Easter

Something made me think the grandparents would still like to see these Easter pictures even though I forgot to post them long ago. We took the camera up to a little overlook at Three Mountain Retreat Center in Clifton, NY, where our church does and Easter Retreat every year. This was after worship on Easter Sunday and after a big brunch and after a whole weekend of playing outside in different surroundings and we still tried to do a photo shoot. The second picture down (below this paragraph) is more reflective of Eliza's attitude throughout this ordeal. I remember she was telling a story the whole time about carrying around a "little monster" in her arms. 

Eliza and her little friend playing at the Easter Retreat: "look, we're like Saturn!" 

This amazing tree--where Ben spends most of his time at the retreat

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This was pretty special. During our Easter service, we were all seated in a circle with a big carpeted space in the middle (picture above). To Eliza Jane this looked like a dance floor. What a delight to see her dancing, completely unselfconsciously, finding her joy in music and movement.  Some of the other smaller children followed her lead.  I love being in a church where this is seen as a beautiful expression of worship rather than assuming that she was calling attention to herself or putting on a performance. Dancing is her joy--in church, at home, wherever the music is on. 

happy with the flowered cross 

This is a weird picture anyway, but consider I edited out
a child picking his nose next to Benjamin.