At Our Casa: Washing Our Spirits

This is Gabby's response to why Jesus died for us. We're not sure where she got it, but on Friday I was explaining to her what Good Friday and Easter are all about. I told her that God sent Jesus because He loves us so much and that Jesus died for our sins. We also talked about how Jesus rose on the third day and how He is alive. When I questioned her in review of our conversation I asked her if Easter was about bunnies & eggs. She said "No...Jesus!" Then I asked why Jesus died for us, and she said "so to wash our spirits." Very insightful for a 3 year old. Maybe we misunderstood what she said, or perhaps one of her grandmothers told her that...but wherever she got it from her answer truly made her daddy & me very happy.

We really had a wonderful Easter weekend filled with love, fun & family. On Saturday we did a couple of fun projects! First I made cupcakes from stratch. Yes, homemade! If you haven't heard of Bakerella you should check her out. Now, Bakerella I am not, but I still think my attempt at her latest idea turned out pretty cute.

They sure were yummy too! (I plan on using that buttercream icing on Carter's birthday cake which I'm going to attempt to make myself.)

Then we colored eggs! This is the first time I've done this with Gabby. She was looking forward to it for days! She was so excited and very patient while they sat in the dye. She would just sit and look at the cups.
This morning we got up bright & early to get ready for church. We had the nursery so we had to get there a little earlier than normal. I had to get a few pictures of Gabby & Carter before we left. Carter didn't really know what to think of his first Easter basket. He just wanted to take everything out.
After church and lunch we had an egg hunt at Nana & Granddaddy's (Chad's parents) house. All the cousins were there. Here's Gabby in action:

And here's what Carter did during the egg hunt:
Nana & Abuelita took turns holding him as he tried to escape. After the hunt was over he tried to attack everyone's baskets, but wasn't very successful. Don't worry, you'll be out there next year, buddy!