Happy Easter!

Jesse's first Easter has come and almost gone and it was a wonderful day! Holidays are so much more fun with little kids, and I'm sure it gets even better once they're old enough to actually understand what is going on. Despite the fact that Jesse was unaware of the cause for the celebration, we still had a really special day. He hardly fussed all day, which is a very rare occurrence these days, and we even got him to giggle for us quite a bit (yesterday was his first real laugh).

After church we enjoyed lunch with my parents and then a relaxing afternoon spent visiting with them while Jesse slumbered for nearly 3 hours. Here are some pictures of our day. Jesse wore a cute little outfit given to him by Virginia, and I bought him some blue, green, and yellow argyle socks to go with it. It was perfect for Easter.




When this happens--when our perishable earthly bodies have been transformed into heavenly bodies that will never die--then at last the Scriptures will come true:
"Death is swallowed up in victory,
O death, where is your victory?
O death, where is your sting?"
For sin is the sting that results in death, and the law gives sin its power. How we thank God, who gives us victory over sin and death through Jesus Christ our Lord! --I Cor. 15:54-57