Egg-stra special Bonding

 

Cole, Audrey and I dyed Easter eggs on Wednesday night. (Okay, they actually did all the coloring and I just took lots of pictures.) I had wanted to wait for the weekend, but once Audrey saw me boiling dozens of eggs for school, there was no holding back. 

Audrey and Cole sat together in the same chair. He would dye the eggs and at first, she would just watch. She would point to the cup she thought he should try next and he would patiently give in to her demands. As I watched and listened to their conversations, I began thinking about how many families miss out on seeing their kids bond over simple things like this.

 

Sometimes Audrey would stick her finger in the food coloring and then wipe it on her nightgown. Of course, there was a towel sitting in her lap, but what fun would that be?

 

As she watched Cole dip each egg, she was quiet. She was soaking in everything he did. It made me wonder if she was curious or if she was hesitant to jump right in without seeing the process first.

 

Cole enjoyed dipping an egg in multiple colors and watching as the new color would replace the old.

Once Audrey decided it was time to get actively involved, there were arms and hands flying everywhere. How all but one of these cups remained standing was beyond me.

Cole practiced a little crayon resist with one of his eggs. Somehow, the fact that he chose to write Easter resonated with me. Of all the decorating he could have done, this is what he chose to end with.

In the end, Cole colored lots more eggs than Audrey, but she enjoyed every second of it.

 

I am inspired by my children’s ability to take something small and make it special.

Although dyeing eggs, special outfits, Easter pictures, bunnies, candy and baskets are fun, it is far beyond my ability to even begin to fathom sacrificing one of my children for the sake of others. What a wonderful blessing He has given us to live eternally through the death and resurrection of His son, Jesus.

I hope that everyone has a blessed Easter weekend.

Happy Easter!

We had a very busy Easter weekend. Today, Cole, Audrey and I started off the day by going to church. Audrey decided she'd much rather run around, so we ended up leaving about 15 minutes early. John took half of a vacation day so he could spend the afternoon with us. So, after church, we went to my mother-in-law's house to eat lunch and color and hide eggs. We had a wonderful lunch and Cole and Audrey filled up on bunny cake and ice cream.

The kids had so much fun coloring eggs this year. The farm fresh brown eggs took the colors so vibrantly. When it came time to hide the eggs, I first took Audrey in to hide one at a time. All was well the first two times she found the eggs until she overheard me say something to Cole about throwing one at him. She took the one she just found and tried to throw it at me, but hit my mother-in-law's wall. The egg fell to the ground and shattered and let's just say the smell was not quite so pleasant.

Even throughout all our Easter festivities this weekend, I am so thankful to be a Christian who is saved by God's grace. I cannot begin to imagine sacrificing my child for others lives. I am so thankful that He did and that his son was willing to die to save those of us who believe in Him. Although I have so many things on Earth I would like to accomplish and see, I am gracious that there is a place for me in Heaven. I will pray that anyone who reads this will also have a special place, too. God bless everyone!

Easter at the Farm

Since the weather outlook for Easter Sunday was so bleak, we decided to cancel our plans to Egg Hunt at Bennett Springs and go to the Rutledge-Wilson Farm in Springfield. We got to see Shelly and her family there and we invited MeMa and Boppa to come with us. They brought the grandma's along, too.

The weather was perfect and there were lots of great events planned. The kids got their picture taken with the Easter Bunny, which Audrey was not so thrilled about. They got to see lots of animals and animal babies. The farm has the greatest little playground, too. MeMa, Cole, Audrey and I all went on a hayride. The kids got to hunt eggs to trade in for some great little gifts and they played a lot. We had a great time spending time with family this holiday weekend. I think Cole's favorite thing was playing on the hay. You have to click on the collage to enlarge the photo, just to see the top right picture where Nannie and Audrey had a wheelchair/stroller showdown. It was too cute! Boppa and Cole are soooo ornery. :) (Yes, that's how you spell it. I learned it in 7th grade, but I checked dictionary.com just in case.)