Easter Week!

It was a gorgeous week preparing for Easter- we were outside a lot enjoying this beautiful Earth and teaching Zara about Jesus and Easter. She had a meltdown about dying the day after her school's Easter party and she keeps asking me to show her photos of Jesus while he is dead. It's so hard to explain Easter/ the atonement/ Easter as a tradition and belief/ be very honest and open about death (because I deal with it constantly and she visits the funeral home so much). I know, she is only 3. I know it is not possible for her to understand but she still asked. If I do not explain things to her satisfaction, Z always says "Talk to me."

Anyway, this week we cleaned a lot- I am constantly trying to finish things in/ around our house and now I am really trying to finish it all before our new baby. So we did yard work and ate outside a few times. We picked up some praying mantis eggs that will hatch in a few weeks! I am so excited. Zara helped us make pizza one night (seen below)- she did a great job! We also decorated for Easter and tried to talk about it a lot. ::

Saturday, Zara's soccer was canceled so Jonas took her to the Easter egg hunt at the zoo. & they met the Easter bunny. I love that he took her while I was at work (& in the rain!)::

We dyed eggs together. Z was very proud::

With her eggs, art and a million Easter stickers she put all over the house::

 Easter Sunday was quite stressful, but worth it. Unfortunately I woke up before 5am (darn you, pregnancy insomnia!) I had to go to work for a little while but made it in time for church and to see Zara sing with the other kids-it was the sweetest song called "Gethsemane"(and maybe Z just stood there with the other kids, ha). We changed, gave Z her basket, took a quick family photo, made it to my Aunt's home, my grandmother's grave at Lexington Cemetery and my sister's house. Even though we arrived home very late, Jonas still watched Game of Thrones but he is crazy!

I love to see her face light up! ::

There were tears this year trying to get a good family photo::

My Aunt Pam had a beautiful brunch and an egg hunt in her lovely backyard::

Little cousins::

We visited my Grandma's grave again this Easter. Z was curious about her and how/ why she was buried. It was a really special visit::

My sister made cuban food and homemade drinks. She makes the food of my dreams::

Another egg hunt in my sister's orchard::

Zara loves this crew. Every time we leave, she gets pretty lonely for them::

Egg hunt for the grown kiddos::

I am so thankful I was able to have a wonderful Easter with my family. I was pretty stressed I would miss half of it with work & you never know. What a beautiful day!