Eastertide

Youth Group was in charge of the Easter Egg Hunt and party at church on Holy Saturday, so the boys helped set things up and hide eggs and then Molly and Ethan participated in the festivities. Molly won a giant pink stuffed bunny after finding 62 eggs!!! Ethan was happy with his 18, which Matthew helped him find. He's actually a pretty good searcher, for a toddler. Ethan, not Matt. :)

A Traditional Lenten Food...

A friend's facebook post gave a link to the origins of pretzels. Apparently, the ropes of dough were twisted to look like crossed arms which was the prayer stance of the time. They were invented by a monk and they were found to be a good food to give to the poor because they were nourishing and portable.
So...I made them on Holy Thursday and they were gobbled up in short order! They are sure to become one of our lenten traditions along with Hot Cross Buns which I also made last week. I didn't get a photo of them but they too were scrumptious!