Resurrection Sunday!!!

We have had a whirlwind of a weekend with activities and family..but it has been great! 

Yesterday we had a baby shower at church, I went shopping with Charis (which was great, as we don't get to spend alot of time together) Yesterday was the last day that NY&Co. was open at Shadow Lake=JACKPOT!!! Charis and I got some really cute career clothes for cheap! Everything was $3.99. :) Then all of us girls and some friends went to see "Soul Surfer"...I think we all bawled our eyes out,  but it was fun to chat over appetizers and then go to see a movie together as none of us do that on a normal basis. 

We then spent the evening preparing for today, as it was jam packed full of activities. 

Austin had hid Keira's basket in our closet last night, as he had always grown up with the basket of goodies hidden. She found it quickly once we told her to look for a "pink basket". We then bribed her into getting ready for church quickly by saying she could have a chocolate egg if she was good. If it weren't for the fact that bribery catches up with you, we might do that everyday! She was sooo good at getting ready this morning! I snapped a few quick pictures before church, as I figured I wanted some photos while the outfit was still intact. :) 

We then headed to the Resurrection Breakfast at church. I LOVE this event each year! Although it is WAY too early I love to go as it is a great time to reflect on Jesus rising from the grave early in the morning!! HE IS ALIVE, and I am so thankful for that! If he were not, he would not truly be GOD! Keira thought it was fun as she got to have juice and chocolate donuts. :) 

We then went to church service after that. It was PACKED today! All 4 of my grandparents came into town, which I love! It reminds me of growing up when they would all come into town for Easter. My dad had a great sermon which was challenging to Christians, and also had a great Gospel message in it for anyone who was not saved! During church Keira went to "Toddler Time" which is like Children's Church. One of the boys had brought LIVE CHICKS, and she thought that was the coolest thing ever! She also made a pop-up Easter card, and had lots more candy (you can see that is a recurring theme!!)

After church we went to my parents for our annual Easter dinner. It is so fun to get together now, as we are not all in town all the time. We had a total of 15 family members there, so it was a great time of catching up with Grandparents, siblings, etc. Mom made a HUGE honey baked ham with the bone in...she was a HIT with everyone! :) 

This evening we headed to my in-laws for a dinner with that side of the family, and an Easter egg hunt for Keira and her cousin Kensley, who is 18 months old. Austin's side of the family is WAY different than mine, but we have a great time as well. We had fun just catching up (Kensley's mom is expecting again, so she was fun to catch up with) and the girls were adorable looking for eggs. It was nice just having two and having them both be little. They would sometimes walk right over an egg, then see it and both going running for it...missing 5 others right it front of them. Keira started saying all their colors as she picked them up. "Red, Pink, Blue, Lellow...etc". 

Ama Lea (Austin's mom) got both of the girls Easter baskets. Keira loves to play on the "rocks" at their house. When she says "rocks" she actually means the floor of their shower, which is a pebble bottom. It is the funniest thing, she will play in there forever! So, that was the logical place to hide the baskets. As soon as Ama Lea said she had a surprise on the "rocks" Keira took off for the shower! In her basket she got a "GOOORGE" monkey that makes noises, and some new movies, "Goorge (Curious George), Bonnie (Barney), and Caillou". Those were her favorites out of all the loot she got. :) Kensley is crazy about Elmo, so her whole basket was Elmo themed. At the end of all the festivities Keira wanted to "Help" so she and Papa Teve did all the dishes, so cute!!!

It was a great end to a busy day, celebrating first Christ's death on the cross for our sin's, and next his resurrection from the grave"

My facebook status (that I stole from someone else) sums up Easter perfectly: 

"Easter is not about a cute little bunny that gives you candy, in fact its much better. It's about a Savior who suffered a horrible death for my sins died came back to life and ascended to heaven so someday I can share eternal life with my father who loves me more than anyone ever could. Thank you God for sending your son Jesus Christ to die for my sins."

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From: Ellie Diehm <elliediehm@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, Apr 24, 2011 at 11:14 PM
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To: ellie.diehm@powerdnn.com


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