Easter 2015

Easter!  So today was a pretty exciting day, but before we get there, let’s back up to last night.

I’d hung Kate’s new Easter dress on her closet door and she saw it hanging there when we went in her room to put on her pajamas.  She was SO excited to see her dress.  She has been asking to wear it for a few weeks now, and I keep telling her “it’s your EASTER dress”, so she’s been practicing patience.  NOT an easy task for a 3.5 year old.

When she realized she would get to wear her dress the next day, she was ecstatic.  Karsten has a very similar Easter dress (similar in style, not in color) and so Kate was looking forward to “matching” her sister.

We went in the bathroom to brush her teeth and Kate spotted the curlers.  She asked for me to put them in her hair, so I did.  As I was rolling everything up, I asked if there was a princess that had curly hair, and if that’s why she wanted it.  She said “No. I want to match Karsten.”

Awww.

Tada! She was so proud of herself.

I asked Kate this evening what her favorite part about today was.  This is something I like to ask her each day, just to hear what she says.  Today, she said “um…. Easter eggs.  I liked finding the eggs!”  I could probably have called that one if I’d thought about it.  Hearing her squeal when she took off running for the eggs was priceless!

And when she’d found them all, she dumped them out on the ground and had her Daddy help her count them. 🙂

But more than that, we are thankful for Jesus- for his birth, for his death, and for his resurrection.  He is alive!  The tomb is empty.  I am so grateful, and thankful, for the cross.