the Showalters...we're bloggin: Our weekend...

Our weekend was filled with lots of Easter activities. Saturday morning we started at Falling Spring Presbyterian Church with an Easter party for the kiddos. It included a storytelling journey about the Easter story. The kids really enjoyed it and it was very well done. Later that day we headed to Costco and the Outlets for some quick household shopping. Then we made the trek back to Chambersburg to attend our Palm Sunday Family Night event. What a wonderful way to start and end the day, with these awesome Easter celebrations.

Palm Sunday was today, so church was extra-special as the children had the palm processional through the Sanctuary. Oliver walked with me down the aisle and it was special for me to see how he follows the other kids. First, he didn't want to be held, he wanted to walk like the big kids. Then, he watched as they approached the alter and laid their palm on the alter, as he did too, very calmly and nicely. It about made me cry...until he ran through the men's bible class to get out the door. As you see in the photo below...later in the day our friend Hannah helped us paint some egg photo/face cut-outs for Easter parties this week and the girls' had their dance photos taken. Here are some highlights.

Isaac as the Easter Egg hunt at Falling Spring Presby Chuch...

Soph showing me her egg...

Oliver was only interested in the candy inside...

and he only wanted yellow eggs...his favorite color

oh, he got an orange one!

Sophia carrying Jesus body to the tomb

Gotcha! Lily licking the knief that was supposed to be used for icing only...

Oliver's bookmark craft

Talking about Jesus in the tomb and the Marys asleep outside, the children were told to sleep...

My kids...plus not my kids...but act like my kids...I always look after the Asbury kids while their Dad works in the kitchen cooking and helping set-up and their Mom was at a conference this weekend