Hoppy Easter 2008!

What a wonderful day! Our Easter began with a very uplifting message at church. RB presented the resurrection by using EASTER as an anagram. Here it is:

E mpty tomb
A ngel who invited
S urprise
T ell it!
E xcitement
R esurrected Lord


Jason also presided over the Lord's Supper on Sunday. It was his first time to lead the congregations mind's to reflect on Jesus before the Lord's Supper. Despite his nerves, he did a really good job! I was proud of him.

After church services we came back to our house for lunch. Before eating we took lots of pics outside. Great-grandparents Shake-Shake and Granny. Popa/Shake Shake got his name because he uses a cane and every time the boys go to see him they shake his cane with him. It's a cute little game they play! They are my mom's parents.

GPop and Granna - my parents.
And us! Rylan, Jason, Kim and Jacob. Can you see the new huge bruise on Jacob's head... a fight with the antique washstand this time!
And our spread! In case you did not know, another obsession of mine is dishes and table linens! Mom and Dad gave me these pretty yellow ones for Easter. They are reversible and are a beautiful celery green on the back. They gave Jason his new sports jacket he's wearing.

We had pork roast, sweet potato bake and green beans. The sweet potato bake is a Paula Deen recipe. And for all you WW people, 1/2 C is 19 points!!! I used light butter and it took it down to 12 points per 1/2 C. But I had been saving my extra 35 points just so that I could eat the sweet potato bake and not feel guilty!!! By the way, it was worth every bite!
For dessert, Mom made a delicious pineapple upside down cake. The boys really, really, really liked it! Jacob gobbling it down.
Open wide Rylan!
After lunch we went over to Mom and Dad's beautiful backyard to hunt for eggs. The Bunny left them wonderful treats! Peter Rabbit books, an Elmo DVD, Baby Monet, sippy cups and turtle bath toys.Let the hunting begin!!!

Once Rylan discovered there were animal crackers inside the eggs, he was done hunting. Let the eating begin now!

Jacob on the other hand was very methodical about finding the eggs. He is so mathematical-logical in his thinking!

A little help from Mommy for Jacob.

Enjoying their new books!

Jason and I love holidays. It is so fun to have a nice meal, take millions of pictures and share time with family. But this holiday is especially special because it is centered around our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Beacuse of Easter, because He lives, we too can live eternally in heaven. Praise the Lord for the gift of His Son for us! It is our prayer, that we never lose sight of Christ and keep Him the center of our celebrations!

On another note... At our weekly WW meeting yesterday, I lost 3 more pounds! Yipee!

And yet another note... WE won Spring Sing! Way to go Ju Go Ju and Kojies! Alumni - be proud! :)