Traditions: New & Old

I am CRAZY about holidays. Love to decorate the house. Love to cook special meals. Love to create the spirit of anticipation with my kids. So on Friday night we joined together to color eggs. Brandon was away at a sleep over, but the rest of us were eager to play.


In the middle of the project Jon turns to me and says, "This is the first time I've ever done this. This is fun!"

Can you believe that??? Make no mistake, the older two kids have colored eggs in their life time. It just appears that I lost interest around 8 years ago. (oops!) In my defense, we have made these eggs every year. And the ones we make are MUCH tastier!!!



Each year we do our family Easter egg hunt with the Drews at Poway Lake on Saturday. This was the first year we were rained out and had to move the hunt indoors. To make the picnic special we pick up KFC, it's the only time of the year we eat it and it makes everything REALLY easy!

This is one photogenic group of kids, eh?!

On Saturday night we wanted to bring the reality of the season into focus. We had a simple dinner and turned all the lights in the house off. We ate with only a few candles on the table. We talked about how the earth suffered during the crucifixion and the physical darkness the people expereinced. And what it really means for Christ to be the light of the world. The kids had a lot of insightful questions, and it was a good discussion. I love this season and what we really celebrate.