We've had the most lovely Easter weekend. Saturday night we hosted a small gathering of good friends for a Christian Passover seder. Both the Christian and Jewish faith share this ritual of telling the passover story in common. Although I think it has been almost lost in the Christina faith. But no less important to remember.

The table was set with our blue rimmed everyday wedding dishes...we never got good china. I used my ever growing colellection of vintage silver napkin rings and my Great-Aunt Grace's silver plate.

There was a scavenger hunt before dinner for the kids.  As they progressed through the clues, the Passover story was read and they picked up items to remind them of elements of the story...a piece of rope as a sign of Israel's bondage, etc. It was a great night full of much fun and time with good friends.

As I type this, I can hear the older two boys and S organizing the camping gear in preparation for tomorrow's excursion with yet a few more friends.

It is times like this that I feel so overwhelmingly thankful for such a full life shared with such amazing people.

To my family...I tried to get a decent shot of the boys all dressed up and looking nice before they got dirty.  It didn't work out like I had thought it might...here is the only one that is even worth printing.  

Ugh!

Such is life with silly boys.

I just found our that our campsite has electricity, but I do now know about internet access.  But I would really like to leave the computer at home.

Wish me luck with that.

Happy Easter ya'll!