Easter Recap a little late

I can't believe it has taken me almost a whole week to post anything new.  It has been nuts around here!  I had to take a nap on Monday to try and get myself caught up!  My washing machine and dryer were still going though, I had about 8 loads piled up.  I have no idea how that happened!!

Even though the weekend was busy, we had a great time.  The girls and I barely got dressed on Friday and had some fun dying eggs and making cupcakes in between cleaning the house to shine like the Hope Diamond.

I got this idea from Family Fun.  They were really cute if I do say so myself!

Saturday, we went to my sister's house for some great fajitas and an egg hunt! 

When we got home the kids and my husband had a camp out in the yard to wait for the Easter bunny.  They never did see him!!

They did however see a possum!  (not in the tent thank goodness!)

The Easter bunny did show up though!  He came up large too!

Then we headed off to church to celebrate the Risen Lord!

Here are the outfits I made for the girls! 

After an egg hunt here at home, we had a great day with family.

(Yes, my little petunia wore her Hello Kitty boots to church with her outfit!)

Easter Egg Stuffers, Holy Week

Well, here we are!  It's Holy Week!  I can't believe we are almost to Easter.  I feel it's been a good Lent.  I've learned more about my faith and why we do some of the things we do.  I have been blessed by these verses and the devotions I've been reading.  I hope these verses have blessed  you and your family as well!

Palm Sunday

Hosanna!  Blessed be the one who comes in the name of the Lord!  Mark 11:9-10

Monday

You, Lord, have called me for the victory of justice.  You have grasped me by the hand.  Isaiah 42:5

Tuesday

The Lord chose me and gave me a name before I was born.  Isaiah 49:1

Wednesday

"I didn't turn aside when they insulted me and spit in my face."  Isaiah 50:6

Holy Thursday

Lord, help me to understand what you have done for me.  John 13:1-15

Good Friday

Father, I put my life in your hands.  Psalm 31

Holy Saturday

And God saw that it was good.  Genesis 1

Easter Sunday

I rejoice in this day that the Lord has made!  Psalm 118

Happy Easter!

Glittered Easter egg wreath

I have been wanting to make a wreath for my door for ages.  We kept our Christmas wreath up almost to Valentine's Day!  I was ready for something spring-y!  I gave a different wreath a try, but it didn't work out too well, so this is where I ended up.  I'm sure it's been done before, but if you haven't seen it, here's the how-to!

You will need some plastic Easter eggs.  I got an 18 pack at Dollar Tree.  You also need a wreath form, some toothpicks or skewers, mod podge, a paintbrush, glitter, hot glue gun or other glue and some ribbon or fabric.  I also used some polyurethane spray to finish it off.

Begin by putting a toothpick or skewer into the egg's little holes on the end.  Then paint on the mod podge covering the entire thing.

Next take your glitter and cover the egg.  We found it easiest to dump a bunch of glitter into a plastic dish and use a spoon to cover the egg.

(tip:  I started to run out of glitter so I mixed a couple of tablespoons of sugar with the glitter and it worked out great!  I hope no birds or anything start hanging out on my wreath!)

I had an extra wreath form (also from Dollar Tree) that we stuck the eggs in to dry.

Once we had all of our eggs glittered, we took them outside and sprayed them with the polyurethane to seal in the glitter.  (be forewarned, we got glitter everywhere!)  While these were drying, I wrapped the wreath form with ribbon.  (Sorry, I forgot to take a picture of this step!)

For the last step, I used my hot glue gun to glue the eggs all over the wreath form.  I tied some ribbon around the top and hung it on the longhorn!!

I also thought this would make a cute centerpiece on the table.  Just leave out the last step and put a candle in the middle of it!  Shazam!  Sparkly table!

So, Happy Easter Ya'll!

I'm linking up to Gay's party!

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J is for JACKPOT!

Today is Alpabe-Thursday over at Jenny Matlock's.  If you haven't visited her before, you MUST!  She is HI-larious!  I enjoy reading her posts, they consistently put a smile on my face.  Most days though, I am laughing out loud!

So today, the letter is "J". 

Yesterday, Big Mama, (that's what I call myself to my kids.  I'm not really big, but I think it makes me sound important.  ha ha!) is walking on into Target.  I've been hearing all of the hype about the Liberty of London line and had to see what the hullabaloo was all about.  I had no expectation of being able to find anything good since the line came out almost 2 weeks ago and everyone out in bloggy land said their stores were just about sold out of everything LoL.  First I checked out the women's dresses.  They had full size runs of just about all of the women's things, except swimsuits.  Well, we all know which swimsuit I'll be wearing this summer, God willing.  So I tried on a couple of dresses that I thought would be good for Easter Sunday.  That was not successful.  One made me look like a house, the other I just wasn't crazy about.

So, I moved along to the kid's section.  Each Easter I try to put something a little bit useful, but fun, in my girls' Easter baskets.  I've put Crocs in them before and last year they got new swimsuits.  There is usually PLENTY of candy in the little eggs that they hunt.  In November, I got myself a pair of zebra print rainboots.  I look forward to rainy days just so that I can wear them.  Each time I do, my big girl goes into whine mode.  "I wish I had some rain boots, wah wah wah" .  To which I reply, "Too bad kid, Big Mama never gets anything new.  Get over it."  Ok, maybe I'm not quite that short with her, but the kid does have more clothes than I do.  So back to Target.  I get an idea.  Maybe I should put some rain boots in the baskets this year.  Hmmm.  I go over to check them out and low and behold, I find these.

(insert singing choir of angels here)

Big Mama shoots...she scores!

They only come in big girl sizes, not toddler.  So I check out the toddler sizes and find these.

(singing angels, again)

My baby girl has a new affinity for Hello Kitty, so these were another big score.  She's been sleeping with this Hello Kitty that she got at Build a Bear on her birthday and that thing is just about as big as she is!!

So, I left Target thinking to myself, "Big Mama, you hit the JACKPOT!"

I could not believe that I found both in their sizes.  Amazing.  Now I will just have to make my way to the Dollar Tree for candy!  They have a great selection for...a dollar!  Jackpot, again!

Easter Egg Stuffers, Week 4

Here are the verses for Week 4.  I am sorry to be so late with them!

Sunday

O Lord, we have heard you ourselves, and we are certain that you are the Savior of the world!  John 4:42

Monday

"In my heart, I am thirsty for you the living God.  When will I see your face?"  Psalm 42:2

Tuesday

"Show me your paths and teach me to follow;  guide me by your truth and instruct me."  Psalm 25:4

Wednesday

Help me oh Lord, to follow your commands, to teach them to my children and to my children's children.  Deuteronomy 4:9

Thursday

We worship the Lord with thankful hearts and songs of praise.  Psalm 95:2

Friday

Lord, that I may love you with all my heart, soul, mind, and strength.  Mark 12:30

Saturday

Lord, our prayer is that we may do our best to know you today.  Hosea 6:3

Please keep little Layla Grace in your prayers.  She and her family sure need all the prayer warriors they can get right now.

Pocket Easter Eggs DIY

I am a little sad that Valentines Day is over.  I never did get to make a Valentine wreath for my front door.  I do plan to make an Easter wreath, though.

Tomorrow will mark the beginning of Lent.  Ash Wednesday.  Forty days until Easter.

I feel it heavy on my heart to do more with my kids in teaching them about the Lord.

I decided to leave up the "love tree" and now it will become our Easter tree.  Today, we made some pocket Easter eggs.  They are just felt pieces cut in an egg shape.  I used some ric rac to decorate them.  (we used all of the rhinestones on the hearts!)  Then we added a little "pocket" to the back of them.

In each pocket is a little slip of paper.  Each day we will take some time and empty a pocket and follow the instructions. 

This is a fun project to do with your kids.  My 6 year old did some of the sewing around the edges and felt so big!  She's been asking for sewing lessons forever!  We plan to make more and cover the tree.

Hopefully, my kids will learn a bit more about the great sacrifice Jesus made for us and not just be concerned with what kind of candy will grace their baskets this year.

Be sure to stop by A Soft Place to Land for lots of other fun DIY ideas!