The Skousen Trio: May 2012

Spring Sun

We were watering the grass outside and Addie decided she wanted to run into the sprinkler. We said have at it! By the third time going in she just couldn't bare the cold any longer.

We curled Addie's hair for Easter! It looked so cute before church, but ended up taking a nap once we got home and all the curls fell out! We had such a hard time waking her up to get her to come and hunt for eggs. We finally convinced her with some peeps. The Easter Bunny even hid some eggs for the single chillins'. Kimberly and I use to hid eggs for each other all the time growing up, so we are pros at looking.

Skyping the Fam

Beths Easter Egg Hunt

Beth hosted an Easter egg hunt at her house for her nieces and nephews including Addie and Alli. Addie was so good at finding only the pink Easter eggs. If she picked up someone else' color she would throw it on the ground back where she got it from. We also had waffles for the meal and it was Libbey's birthday so we had carrot cake after that!

Alli and Addie are cracking up at Beth rolling down the hill.

Books

Addie is not a very patient reader. We are working on it. She usually will grab a book go through all the pages and than on to the next. Well this particular day she decided she was going to read to her baby she even showed her the pictures.

Resurrection Story

Read John 19:1-3 ~ Jesus was beaten for our sins; beat the nuts with a cooking mallet; set aside.

Read John 19:28-30 - Jesus drank something like vinegar (gall), sniff the fragrance, dip finger in and taste, too; place the vinegar in a mixing bowl.

Read John 10:10-11 - Egg whites symbolize Jesus' holy, innocent life; add whites to the bowl with the vinegar.

Read Luke 23:27 - the bitter tears of the women; taste a few grains, remember your own sins; add the salt to the bowl.

Read Psalm 34:8 and John 3:16 - Sweet salvation! Taste and see; add to the bowl.

Crank up the mixer and let it go while you read from Isaiah 1:18 and John 3:1-3; let the mixer go for about 12-15 MINUTES; this needs to be VERY stiff!

Read Matthew 27:57-60 - Fold the nuts into the egg-sugar mixture; this symbolizes the rocks in the garden. Using a scoop or knife & spoon, drop by spoon into mounds (to resemble a rocky tomb); put into the oven and turn it OFF!

Read Matthew 27:65-66 - The tomb is sealed; use two pieces of tape (5-6 inches long) to "seal" the door edges (symbolically).

Read John 16:20 & 22 - Consider these passages, then go to bed!

NEXT MORNING: Read Matthew 28:1-9 - Jesus is risen! Behold--the empty tomb! Unseal the oven door, take out the cookies, break or bite one in half -- it should be hollow inside---empty---just like the Tomb!

He is risen! He is risen indeed! Hallelujah!