Palm Sunday

On Palm Sunday all of the kids from the babies all the way to 5th grade led the music. The babies rode in the big buggy and those that were too small were carried in. The preschoolers rode in wagons. Taylor did not want to ride the wagon, so I ended up carrying her into the sanctuary. They all waved palm branches. They sang a Hosanna song and Blessed Be the Name. It was really sweet. It was a real eye opener to everyone as to how many children there are in our church. After the service, Laura Terry, our Children's Director, held a special luncheon and Easter egg hunt for the kids and families. It was raining, so we had to have the egg hunt inside. After the egg hunt, Laura presented the true meaning of Easter. It was a lot of fun.

Cheesy Grins

Taylor wasn't sure what to do at first.

Ooh, it's a dinosaur egg!

Hop, hop, hop!

What's up? These eggs are empty!

A basket full of eggs

Anna Kate's not sure what to do.

Taylor looks on while Anna Kate plays with her eggs.

Ooh, look at all my pretty eggs!

This one has ladybugs on it!

Taylor is fascinated by Joanna's Easter eggs.

Wow! Look at all the kids!

Laura presents the Easter Story

Sitting quietly listening to Miss Laura...

...or maybe not.

The least shall be the greatest - those with the least amount of eggs

in their basket got sprayed with silly string for their reward.

What's Been Happening

Wow, I have been really slacking a lot lately in the blog department. To be honest, I have been really busy, but I haven't really known what to blog about. Last weekend we had our Easter musical at church. It is called The Day He Wore My Crown, but we add a lot of drama and a few extra songs to put our own spin on it. The actual musical itself is about 25 years old and the church has been doing it for a number of years, so they try and change up some of the songs and the scenes each year to keep it fresh. I had the great honor and priviledge of singing the solo on the title song. I wish I had some video of the program to share, but because of copywright laws, I don't have a video, so I will just have to share some pictures when I get them.

I have been doing a lot of scrapbooking lately. For a long time now I have been wanting a die cutting machine called a Wishblade. I finally got one off of eBay and have been playing around with it a lot. I LOVE IT! I went to a Creative Memories workshop last night and had a great time. I have continued my scrapbooking all day today. I know that Daniel thinks he has lost me to my Wishblade, but I am going to get my money's worth out of it. I have already made a lot of cute pages with it. I am currently working on Thanksgiving 2007. My goal is to get to Taylor's 1st birthday before the baby comes. Hopefully I will be able to do that.

Tomorrow we have a special service planned for Palm Sunday. ALL of the children are singing in the service and there is a special luncheon and Easter egg hunt afterwards. I have been so busy that I forgot to wash Taylor's dress. I guess she'll just have to wear a different one. Her Easter basket matched it perfectly too. Oh well.