For the past 6 weeks Jayne's class (all the 4th and 5th graders) at school have been working with a resident artist learning about the Tlingit (KLING kit), the Haida (HIGH duh) and the Tsimshian (SIM she ann) native tribes of Southeast Alaska. They have learned how to introduce themselves in the native tongue. They have learned about the art and form styles used in totems and the meanings behind the symbols. They even had the opportunity to make a deer skin drum (Goo-jow), including soaking the deer skin and stretching it over the wood drum frame and letting it set until it hardened. Once it was completely dry they got to draw their chosen native symbol on the drum and the paint it. They look SO COOL! They even made their own drum stick using a stick, fabric, buck leather, and deer tendon, which was used as the string to tie it all together. This past week the students performed for the rest of the school, singing a song/chant in the native tongue. It is a welcome message...
Happy Easter! What a wonderful Easter we had together today! The kids woke up to find that the Easter bunny did in fact leave them some treats and they thought that 
was pretty awesome! In addition to the treats they found in the baskets Jacy had also dyed 5 eggs at school this week, and the bunny had hid those in our living room for her to find. That bunny was pretty sneaky with a couple of them! After breakfast it was off to church. I always love Easter Sunday because they always have the most beautiful musical numbers!!! After church we came home to have some lunch and then the kids got to get started on the chocolate bunnies... Can someone 
say sugar overload! I think I went into sugar shock just looking at them! After the cleanup we headed out back to play and realized that the Easter bunny had hidden a bunch of eggs around the backyard as well... what a fun Easter egg hunt that was! While we sat around the table for dinner we read a children's book about Easter. It is amazing to hear some of the questions that Jacy's asks. Those little minds want to know! Once everyone was ready for bed we snuggled on the couch and watched an animated children's video about Easter and the resurrection of Christ. I think it helped Jacy put faces to the names that we had read about in the storybook.
While chocolate bunnies and peeps are inevitable on Easter I hope that you were able to take some time out of the day to remember why we celebrate Easter. Remember our Savior Jesus Christ and the sacrifice he made to suffer for our sins so that we might live with our Father in Heaven again. As we talked about the Easter story with Jacy tonight it was touching to see her go to bed sad (crying) because Jesus was on the cross. I can't wait until she understands what a wonderful and amazing act that was... that he did for HER and all of us. 
Looks like you all had a great easter!! It wouldn't be easter without TONS of delicious chocolate!
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Andrea
I love the chocolate hands! That is my favorite!
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