Another Successful Family Home Evening...

Last night we had a special evening at home to talk about Easter and what it really means. So after a meal of corned beef and cabbage, in honor of St. Patrick's Day, it was time to dive into the main event. It is so wonderful to see Ellee really paying attention (sometimes) to what we tell her and really see a yearning to learn. We talked about the Resurrection of Jesus Christ and sang songs and hunted for plastic eggs and dyed real eggs and ate cupcakes. What more could you possibly want? Oh and a whole lot of green since is was St. Patrick's Day and no one wants to get pinched!

Ellee was already a pro at Easter egg hunting without any instruction or help! She was darling! Since yesterday we have "hunted" 3 more times and I'm sure there will be lots more before the eggs get put away for the season!

Happy Saint Patrick's Day!

Ellee really liked coloring and stirring the eggs but once she sampled the coloring itself, it tasted so good that she kept using the egg picker-upper as a spoon and would say, "Mmmm... good!"

And with the second "dunk tank" she thought she'd try to add a few more eggs and see how many she could fit and what mixing colors does.

Then when I showed her the special I love Daddy egg that I was helping her with, she knew it was special from the very second I lifted it out and she was either trying to give it kisses, or more likely taste it!

Here are the close ups of hands that dyed their share of eggs and a mouth that tastes each color a few time!

And the finished products...

Finally, it was desert time... green cupcakes (for St. Patrick's Day) and a few with some Springtime decorations (for our Easter/Spring kickoff)

Happy Springtime! (Maybe one day we won't have 3 feet of snow on our grass!)