{Easter 2024} :: He is Risen!

For Easter this year, we started with our Good Friday service. We took the kids this year, and I was able to meet my friend Beatrice there. Mike was teaching, and it was a sweet night, remembering the love and sacrifice that Christ made on our behalf.

Since Sunday is such a busy morning, we decided to make our resurrection rolls on Saturday morning. I decided to use crescent rolls this year, since they take less time {and because so many recipes call for them}, but somehow we ended up with only 1 "empty tomb." None of the other rolls melted the marshmallow...which kind of defeats the purpose of a resurrection roll haha! But despite the fail, the kids had fun making them and they still tasted great :)  {next year, we'll go back to the Rhodes rolls}

Eli drew pictures to create a book of the Easter Story, and he did such a great job!

1. Cover Page

2. Jesus Teaching the Crowds

3. Jesus at the Last Supper/Passover

4. Jesus Praying in the Garden {with sleeping disciples next to a fire and wind gusts}

5. Jesus on the Cross

6. Jesus Buried in the Tomb {with Roman guards and wind gusts}

7. Jesus Risen and the Empty Tomb {with angel who rolled away the stone}

8. Back Cover {Eli and Daddy}

On Sunday, Mike was gone early for the sunrise service, and the kids woke up to their Easter baskets. This year, they each got a Richard Scarry book, flip flops, Yoto cards, jelly beans, and Perler beads. 

I was able to convince the kids to snap a few photos before we left for church, but it was hard to get some serious pictures. So we definitely ended up with some pretty goofy ones in the process ;)

We enjoyed a sweet time of worship with our church family, and I loved having the kids with us in the service {we had a family service, so no kids Sunday School}. And they even cooperated for a family photo :)

The rest of the day was restful, which I am grateful for, since it had been such a long morning for Mike. The kids enjoyed their Easter baskets, rode their bikes, and it was just a good family day. We are thankful for our living hope in Jesus!

He is risen!