Our Celebration of Easter-My Favorite Holiday

This year we wanted Easter to be a celebration of the resurrection of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ more than basket, Easter bunny and candy. Each year, I am learn and love Easter more and more, so amazed that it happened and what it means for me and my family. So about three weeks before Easter we had three weeks of family home evenings in which we taught and explained the events and happenings that lead up to the resurrection of Christ to our boys. One evening we watched "The Lamb of God", which was a great summary and opened up questions that Jacob had about why somethings happened to Jesus. It was an neat experience seeing our boys understand the resurrection and the comfort it gives us as a family to know that because He gave His life for us, we will someday be resurrected and live together forever as a family. We made a new family tradition in which we make "empty-tomb rolls", an activity in which our boys learned about the burial of Christ. Jacob and Noah enjoyed being the soldier guarding the tomb (oven) while the rolls cooked. Thanks Megan for the idea :).
We always had fun watching our boys find the 50 Easter eggs we hide for them around the house. We planned to have the hunt out in our backyard, but it RAINED! We also colored eggs and found our Easter baskets that morning. Jacob could find his for a while (the Easter bunny is getting smarter), so he told us later that he prayed about it and then found it.
Grandma and Grandpa sent us an Easter package, complete with piggy banks. The banks have three parts to them, one for mission, one for tithing and one for fun. Jacob has been saving his money for long time. I asked him where he wanted to put his money, he put all his dollar bills in the mission area and only the coins in his fun area. I was so proud of him; he'll make an amazing missionary someday! Noah saw what Jacob was doing with his money and followed Jacob's example, placing all his bills in his mission area too.
I am continuely thankful for the gospel in my life, what it means to me and the direction it gives to me and my family. I am so grateful for the knowledge of it, for the peace and comfort it can only give.