Resurrection Day

It is finished, the battle is over
It is finished, there'll be no more war
It is finished, the end of the conflict
It is finished and Jesus it Lord!"

Thankful for my Lord who paid the penalty for my sin and did the work I could not do!

Egg Hunt

A couple weeks ago we had received an advertisement about the largest egg hunt happening in our area. I just knew Klayton would have a blast! Not knowing what to expect we arrived 20 minutes early and already were standing behind at least 200 people!

Kids were let into the park area and hunted for 5 empty eggs a piece and could redeem them for a bag of candy. At first I thought how odd; but it was the best way and most fair way to do it because there were big and little kids all looking at the same time.

Klayton was able to go through the park three different times and came home with a bucket load of candy! Sugar high anyone?

We ended the day with Justus getting in on some of the action. These are the days that he is mainly just along for the ride...his day will come we promise him!

Resurrection Day

Today we celebrate the day that Christ arose from the grave! This is the day the world celebrates Easter and I must admit we enjoy the festivities of the day; but we emphasize to Klayton that it really is about Jesus! How Jesus was nailed to the cross for our sins and rose again on the 3rd day and ascended into heaven where we can spend eternity if we know Him as our personal Savior.

The morning started off with Klayton looking for his Easter basket! I got a video of him; but don't think I got any pictures of him until he arrived to his basket!

At church, in our Sunday best!

Following church we did our own egg hunt for Klayton! And he knew what to do this time and when it was all said and done he wanted to keep hunting!

We then enjoyed lunch with my parents and Klayton was able to find a few more presents at their house! He was given a HUGE box of fruit snacks-he loves fruit snacks! And tools to dig with as well as the spiral art kit! Did anyone else have a spiral art kit as a child? I did!

It was a good weekend and a good day! Love special times with my family!

Egg Hunt

My mom works at a local assisted living place and they had special activities for the Easter weekend. One of the residents did a "magic" show and then following the show was an egg hunt! We thought it would be fun to take Klayton! He enjoyed the magic show and laughed a lot! It was so cute because I think sometimes he was laughing just because every one else was. Following the show, all the kids were dismissed to the courtyard to hunt for eggs!
Klayton successfully found his first egg!

After he found it, he was content to explore the contents of the egg. We had to tell him if he continued to do that he would be without anymore eggs to explore later! So, he was off to search again!

By the looks of his bucket, he quickly caught on to the task of hunting easter eggs!

And, when we got home he was then able to take the time to explore the eggs and their contents!

I just have to say, I had SO much fun watching him hunt for eggs and exploring what was inside the eggs when we got home! Sweet memories for this Mama!

God's Not Dead

As I was doing my previous Easter posts, I just kept getting convicted that I needed to post why we celebrate Easter. We don't celebrate a bunny...yes we did the Easter egg hunt and the basket; but those were from us to Klayton, not from a bunny. We celebrate because simply put my God is not dead. I love this chorus:

God's not dead (Oh, no!)
He's still alive
God's not dead (Oh, no!)
He's still alive
God's not dead (Oh, no!)
He's still alive
I can feel Him in my hands (clap, clap, clap)
Feel Him in my feet (stomp, stomp, stomp)
Feel Him in my heart (dum, dum, dum)
Feel Him in my soul (whooo)
I can feel Him all over me.

I am thankful that I have a God who died on the cross for me, what love! And then He rose again and lives in heaven; He gives me hope that no matter what happens I will always have a God that hears me because His love didn't just stop at the cross, it lives beyond the cross as well!

Needing strength for my journey, I knelt at the cross Where Jesus once died for me
And I asked, “Is this the place where hope abides?” And this He said to me:
“Beyond the Cross is a tomb that is empty You won’t find Me there anymore
And beyond the tomb is life ever-lasting And hope forever more.”
Then I sought reassurance and I went to the tomb
To the place where His body once laid
And I cried, “Lord, help me see. Is there hope here for me?” And this I heard Him say:
“Beyond the Cross is a tomb that is empty You won’t find Me there anymore
And beyond the tomb is life ever-lasting And hope forever more.”


Do you have this hope? Do you know HIs love? Easter is about what He did for me and you!

Happy Easter

Our day started with Klayton finding his easter basket from us! It was filled with mini m & m's, reese pieces, a marshmallow football, jelly beans and a bunny holding a soccer ball!

We always dress up for church on Sunday; but for some reason its even more fun to do so on Easter! Does't my little man look sharp?

I'm always looking for an excuse to get my picture taken with my Babycakes!

Our family!

After church my mom and sister hid eggs and little treats for Klayton to find!

He had 24 eggs to find! 12 were plastic eggs with little treats inside!

Klayton also found a box of animal crackers, bubbles, an Easter sock monkey, a play recorder...

Yep, he's spoiled! Today was so fun and special as we made more memories with our little man!

Dying Eggs

Another memory in the books! Maybe some would think he is too young; but I beg to differ...it was quite fun! Jailed to his high chair Klayton dyed Easter eggs!



After dying about 10 eggs, he decided it was no longer fun...maybe a little boring?

Didn't Klayton do a good job?
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1st Egg Hunt

I am sad to report that I didn't get any pictures. I was so focused on enjoying the time with Klayton and making sure he got eggs!
Today we went with my mom and took him to, The Gardens, a retirement center here in Cherokee, Iowa. There was a magic show that Klayton watched, I don't think he understood everything; but he sure kept his eyes peeled to the magician! After the magic show there was an Easter egg hunt. All the kids were allowed to find 4 eggs. I so wanted Klayton to do it on his own; but mommy mode kicks in and I wanted to do it for him so he didn't miss out on any eggs...there were so many other kids! I helped Klayton find two and he found three on his own! It was so cute, he would find an egg and put the egg he had already found down so he could get the new one! After he found an egg he would then run to the next egg! He wouldn't slow down for a minute! To commence the fun he enjoyed a peanut butter cookie and is now sound asleep!
Tonight we will be dying Easter eggs!