Easter 2011

The angel said to the women, "Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He is not here; he has risen, just as he said..."

We had a fantastic time celebrating the resurrection of our Lord this year. The church was packed, the choir sang beautifully, and the preacher delievered a wonderful sermon. Our Easter celebration has actually been going on for a week or so because we've had several Church events, like the egg hunt and the children's performance. Before going to bed last night, the kids dyed eggs for the Easter Bunny to hide. When they woke up this morning, the bunny had come and had hidden the eggs in their rooms for them to find. He also left them a few goodies in their baskets. Both kids got a little bit of candy, a jump rope, a dvd, and a Bible story book. After checking out their baskets, it was time to get ready for Sunday School. I've mentioned that the church service was packed, but Sunday School was full, too. In my class, I took the last available seat. Olivia also had perfect attendance in her class. I'm so excited for my church- it's really growing! After the morning service, we had our picture made by the cross. Like always, it was decorated with greenery and fresh flowers for Easter. Easter service was followed by lunch and egg-hunting at Granny Buie's house. There were six little egg hunters this year. With the addition of Julianna in September, I suppose that there will be seven next year. Because Audrey is so much younger than the other kids, she got her own "egg-hunting" section this year. The other five were the serious egg hunters, and they had a much larger area to cover. We said "go", and they were gone. I had a hard time getting pictures of the older kids because they were moving so fast. All of the kids ended up finding about the same number of eggs, so everyone was happy. It was a wonderful Easter. Now, I'm left with the task of working off the weight from all of the goodies that I ate today. =)