Passover Seder Meal

When I was a kid, I remember taking an "authentic" seder meal at church one time, and I thought it was really neat. I have wanted to do something like that with my kids, so this year we tried. They have known the passover story for a long time now, but we thought that taking the seder meal might help them understand a little better about how the Jewish people celebrated every year. Now, we are not Jewish, and probably left off lots of important details, since we were doing the "Wideman little boy" version of the meal. But it was enough for the boys to get the idea of what the passover meal was like every year. We basically gathered ideas from several websites, then adapted it to a preschool version as we told the passover story again and ate the different foods, trying to explain the significance. The best part (and maybe what they will remember the most!) was when they had to eat the bitter herbs. This was to represent the years of Jewish slavery. I got great pictures of the boys bravely trying the bitter herbs. Classic. Anyway, just wanted to share one of our family experiences with you.

Catch Up Time

Okay, I know I have lots to catch up on, so here goes...

First thing to catch up on is St. Patrick's Day - always a fun day at the Wideman home. Sorry it's almost June and I'm just now getting around to posting March pictures, but at least I'm getting them out there!

We had green oatmeal for breakfast that day - yum!

And for lunch, we had green eggs and pancakes. Micah, whose favorite color is green, thought this was all just for him.

And now on to some Mercy catching up. She's already 10 1/2 months old, so we've got a few months worth of cuteness to display here. Don't worry, this is not all. There is more to come in future (hopefully near future) posts.

Thought you wouldn't mind a little big brother super hero action here...

This was taken on Palm Sunday. Easter pics to come soon!