Easter Sunday (very late) and family Photos

ALLELUIA ALLELUIA CHRIST IS RISEN -

Easter Sunday follows a fairly standard pattern for us!

After all the preparations for the day that happen on Holy Saturday we usually have the children begging us to get up so they can see the breakfast table and their Easter Bags.

As with our other family celebrations like birthdays and Christmas no one is allowed in the prepared room until everyone is gathered. Oh except birthdays- only the birthday person isn't allowed to see until we are ready for them to come in.

So the frist things to check as we enter the kitchen/family room is to see The Tomb and see if Jesus has risen.

Next we go to the oven and remove our Resurrection Cookies, I forgot to take photos this year :)

We may or may not have a little nibble on those while we have a look around the Breakfast Table

 Of course it is virtually impossible to keep little ones from bouncing around and this year they wore their Bunny Ears so it was a  cute thing to see.

 Tadaaaaaaa........ unveiling the Easter Chocolate Bags

 and everyone gets to come and get their bag.

 It is as ordered as it can be with a house full of eager children!!

 Now everyone back to the table and see what is in the bags, quick hurry!!!!!!

 Yes everyone rushes to see whats in there and maybe a little taste too!

 Corbyn was very organised and put his all our to show me.

 These were cute little icing nests Eden made for the younger children with tiny little eggs in them

 Breakfast this year was delicious Blueberry Sourdough Muffins fresh out of the oven, very yummy!!

 Then it is off to Mass in the Extraordinary Form  Easter Sunday Mass.
Very hard to get a pretty photo with my phone, the light just didn't work well.

After Mass the first order of business is the traditional family photo

This year we had to do it differently with no extra people visiting to take a photo together and we our two older boys not here either.

So Stephen and I together

and ten or our twelve children.
Not everyone was a happy camper to be sure by this stage as it was after 2pm by this stage and everyone wanting to eat their chocolate :)

Then we did individual photos of everyone, so hold on its a long ride here ......

 Next we prepare the late lunch/dinner and set the table again as pretty as we can.

 While this is cooking we watch MY Big Fat Greek Wedding as we always do on Easter Sunday

Our baked Lamb dinner that we have.
Usually  we have a lamb cake after but this year we didn't get around to it.

Next up a relax and rest for those who need it.
I pray you all had a wonderful Easter Day

Blessings to you and your homes,
 

Our Savior is Risen - Alleluia !!!

May the Easter message live in our hearts each day as we celebrate Our Risen Saviour.

Have a most Blessed Easter!!

"After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the tomb.

 There was a violent earthquake, for an angel of the Lord came down from heaven and, going to the tomb, rolled back the stone and sat on it. His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow. The guards were so afraid of him that they shook and became like dead men.

 The angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. 6 He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay. 7 Then go quickly and tell his disciples: ‘He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him.’ Now I have told you.”

 So the women hurried away from the tomb, afraid yet filled with joy, and ran to tell his disciples.  Suddenly Jesus met them. “Greetings,” he said. They came to him, clasped his feet and worshiped him.  Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid. Go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee; there they will see me.”

 While the women were on their way, some of the guards went into the city and reported to the chief priests everything that had happened. When the chief priests had met with the elders and devised a plan, they gave the soldiers a large sum of money, telling them, “You are to say, ‘His disciples came during the night and stole him away while we were asleep.’  If this report gets to the governor, we will satisfy him and keep you out of trouble.”  So the soldiers took the money and did as they were instructed. And this story has been widely circulated among the Jews to this very day.

 Then the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go.  When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted.  Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.  Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,  and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” - Mathew 28

Blessings to you and your homes,
 

Ascension Plans 2014

This year we are attempting some old things and some new things for  our Feast Day Celebrations so here are my plans for tomorrow-
♥ Do this craft for the day
♥ Ascension Day colouring
♥ Ascension Day Colouring 2
♥ We make our own word search from this site often (I have already made three up ready - two for the older children and one for the small children)

♥ Cut out my Ascension Day cloud and either hang them up or use for copywork or wall hangings
Activities-

Use bubble wands
Make kites and or windmills and butterfly mobiles along with parachutes

Ascension Foods and Drink-
♥ Using the traditional 'Spiders' for the children as the theme
Ice cream in the bottom of the glass and pour over the lemonade tinted with blue food colouring.
Watch the cloud 'ascend into heaven'
♥ White pasta (gluten free) with tomato sauce
♥ Cloudy Sky Sweets
♥ Lemon Cake with white cream fluffy icing
♥ Dove shape cookies

Blessings to you and your homes,
 

Easter 2014 - Making Easter Robins

Each year I make a little novelty for want of a better word that is Easter related for our home made Easter Baskets that are placed on the table to be seen first thing in the morning.

This year after reading The Easter Robin I wanted to make a Robin and help each of us think about sacrifice that is such a part of this story and portrayed so well as we went about our Easter Day.

So I drew up a little pattern (oops forgot to add that one to the photo's) of a Robin and then cut out the felt and spent quite a few hours sewing up the Robins (well into Easter morning actually...)

Each Robin was fairly quick and I developed a pattern and rhythm that helped speed things along, but when you sew several, say 12 of them at once (none for the children not at home this year, sorry) the time can pass very quickly. Especially when you have other things to organise as well and start to panic you will not finish in time.

I really do enjoy making these but so often leave it to the last minute, 'cause I totally have so much free time to do this in right? Still I do plan on continuing this tradition for many a year to come.

Anyway that for this year is our Easter basket novelty. Would you care to share what  you think of our little Easter Robin?

Sorry about the poor photography- neither me or my camera are very good at 2am :)

Blessings to you and your homes,