Resurrection Rolls...He is Risen!!

Yesterday I had decided that I wanted to make resurrection rolls with our kids. We made them this evening. It ended up being a wonderful experience, and the kids really seemed to grasp the entire story of the resurrection of Jesus through the making of these rolls.

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Here is what you will need:

Can of crescent rolls

8 large marshmallows

Cinnamon

sugar

butter

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And here is the directions and some photos to go along with the directions:

STEP 1: Preheat oven to whatever temp the can of rolls says (normally 375)

While the oven is preheating, we read John 19

STEP 2: unroll crescent rolls. Explain that this is like the cloth that they wrapped Jesus in
STEP3: Give marshmallow to children. Explain that this represents Jesus...all white and pure because He was without sin
STEP 4: Roll marshmallows in melted butter. This symbolizes the embalming oils

STEP 5: Roll marshmallow in Cinnamon sugar. This is like the spices used to prepare Jesus' body for burial

STEP 6: Wrap crescent roll around marshmallow(Be sure to pinch and seal all edges tightly to keep marshmallows inside). This represents how they wrapped Jesus body with the cloths.

STEP 7: Put rolls in oven (symbolizes the tomb that Jesus was placed in) and bake according to package.

STEP 8: While baking, read John 20:1-18 Step 9: Open tomb (oven) and remove rolls. Let cool slightly. Break open and discover what happened to Jesus. He is no longer there!!

THE TOMB IS EMPTY!!

THE TOMB IS EMPTY!!

HE IS RISEN!!

Skeletoes...funny looking but so very comfy....

We have seen these several times, and we finally decided to try some out. They are called skeletoes and are put out by Fila. These are some pretty wild looking shoes, but are sooo very comfortable. The arch support in them is completely amazing. We love them!! Other companies make similar shoes at much higher prices, but these are great and a decent price too. They are for every day wear as well. They at first glance look like water shoes but they are not. Yes, they can be worn in water, but are for pavement, dirt, grass, running, etc as well.

Our latest adventures......

Got a call Sunday afternoon...chicks were in. 50 cornish roasters....yummy!!

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all huddled up in the box

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room to run...day 1 pic of them all

the little black one is the specialty chick **************************************************** Our other chicks out in the coop (egg layers) they are getting big and doing awesome ******************************************************* Inside the coop

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a jersey giant and barred rock.

look at the size difference...love it!!

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enjoying some treats...

they sure look forward to treats

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this is the chicken in question.

looks like a barred rock..but its not

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here it is again with other barred rocks..it is on the left

look at its legs..they are white or greyish

and look at its size...much bigger

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here it is again on the left with a barred rock on the right

completely different leg colors

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again...the mystery chicken

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and yet again...

barred rock on left, mystery chicken on right

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she is a beauty...going to have a lot of black highlights

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one of our buff orpington...always like these

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curious....

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looking at what I was doing...

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eating grass

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very pretty chicken

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So, the mystery chick (the free rare one that mcmurray sends), which we orignally thought may just be a barred rock rooster..is not that!! Originally we thought the rare chick was another one, but she now looks just like the other ones. I am thinking this one is either a cuckoo maran or a dominique...actually leaning more towards a dominique. What do you think?

We are having a good adventure with all the chickens. I can wait until they start laying..and the meat ones are old enough to butcher. Thinking about ordering another batch to arrive in late summer for butchering in the fall. I like the idea of knowing all that is going into the meat (chicken at least) that my family will be eating. You cant get a whole rganic fed chicken for as cheap as it costs to raise one. It IS cheaper to feed and raise a chicken for meat organically than it is to go and buy a whole organic chicken.

(SORRY ABOUT THE SPACING. I HAVE FIXED IT A DOZEN OR MORE TIMES AND WHEN I GO TO PREVIEW IT, IT IS STILL ALL MESSED UP..OH WELL)

An old tea pot...and a creative little boy...

As a child, I can remember playing with this old plastic teapot as a child while at my Grandma's house. My grandma has always had one drawer in the kitchen full of toys. They are nothing special and are all old, or shall we say ancient. But even though they are old, and some are broken, kids always seem to still love Grandma's toy drawer. Isaac loves the teapot. The teapot that is probably 30+ years old. Yeseterday while it was nice out, the kids and I walked up to Grandma's house. And for the next hour, Issac prepared a tea party. This was no ordinary tea party...it was a tea party Isaac style. He was very serious about the set up of his party. and we giggled as we watched him and talked with him about the process. So here you go...the tea party...with a tea pot that is old and broken...but a favorite for Isaac. Enjoy......

beginning preparations to his tea party I cant smile for the camera mom, I am busy The setting at the party

making everything just perfect

pouring some tea

and more tea

oops...he forgot napkins...

the setting to the tea party that took him about an hour

he pulled the rocking chair up to the table and then called his brothers

alas......enjoying some tea

It was wonderful sharing this time with my grandma

Another broken elbow for Nathan...this one is a big ouchie....

I am going to make this very short (or at least try). I typed up a very long update over on facebook and tried to post it here by copying and pasting, but for some reason blogger is not letting me do it. I really don't feel like typing it all out again...it was long. Anyhow..... Last Thursday Nathan (our 4 yr old) fell and broke his left elbow. Back in July he had broken his right elbow. But this time around, the break is much more serious and quite possibly could be requiring surgery to fix it. They are watching the bones for a week and then will make a decision next week whether or not surgery will be needed. The summary....is that right now the bones are aligned correctly in a splint. They CANT cast it because if they do, that risks moving those bones ever so slightly..and thus requiring surgery. Because it is soooo very important to maintain that alignment they have right now, they cannot take the splint off and risk those bones shifting even the slightest bit. Anything could cause those bones to become misaligned..from bumping the arm to something such as the muscles pulling. They would be more secure in a cast, but it is too risky to remove the splint right now. This next week is "critical" in determining the course of treatment for Nathan. And that is why it is such a challenge for us. we are to keep Nathan as calm and inactive as possible. Three year olds run, jump, play rough, and use their arms tons of course. All of these things would almost certainly cause those bones to shift and thus lead to surgery. Of course we would like to ask everyone to pray that those bones stay aligned and that he heals quickly. If he does end up having surgery, it is quite a major surgery on his little elbow which would almost guarantee some ever lasting effects with stiffness in that joint, etc. Please pray for Nathan throughout your week, whether it be morning, noon, or night. We are not complaining in any way, just trying to pass along info so people know specifically how to pray and what the need is. We know that it could be so much worse. So many kids are suffering more. We are so thankful for this sweet boy and what a blessing he is. We will update more next week when we know the plan.