Holy Thursday and Good Friday 2015

Yes, 2015, because, well, you know, all the usual reasons... Anywho...

THE PASSION in LEGOS

HOLY THURSDAY DINNER ... SIMPLIFIED

GOOD FRIDAY at the ABBEY

 

 

Holy Saturday and Easter 2015

HOLY SATURDAY

EASTER SUNDAY

Hunting for Eggs

The super traditional Easter swim.

 Lamb Cake, of course

 This year the children kept track of all of their little sacrifices during Lent by collecting popcorn kernels in a jar. After Easter, we popped the kernels and added all the melted marshmallow bunnies and chocolate candies for a fun movie treat. Yummy!

The Year That Was: Lent & Easter 2014

Well, by tomorrow what I really meant was the day after tomorrow. It was implied, you know?

Being as we just celebrated Advent and Christmas and New Year's Day, I  thought it best to post our Lent and Easter pictures. Makes complete sense in my mind. I really dislike the idea of the photos being out of chronological order, so I'll start where I stopped in 2014 and just move on until we catch up in 2015. Hopefully, that means a whole lot of posts in a short period of time. As everything is almost a year old now and my brain is old and tired, there will be few words but lots of photos. Sorry 'bout that. 

Onto Lent 2014...

Holy Thursday and Good Friday

Holy Saturday

Blessed Easter

one tired, tired boy

A Little Late for Lent...

... Okay, it's a lot late but, I am going to post anyways. (Olvia is laughing at me. I can take it.)
I'm chaulking up all my lack of enthusiasm for getting anything done, anywhere, at anytime on my first trimester fatigue. Baby #8 should arrive in the Autumn and the dear wee bairn is wearing me out. One of these days I'll call the doctor and schedule an appointment to find out an actual due date, but even that is a little daunting right now. (Oh, I did finally get around to that appoinment- October 17th!) In the meantime, here is Lent 2013 to remember:

Holy Thursday

We used our GF Holy Thursday menu. While I knew how most of the dishes would turn out, the homemade tortillas were a first. I was a little worried, especially since we had so many hands helping in the kitchen. Would they be finicky to roll or tough to chew? They were neither! While nothing GF can compare to a soft buttered flour tortilla, these were very tasty and easy with all the help. :-)

The fig butter from Trader Joe's tasted just like the inside of a fig newton. Yum!

The biggest hit was the enormous bowl of strawberries. I think Xavier could happily exist for years on a deserted island so long as it had a strawberry patch!

Stephen loves these special dinners just as much as the children. There is a spirit of anticipation that sweeps everyone up and holds them tight through the whole day. Holy Thursday is definitely a day that should be anticipated. The story of the triumphant arrival in Jerusalem, the Lord's Supper, the institution of the Mass, the Agony in the Garden, and Judas' betrayal have so much power to hold even the little ones spellbound.

Good Friday

Good Friday definitely felt more rushed. There was not time to meander through the day as we headed down to noon services at the Basilica. Their choir is amazing and the entire Good Friday reading is sung. Lovely if a little long for the young ones. Afterwards, we headed home to bake and prepare. Again, the dishes were a hit with everyone. The one exception being the TJ's Rice Flour Tortillas- just pass on those. Bleh! 

 Marie Claire loved the Tomb Biscuits. Stephen says that he can watch a baby eat all day and be captivated by all their funny expressions and mannerisms. I couldn't agree more. You don't even want to know how photos I snapped of Marie and those biscuits. Too funny!