They can feel the spirit too...

Last Monday night for Family Home Evening we had a lesson about Easter. We didn't talk about Easter eggs, jelly beans and the Easter bunny. We talked about Jesus, the Crucifixion and the Resurrection. Here is the lesson if you want to do it next year...Easter Lesson. Anyways, I used the Gospel Art kit to supplement the lesson so Rowdy and Avery could take turns holding the pictures.

The picture above is one of the pictures that we used in the lesson. It is called The Triumphal Entry. It depicts when Jesus traveled with His disciples to Jerusalem for the Feast of the Passover, and He entered the city riding on the colt of a donkey. Large crowds of people gathered to honor Jesus. They spread clothing and palm branches in His path. The people rejoiced and shouted, "Hosanna; Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord" (Mark 11:9).

The kids really seemed to enjoy the lesson and were attentive the entire time, mainly because they got to find things, open things and hold pictures. We had fun and we all felt the Spirit.

But it wasn't until Sunday that I felt that they might have understood and retained some of what we talked about. When we walked into church and this same picture was hanging on the wall just as we walked in the building both Avery and Rowdy with so much excitement and joy said "Look! There is the picture of Jesus from Family Home Evening!"

I didn't even notice it...but they did! I was so proud of them!

Corn Beef and Cabbage!

This meal is a tradition from when I was a kid. My Mom would make corn beef and cabbage on St. Patricks day! Yummy! We all got together at my Mom's on Saturday night to eat and meet my new niece Morgan.
We're so Lucky!

My mom and Morgan. Couldn't you just eat her up!!!

Big Leprechaun and Little Leprechaun!!

My favorite part! If you guys don't know this about me already...I love cake!

Roomies!

This is my friend Amy. She is the type of friend that no matter how much time passes between times we talk it is as though no time has passed. She and I were roommates in College at good ol' Western Oregon State College (before it became University). At any rate we got together on Saturday. It had been way too long since we had seen each other. It was so fun to see Rowdy and her daughter Lauren together. They are exactly 8 days apart. We looked through some old photos that we had taken of them when they were one month old and again when they were one year. They were so little and have changed so much. They played so well together and had a blast performing puppet shows, having an Easter Egg hunt and a dance performance too. Oh and Lauren was so cute with little Bodie Man. She loves babies and was really comfortable holding him. Thanks Lauren!!!

Thank you Amy so much for having us over. It was so great to see you. We will have to do the BBQ you talked about for sure. Have fun with your new Wii, kick Aaron's tail!!! Be sure to e-mail me those photos too.