I'm so glad that Easter isn't just one day, but instead 50 Great Days of Celebrating Resurrection, because WE STILL HAVEN'T DYED EASTER EGGS!
I know, I know, I'm a terrible mom. And you won't believe me when I tell you that we simply haven't had enough "down time" at home as a family to do it since Holy Week, but it's true. And so I'm very glad that we have several more weeks of Easter in which to dye eggs. Maybe this will even be a great teaching experience (about the Christian year and how it forms us) for little Jed.
The "Jedism" for early Easter, by the way, involves one of the things (in addition to Shrek underwear and Cars magnets and markers) that the Easter Bunny left in his basket on the first day of Easter. It was, of course, some candy--to be shared with Mommy and Daddy. It was two bags of M&M's, one of the peanut variety. Mommy and Daddy love those. We finally opened them about a week ago.
So we were enjoying them, trying to convince our son that the Easter Bunny (who, by the way, comes to leave treats on Easter morning because he wants to spread the joy of the good news that Jesus is alive) thought he would really like Peanut M&M's, too. We wanted him to try them. He just kept making that "skwinchy face" and shaking his head. As he held one skeptically between his thumb and forefinger, we said, "There are peanuts and chocolate inside these M&M's--try it."
He looked unconvinced.
Then he shook it.
Then he said: "I don't hear any peanuts in there."
There was no use in explaining, though I tried after we stopped laughing. He wasn't going to try the M&M.
More for Mommy and Daddy!
And thus we continue to celebrate the fact that our Lord Christ is risen. He is risen indeed!
Maybe we'll even get around to dyeing Easter Eggs eventually in joyful celebration of the empty tomb and the Living Lord.
Alleluia! Happy Easter!
I know, I know, I'm a terrible mom. And you won't believe me when I tell you that we simply haven't had enough "down time" at home as a family to do it since Holy Week, but it's true. And so I'm very glad that we have several more weeks of Easter in which to dye eggs. Maybe this will even be a great teaching experience (about the Christian year and how it forms us) for little Jed.
The "Jedism" for early Easter, by the way, involves one of the things (in addition to Shrek underwear and Cars magnets and markers) that the Easter Bunny left in his basket on the first day of Easter. It was, of course, some candy--to be shared with Mommy and Daddy. It was two bags of M&M's, one of the peanut variety. Mommy and Daddy love those. We finally opened them about a week ago.
So we were enjoying them, trying to convince our son that the Easter Bunny (who, by the way, comes to leave treats on Easter morning because he wants to spread the joy of the good news that Jesus is alive) thought he would really like Peanut M&M's, too. We wanted him to try them. He just kept making that "skwinchy face" and shaking his head. As he held one skeptically between his thumb and forefinger, we said, "There are peanuts and chocolate inside these M&M's--try it."
He looked unconvinced.
Then he shook it.
Then he said: "I don't hear any peanuts in there."
There was no use in explaining, though I tried after we stopped laughing. He wasn't going to try the M&M.
More for Mommy and Daddy!
And thus we continue to celebrate the fact that our Lord Christ is risen. He is risen indeed!
Maybe we'll even get around to dyeing Easter Eggs eventually in joyful celebration of the empty tomb and the Living Lord.
Alleluia! Happy Easter!
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