Oh my!

A friend of mine posted something about the blog today and it made me realize it had been a REALLy long time since we have updated! Where do I start? I figured a good place would be with this weekend. What a blast we had celebrating Easter through the eyes of a 4 year old! Everything was so exciting and there were so many questions. We are still working on getting it across that the wise men were not the ones to discover Jesus wasn't in the tomb, but I think she is getting the general idea! We did attend an Easter Egg Hunt on base this year and had a great time. Unfortunately we missed the 3-5 year old hunt and made it in time for the 9-12 year old hunt. We figured she could run out to the edge and grab a couple of eggs and she would be happy. Little did we know there were "planted" workers along the side rolling out "new" eggs as these 9-12 year olds scooped them up as fast as they could. Before Alexandra knew what hit her, there was a mob coming at her to get to those eggs. As quickly as it swarmed in, it swarmed out, leaving Alexandra awestruck standing very still holding her basket up. She didn't seem too phased and quickly began digging in her eggs checking for candy. She is a chocolate girl and she just knew there would be some in there somewhere.

On Sunday, we went to church and she had a wonderful time and said she felt beautiful. A wonderful neighbor of mine had an adorable Easter dress in her yard sale that was just perfect for Alex. She really did look like a doll and felt like one too. While this family knows that Easter is about so much more than eggs and getting dressed up, it was so nice to see her enjoying it all and making wonderful memories as a family! We did the Resurection Eggs with her Sunday afternoon (if you have never seen these, you HAVE to have a set...go to www.familylife.com. I wish I could remember all the comments she made about each piece, but it was so neat to see someone take it all in as if for the first time. I know we are planting seeds and watering seeds that were already planted and we can't wait to see God's plan for her wonderful life unfold. We pray you had a blessed Easter and know Jesus as your Resurected Redeemer!