Our great friends, the Goulds, celebrated the 1 year birthday of their youngest sweetie, Rosamae. Isaiah and I were lucky to attend her birthday celebrations at Chuckie Cheese along with several old friends from JCFC. She got lots of awesome stuff, the kids had a great time, and the parents had a chance to socialize. However, that being said....we will never celebrate Isaiah's (or any other toddler's) birthday at Chuckie Cheese. Parents there are crazy letting their children run wild. I was so frustrated with the older children being mean to the younger ones, even with the parents standing there. But enough about that, it was an awesome birthday party! Rosamae was so funny eating her cake, she kept looking at Tammy and Shawn as if to say, "So TODAY you want me to make a mess? You people are all crazy!" It was classic!
Tonight's the night before Easter. Tomorrow we have a fun-filled day of church, dying Easter eggs, dinner and Easter Bunny baskets. We are starting a new tradition this year with a recipe for "Resurrection Cookies" I found in a Christian mom's magazine. Basically, you make the cookies the night before and with each step, you read a part of the Passion. For example, you smash the chocolate pieces and you tell the part of the story where Jesus was beaten by the Romans. The next morning, you open the oven (you leave them in there overnight with it turned off) and eat them. They are hallow on the inside! You continue to talk about Jesus' sacrifice and the shock the disciples had when they realized Jesus was alive. I can't wait!
The picture of Isaiah with the nest is this little bird's nest he made at Jalayne's on Friday with pretzels, frosting, a Peep, and jelly beans. So cute...and tasty!