The Letter B...

So I have finally gotten around to posting about the letter "B"... we had fun doing our activities to go along with the letter B. Nature helped us out a bit too!

First we worked on the Big B.  We made a letter B out of Bubble Wrap.

We also painted with the Bubble Paper

Then we made a small "b" boat

We read the B Book...many times

We also made Banana muffins.  You can find my recipe that I use here.

He had his "B" Lunch.  Brown Bear Crackers; Apple Boats with Bear passengers; Blueberry yogurt with more bears & a Bone; Blueberry Bagel letter "B" and more Bones and last but not least Berries with more Bear Sprinkles.  

Last but not least...we had a Bumble Bee land on our back door and would not go away after alot of banging. It was kind of weird, but I have to say, I have never seen a bee that close. I hope to get C done in a more timely manor.

In case you have been wondering where I have been...

So I am a bit behind on my creative inspiration. The month of March was crazy and I am trying to catch up on life. My oldest turned 6, then the next week we left for vacation and then the next week I hosted and attended Easter celebrations.

I had intended on having all kinds of car activities to show you; however, after much planning, we didn't do many of them.  We dealt with the stomach flu on both the way there and home.  We did get a couple of my activities completed, but sorry no pictures.  What I did for the boys was go through their books and pick out some of their favorites.  Then I came up with easy car crafts to go along with the books.

The first activity that we did went with the book Goodnight Gorilla.  This is a really fun book...

After reading the book we made keys.  I used this template for the keys.

I cut the key portion out and punched a hole in it.  I made three for each boy.  Then we strung them on pipe cleaners.

The second activity that we did was gorilla masks.  This the template I used for that.

I also cut these out and the eye holes.  They colored them and then I taped a craft stick on.  

After this they eat a banana snack.  This activity took about an hour, so it passed the time well and the boys had fun pretending they were the sneaky gorilla.

Tonight

So sorry for the absence.  I am recuperating from our spring break trip to Florida.  We had a wonderful time while we were there.  The drive was a bit sketchy with my youngest having the stomach flu on the way there and the middle boy having it on the way home, but we all survived.  Anyhow, I also had a blog all ready for last night and somehow, my computer lost it...so I'll recreate that one later.   So, on to tonight:

As I am guessing most of  you know, tonight is Maundy Thursday, or Holy Thursday.  The night Jesus celebrated the "Last Supper" with his disciples.  Tonight at our Church service our Pastor spoke on the time Jesus spent in the Garden in Prayer.  He spoke on the agony he was in and how he was fighting the battle in prayer even before he headed into what he knew was before him.  Jesus knew what was coming and went to God in prayer and asked Him if he could do it any other way; but, I believe, in knowing that this was the only way, he prayed that Gods will be done. 

How hard that is for us to do.  Knowing that many times God's will is not our own, we desire our selfish wants, but if we would just trust in God's plan and truly believe that it needs to be His will and not our own, what awesome things will be ahead of us, that only He could provide.  This world is not our final destination and that is something I often have to remind myself.  When I think in those terms, praying for God's will becomes a bit easier.  He has a plan that goes far beyond what we will ever see here.

I know this is not my best writing (not that I have any stellar writings); however, I just simply have enjoyed reading over the verses below and pondering what must have been going through Jesus mind knowing all he knew and still trusting his father and following through with His plan to bring Glory to Him and to save us!!!  

I just hope that we remember the truth about Easter when celebrating this year!!!  

Matthew 26: 36-46

 ³⁶ Then Jesus went with his disciples to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to them, “Sit here while I go over there and pray.” ³⁷ He took Peter and the two sons of Zebedee along with him, and he began to be sorrowful and troubled. ³⁸ Then he said to them, “My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with me.”

 ³⁹ Going a little farther, he fell with his face to the ground and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will.”

 ⁴⁰ Then he returned to his disciples and found them sleeping. “Couldn’t you men keep watch with me for one hour?” he asked Peter. ⁴¹ “Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.”

 ⁴² He went away a second time and prayed, “My Father, if it is not possible for this cup to be taken away unless I drink it, may your will be done.”

 ⁴³ When he came back, he again found them sleeping, because their eyes were heavy. ⁴⁴ So he left them and went away once more and prayed the third time, saying the same thing.

 ⁴⁵ Then he returned to the disciples and said to them, “Are you still sleeping and resting? Look, the hour has come, and the Son of Man is delivered into the hands of sinners. ⁴⁶ Rise! Let us go! Here comes my betrayer!”