He is Risen! Alleluia!
Just an advance warning... there are tons of photos in this post, most of egg-hunting. So I will try to keep the words to a minimum. If you are interested in seeing what we ate for Easter dinner (as that would be the first thing I would want to see - the food! ;), then it is toward the end of this post!
We had these for Easter morning breakfast before Mass. Cecilia remembered putting the marshmallows inside the bread dough the day before, and she was quite amazed that they were gone! Caroline was Miss Smarty-Pants and was telling Cecilia that they'd be empty before we even put them on the table... that's what big sisters who remember last year are for!
Caroline shows her "empty tomb." Note that she is wearing one of my brother's t-shirts from 1994 as a sleep shirt. Do you recognize it, Mike?
Here is our Lent calendar, completed. We counted items each day and put the pennies in a sugar bowl (since I never use sugar in the sugar bowl, or, for that matter, much at all anyway... when I sent Chris to buy sugar at 9:30 at night on Saturday since I ran out while making the lamb cake, he commented, "There's our sugar for the next year!"), and we need to deliver those to church the next time the collection goes to the poor. Caroline pasted images to the calendar of Jesus on the cross on Good Friday and of Jesus being laid in the tomb to show that he was in the tomb all day of Holy Saturday. When they awoke on Easter Sunday morning, they were surprised by the Risen Jesus image coming out of the tomb on the calendar!
We attended Easter Mass at our own parish for maybe the second time ever... my parents came up and met us at church and then came to our house for the day. It was nice to have the extra two sets of hands during Mass... I could actually sit next to my husband without a toddler all over me for part of the time ;) ah, one day I will be able to do that every time and will miss the little ones.
When we returned home, the Easter Bunny had apparently hidden baskets in Mommy's craft closet, ha ha. I didn't put the baskets out the evening before because it would have delayed our getting to Mass on time. For Easter, you have to get there early to get a seat, particularly if your husband is the lector that day and you are hoping to get enough space for six people!
Cecilia sems hgappy to have gotten some Reese's eggs in her basket!
And after emptying the baskets, it was on to... the egg hunt! We hid both the dyed eggs and the Resurrection Eggs.
This Eatser basket belonged to me as a child, and to my mother as a child before that!
No captions needed on most of these now:
getting her hands wiped off with a rag... the dye was running on the eggs due to their being refrigerated and then being put out in the warmth outside!
just thought this photo was funny... Cecilia looks grumpy and Caroline looks like she is defending her eggs from my dad or something not in the frame...
Opening the Resurrection Eggs and retelling the story of the crucifixion and resurrection
That's one happy kid!
My mom commandeered the handheld mixer and we worked on making the frosting with some trial and error. The cookbook said to use a can of coconut milk, poured into a fine mesh strainer lined with a linen towel, and let it sit for two hours to drain all the coconut water off and then use the chunk of coconut cream. How obsessive! Luckily, I found a little package of coconut cream at the health food store the day before, so we used it - a little at a time, tasting frequently until we got the right consistency and flavor. Soooooo yummy!!! Sooooo rich!!!
The girls had changed out of their Easter dresses into play dresses. Good thing, since they licked the beaters!
Just an intense close-up to show how thick and creamy the frosting looked...
Here's the cake, all done!
Our paschal candle centerpiece along with our crown of thorns turned Easter wreath
Our table, all set and ready. One day we'll have a table that will fit both the food and the people on it, I tell myself! ;)
Hope everyone had a blessed Easter Sunday and that you enjoy your leftovers as much as we'll be enjoying ours!
5 comments:
Happy Easter Erin! Beautiful pictures!!
Your lamb cake turned out darling!!
lamb cake is precious!
Hello! I know this is a late reply... but at what temperature do you bake your ressurection rolls, and for how long? :-)
Thanks,
Ilka
I believe I baked them at 350... I used a basic whole wheat rolls recipe for the dough and baked them at the given temp for that dough. I think they baked for 12-15 minutes... again, I just followed the time given in the recipe and kept an eye on them so they'd not get too browned. Any basic roll recipe will work, and you just put the marshmallows inside the dough and otherwise follow the instructions in whatever recipe you are using.
Hope this helps!!
Yes, thank you! :-) Looking forward to trying this with DS (almost 5).
Ilka
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