose from the grave.  It was a great way for Tess to learn about the true meaning of Easter.  It also made for a great discussion at dinner every night.

Opening her Easter basket before church

Tim and I always look forward to cooking holiday breakfasts together

A fabulous day for trying out her new bubbles

Tessa's little cousin Fiona...such a doll

Our little monkey playing with her little Easter purse from her great aunt Marlene

Who are these dorky people anyways

Tim and I were responsible for dessert this year....a fabulously yummy job if I do say so myself!

I love our family togetherness and holidays.  We have such a big family and it always makes for such a fun time.  Love you all!

All rainbows are beautiful, but this one looked extra special.