Easter 2018

For Easter this year, Annaliese was able to grasp a little more behind the reason we celebrate Easter and that it is more than just hiding easter eggs! They did a special chapel at school on Good Friday where they talked about Jesus dying on the cross and the hope that comes from Him rising from the dead. She wanted to watch an Easter movie, so Friday night we watched the VeggieTales version on the Easter Story, which also focuses on hope and how, without the resurrection of Jesus, we would have no hope. It's been really neat to see her start to understand more about the Bible and who Jesus is and also start to ask questions as she processes it all. 

Sunday morning, her class (along with Haleigh's class) sang a song in front of church. Annaliese was really excited to be up on stage, so we made sure to spend a good amount of time practicing so she would know what she was doing! They sang and danced at both services and did great!

After church, we headed to Jeff and Tammelyn Boersma's house (Uncle Thane's sister and brother-in-law) for Easter lunch and an Easter Egg hunt. We all enjoyed ourselves!

Haleigh, Mallory, and Annaliese

When we came home, the girls got to open their Easter baskets. They each got a new pair of sandals/flip-flops, a new squirt gun, some play-doh and a chocolate bunny from Mom and Dad, and new bathing suits from Auntie Sarah and Grandma Kelley! We are ready for summer!

Reading all their cards!

We tried dying Easter eggs this year by using cool whip and food coloring. It was pretty simple, but we probably should have used more dye to make the colors a bit brighter. The girls didn't care though and had fun with the whole process.