Happy Easter!

Dear Scarlet,

Did you know that Easter is this weekend? We will get to wear our new dresses to church and maybe have an Easter Egg hunt! Mama says that Easter is not really about bunnies or eggs, though. She says that it is remembering Jesus' death and resurrection, which is when he came back to life three days later! It's hard to understand, but we read this in the Bible: "Jesus said to her, 'I am the resurrection and the life; he who believes in me will live, even if he dies'..." (John 11:25)

Spring is my favorite time of year. I am so glad that the weather is finally getting warmer! We will even get to go swimming pretty soon. Leesia and Lilly love coming with us to the park and picking flowers. We even have sippy cups for them when they get thirsty....you have to stay hydrated when it is hot outside!

XOXOXO,
Sophia

Dear Sophia,

Today Mama had a lot to do so she really needed our help! She was amazed that you and I and Leesia and Lilly "snapped" the whole bowl full of green beans. She said it was a really big help. Those green beans tasted so yummy with our dinner, even better because we helped to cook them. Mama says that we are going to start getting tons of fresh vegetables from a local farm, so we will have lots of veggie prep to help with in the next couple of months! Maybe we can even visit the farm sometime soon!

XOXOXO,
Scarlet

Dear Scarlet,

I love finger-painting! Did you see my hand prints...I tried to put a different color paint on every finger! Even though Mama freaks out a little about having two kids with paint all over their hands in her kitchen, she loves to see the artwork that we make. Mama says that we are very creative and she wishes she had room to display all of our masterpieces!

Leesia and Lilly like to paint also! They said next time, could we please try realism art because we have this abstract stuff down pat. Also, they don't like getting their hands wet, so maybe next time we can use paintbrushes.

XOXOXO,
Sophia

Dear Leesia and Lilly,

We missed you so much while we were on our trip. Mama says next time you can both come along when we visit Ahmama and Papa's house. But we had a really nice time visiting and we got to go to a pretty pond with ducks. There was also an old Fire Engine that we could play in! It was lots of fun.


At 9 o'clock you are invited to our extra special castle party! While Mama is mopping the kitchen floor, we can use all the kitchen chairs to make a big tent. We can imagine that the tent is a fancy castle. Don't forget, the dress code is very fancy. We will all be princesses today.


Love,
Scarlet & Sophia

Dear Sophia,

Today we get to make cookies. Mama says that these cookies are very healthy and we will think they are very yummy too. Let's try them!

Leesia and Lilly's cookies

3 bananas, mashed

2 cups oatmeal

1/3 cup vegetable oil

1 teaspoon vanilla

1/8 cup coconut flakes

1/3 cup walnuts or pecans, chopped

1 chopped apple

A sprinkle of craisins and a few mini chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 325. Mix all ingredients together, refrigerate dough for 30 minutes, then drop by spoonful onto cookie sheet. (These also make nice bar cookies). Bake for 20 minutes or until slightly crispy. 

Love,

Scarlet