Easter etcetera

Happy Belated Easter! We had a very nice quiet Easter weekend. The boys found eggs in the backyard doing a mini scavenger hunt set up by my hubby - thanks, Sweetie! No big community egg hunts for us - too crazy and greed-filled. As I recently admitted to a surprised friend, I don't put any candy inside the eggs and my boys still love to find them. Yes, they do get chocolate for Easter. I'm not *that* mean! Here, they are during the hunt. (That's the playhouse by the way, not my front door!)

Since we didn't have any family in town this year and I didn't want to cook a special meal for just the four of us - we went out for brunch after church. I can totally recommend the place we found - La Galleria in Edmonds. We had a very delicious 3 course brunch for $16 each. Very quiet which was good for us but probably not for business!

I've added a new hobby - I know, I know, I hardly need one! Silk flower arranging. I decided to make the table decorations for my son's upcoming "He is Risen" class party. One thing led to another and I'm knee-deep in moss, wire cutters and the smell of hot glue is in the air. Here is one of my arrangments (sorry for the dark picture):
Also for the party I made an Easter diorama (for lack of a better name). Check it out: I used a styrofoam tray, moss, stones, twigs and I painted a split wooden egg (which is supposed to be the empty tomb). I found the idea here, to give credit.

As Easter was approaching I was searching for videos for my sons to watch. I decided to look up the Jesus movie that is used around the world as an evangelism tool. I found this movie which is geared towards children - you can watch it for free on your computer. It captivated my kids and it can be watched any time of the year. Another good Easter video about Christ's resurrection is


Now, I should concentrate on spring cleaning. Who wants to help?Pin It