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We are so excited about Spring and celebrating Easter. We want to share a couple of our traditions that make this time of year extra exciting for our little people. We love the spiritual focus these have.

First of all we love the Resurrection Eggs by FamilyLife! These colorful eggs are a lot of fun for the children. Our boys still love to crack them open and see what symbol is represented and hear the story and accompanying scripture reading. If you get busy, you can make your own by following this video tutorial on ABC's youtube.

Another tradition that the children love is the Resurrection Cookies. Really! Do you see the theme here - we are excited about the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. And even more thrilled for His return to earth. About Easter... the Resurrection Cookies are a great visual of the empty tomb. Ideally, you make these the night before Easter and in the morning voila - the cookies are hollow just as the tomb was empty! Our boys were in wonder of this marvel, just like we are of Christ's love for us and resurrection.

You know our family loves music. And Easter music is exciting! We love many songs. Today, I wanted to share this amazing offering of the "Power of the Cross" by some of our favorite singers, Keith and Kristyn Getty.

As for our Easter Cake - I think I have found the solution to this which-cake-to-make-post,
we are going with the Easter Cross Cake. We thought since the Tigers will get Easter baskets and the wonderful Grandparents have already sent big Chocolate Easter Bunnies, we will make a Easter Cross Cake to enjoy with our guests for Easter Dinner. I found this lovely one online and wanted to share this blog where it was posted:

Actually, I have my own version and design in mind spinning off from the Cross cake. What do you have in mind? How do you celebrate Easter?

*This is published at "Tasty Tuesday!" For more recipes go visit and enjoy!

Warmly,

My First Spring Photo :)

We made it! What a Winter it was. Can I tell you how much I adore seasons. Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter! They are amazing and wonderful each and every one.

Happy Spring! So glad we made it - there for a while we were really wondering as this Winter was a long one. Makes you really appreciate this first lovely Spring day! We're back to our family bike rides which we love. The boys are so much bigger this Spring.

Didn't we just buy them larger bicycles....

This week they ran a 5K - in thirty minutes! Just last Fall - Thanksgiving - we trained for a 1 Mile Fun Run which they ran in 8 minutes. Now a thirty minute 5K. I am thankful for healthy agile growing boys. Yet, I would love to stop the hand of time.

LIke when we were in "It's A Small World" for their birthday last month, I just wanted to lock time right there. And keep the Tigers ... a small world. :) However, I am really excited about this new season as a family and outdoors... so we're off to bike.

And I leave you with this Martha Stewart's inspiration of Spring.