Wonderful Easter Weekend!

This weekend was fabulous! We didn't travel anywhere, and didn't have any family visit, so it was just the four of us; and while we missed seeing family, it was really nice to have some downtime just for us. Friday, the kids were out of school and they got to hang out with me all day.
Saturday started out with us going to the country house to fish the pond. We were there for about 2 hours and caught about 15 fish, to include bass and bream. We kept 8 of the bass, and threw the rest back. My husband is in charge of the status of the fish population in that pond and decides what we keep and what we throw back. I will try to get him to write a blog soon that explains the rules of this game. Anyway, after fishing, we came home and got cleaned up to head out to the Easter egg hunt at our church. Here's a few pictures from that:

Rachel patiently waiting for the start command...

It was a mad dash to pick up eggs...no real hidden ones on this field..

It's hard to get Bud to smile right for pictures these days...

Sunday morning, my sweet daughter helped me make beignets for breakfast. She read off the instructions, and I quickly learned that she is not real familiar with how to read fractions yet (1/2 tsp of baking soda became 1 1/2 tsp...)

She used a biscuit cutter to cut them out...

We had a huge plate of them when we were finished cooking...

My husband read us the Resurrection story from the Bible, and we discussed the events of that story with our children. We talked about how hard it must have been for God to give up His only child to take on the punishment for our sins and give us the opportunity to have eternal life in Heaven. It's too big for me to fathom as a mother. The kids asked lots of questions, especially Rachel...who also professed her love for Jesus and said that she wanted to pray the prayer of salvation. I couldn't have asked for a greater blessing that morning that to listen to my husband lead her through this prayer and listening to her ask for forgiveness for her sins and asking Jesus to come into her heart and lead her through life according to His will. Amazing.

After the excitement of the morning, we quickly realized that we were going to have to go to the late service at church. Here's my sweet babies with the obligatory "sun is in my eyes" Easter picture. Aren't they precious?