Happy Easter 2013!

What a wonderful Easter we had together today with our family!

We began our day opening up the last of our "Resurrection Eggs" and finding the final egg empty!  How special it has been to share the story of Easter with our girls this year through these neat eggs.

After our remembering the reason we celebrate Easter, the girls received a basket full of candy and eggs, which they loved.

Then we got all dolled up and had a very special morning at church celebrating the resurrection.

 After church we headed over to Gia and Bapa's for a sweet time with our family celebrating together.

Aren't these pretty girls?...

And lastly, we ended our afternoon with a fun egg hunt for the girls....

Happy Easter everyone, 

with love from the Douglases!

He is risen!  Risen indeed!

Preparing for Easter

We've done something new this year as we prepare for Easter and we've loved it.  

Wanted to share with all of you.

They are called Resurrection Eggs.  Each day we read a page in our book which gives a scripture in the Easter story and then we open an egg that contains an object from the story.  Then the book further explains to the kids the importance of the object. (as you can see in the pic, our last 3 eggs aren't opened yet and I just couldn't spoil it!)  

Our kids have LOVED this.  

And it has been a really neat thing for Troy and I to share with them as well. 

 A sweet daily reminder of our Savior's sacrifice.

If you don't have an Easter tradition with your kids, I encourage you to check these out.

(super cheap at Hobby Lobby!...go for the Easter sale!)

Happy Resurrection!

Amy

Happy 5th Birthday Audrey Rose!!!

Do you believe that our Audrey Rose has turned 5?! Well it's so true! Look at this big girl's birthday celebrations...

First she woke up to her birthday candle burning bright with 5...

Then she got to open some presents from her Nana...

It was Bible study day for us...and her teachers made her a neat card and sang to her.  

After Bible study she got to choose our lunch spot.  Or course she chose MacDonalds.  She and sissy had a great time eating their happy meals in the train and playing together.

On Thursday after her birthday we went to visit Gia and Bapa and got to see Cate and Caroline in their musical - Seussical!

Cate and Caroline were fabulous in the play by the way.  We LOVED it!  Great job girls!

After the play we went out to lunch with Gia, Bapa and Aunt Sarah and Cate to celebrate Audrey's birthday...

Audrey got such neat gifts from her Aunt Sarah and Gia and Bapa...and a little something from Mommy and Daddy too.  how fun!

And guess who else got some little treats?  : )

Our birthday theme as you will see at her party is Barbie.  So Audrey got a new Barbie movie and the Barbie and Prince that go with the movie.  

the yummy birthday cupcakes from Gia...

And then came Saturday...Barbie Party Day!!!

Getting their first glimpse of the cake...

And the awesome Barbie dollhouse from Gia and Bapa...wow!

(let's not forget the cute Hello Kitty outfit Audrey is wearing that came from her Aunt Jess.  She put this outfit on as soon as she got up on party day!)

the party treats for our friends...

the barbies to color (which was a big hit!)

Audrey and her sweet friend Abby coloring their barbies together...

more of the girls coloring

Jenny, Alaina, Harper and Savannah

the finished birthday barbies...(Audrey colored the one with the red and green skirt.  Alaina colored the one to the right of Audrey's.  : )

now it's cake time!

Audrey and her best friend Frankie enjoying their cake...

sweet presents from friends...

And finally all the girlies...

What an awesome birthday this 5 year old had!  Thank you everyone.
And we love you sweet Audrey.  You are a precious blessing to our family!