Sunday, April 12, 2009

Easter Jelly Belly Ache

We test the kids orally when we want to make sure they understand a lesson. M spent some time explaining the difference between the commercialized Easter with candy-filled plastic eggs (yuck), the reason why some people celebrate the return of Spring with chicks and egg hunts, and the Christian holiday of Easter. IJ summed it all up with, "People celebrate Spring because the plants come back to life after winter to feed our bodies. And Jesus came back to life too to feed our spirits."

Every year we celebrate a little differently. This year we had our Easter Feast on Saturday night so L and BF could join us. Little E helped me make the dinner rolls. She has become my little helper in the kitchen. I never could trust the boys in the kitchen around hot and sharp things when they were three. But E is different. She even helped me cook and dye the hard boiled eggs without making a mess.

This morning the kids had an indoor egg hunt because of the rain. After all the eggs were found, the boys (especially IJ) were excited to see what kind of candy was inside. Remember how I feel about plastic eggs? Here he is saying, "Hey! These are real eggs!" He let S and E have the rest of the eggs. Good thing we had some jelly beans in reserve!