Happy Easter!

Christ is risen. He is risen indeed, Alleluia! Easter is always such a joy-filled day. The excitement of the Easter Bunny, the extra family time, and of course, the knowledge that Jesus not only died for our sins, but also rose again so that we can one day join Him in heaven. Could anything be better?!

Last year I remember feeling overwhelmed by God's sacrifice. As a new mom, it was impossible to imagine how much God must love us to send his son to die for our sins. I am still so amazingly grateful, but this year it was easier to focus on the joy rather than the sacrifice. While I cannot fathom it, Jesus loves Dax even more than I do. That means that my little boy will always have someone by his side through everything in his life and, eventually, we will get to spend eternity together. "Happy Easter" doesn't seem to fully express the pure joy that brings.

In the meantime, we will also do what we can to bring him joy in his daily happenings, and even more so on special days. Take a peek at Dax's second Easter.

Dax's first Easter basket: a book, bubbles, Twins hat, baseball, doll, and elephant watering can.

Loving his new "baby"

It's so fun to hunt for and open eggs - even when they're filled with magnetic letters that were already on the fridge! ;)

Reading one of his new Easter books

Plus, two videos. The first one is kind of long, but shows how excited he was to hunt for eggs and then he found his basket. The second one is short and so sweet (if you can get over the bad camera work - it's sideways! Oops!)

 

We were also celebrating Grandpa Phil's birthday. Dax decided to help clean up by putting everything in Grandpa's gift bag. Silly boy!