Our Easter Week

So I like to celebrate the week in the life of the Savior instead of hte whole Easter Bunny thing. Of course this was while we were on Spring break, so I took it all with me. The kid's favorite part of the whole week was the Passover. They love the food and eating on the floor (although we ate at the table this time as it wasn't our floor!) We reinacted the Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem, played parable charades, read scriptures, did a scavanger hunt, watch DVDs, etc. I always enjoy listening to the kids ask questions and really think about the events that happened. If I could figure out how to get video on here, some of their charades were SO funny!

Here is our Passover meal: chicken, cucumbers, yogurt, nuts, goat cheese (actually quite good!), eggs, dried apricots and cranberries, carrots, mozzarella cheese, grape juice, olives and unleavened bread.



We drove part way back and spent the weekend with Beth Anne. She is such a COOL aunt as she let the kids decorate eggs! I don't even let the kids to that! They have been too young and it' just too messy! But they proved me wrong and did great! They even got to do an Easter egg hunt with Beth Anne's ward.






We made Easter Breakfast rolls. Here the kids are rolling a marshmallow up inside a Rhodes roll. You sprinkle with cinnamon sugar and let set overnight. When you bake them Easter morning you have.....

And empty roll to symbolize an empty tomb. Plus you have a yummy breakfast!


Aunt Beth Anne had these REALLY cute easter story in eggs. You can do it as an advent thing all week, or we just opened them and the kids took turns.

Daniel's was a donkey to represent the donkey the Savior rode on into Jerusalem during on Palm Sunday.


Here is the yummy Easter dinner. Kraig and Boyd's families both came over and we had a great time! Thanks Beth Anne for letting us crash at your house a few days!