Easter

We had some beautiful weather for the weekend & spent some of that time outdoors at an Easter Egg Hunt in the park near our house.
Eli was the prize winner for the family as he won a gift card to Toys "R" Us & his very own set of Resurrection Eggs! The shiny eggs were prize winners & as you can see he's got one in his hand!







We had our services Saturday night & Sunday morning. The people coming to the services split themselves pretty evenly so we didn't get slammed either day with too many diapers or other not so fun stuff. It ended up being around 15,ooo people overall & over half of that was people from the community, not regular attenders. It's amazing being surrounded by that many people praising the resurrection of our Lord & hearing the gospel message preached! On a smaller note, Adrienne was very excited to get to see Miss Pattycake two times!
Eli enjoyed seeing Bibleman again but was more thrilled with being able to go down the super slide on Sunday morning.
With Tony working on all the major holidays it allows us to spread it out over a few days. We celebrated from Friday through Wednesday! I let the kids go to the store on Monday & pick out any chocolate bunny they wanted. They thought Mom was cool & I was able to save some $$.

Busy, busy & loving it

This past week was a busy one for us!
It started out with Eli's class performance at fine arts night at school. He got to be a farmer & sing a lovely assortment of barnyard songs. Who knew there were that many! The kids also got to show off their artwork like puppets & paintings.

Then it was Tony's birthday. We opted not to put all the candles on his birthday cake as I'm not sure how to turn off the smoke alarms.






















He got to pick the menu & chose pineapple upside down cake for dessert. I think it came out all right. Adrienne was my big helper & she put down all the pineapple slices & cherry halves. She was quite proud of her contribution. (She's been very active with the food preparation these last few months & loves to help out with anything in the kitchen!)




































After all that fun Eli attended a birthday party for one of his classmates. They went bowling & Eli scored a 76. Not bad for his second time ever bowling. I can think of a few adults who score in that range. :)

This week is shaping up to be busy as well. Today is St. Patricks Day. The kids & I made sure to all dress appropriately so as not to get pinched as we wander around town & school. Tony will just have to fend for himself at work however! We're having corned beef & cabbage with boiled potatoes for dinner. I can't wait, Yum!

Later this week are the egg hunts and of course Resurrection Sunday! We're going to the Saturday night service as a family & then the kids & I will be back on Sunday to volunteer in the children's department. It should be a good service with Diamond Rio performing for the grownups & Bible Man & Miss Pattycake for the young ones. I know Adrienne is excited to see Miss Pattycake. I will be on diaper duty with about 100 two year olds on Sunday, so pray for me. :P

A real snow day...with snow

The view out our bedroom window was a snowy wonderland.

The kids had such looks of awe on their faces as they watched the snow fall. It was so sweet to see.

It was snowing as Tony got ready for work. Everyone was advised to stay off the roads, but you gotta do what you gotta do. What would happen if we got real snow like up North?

It actually snowed for a few hours & gave us enough snow to go out & play! The kids threw snowballs, made snow angels & even jumped on a snowpoline.Pretty fun to watch the snow bounce with you!

Adrienne finally got to make her "snow bunny" that she has wanted to make for a whole year. She was thrilled to the point of bursting.

Sunny Days, Everything's A-OK

It was a beautiful day today! The kids & I decided to go for a hike & take advantage of the 70 degree weather. It was good to get out of the house & soak up some sun. It's supposed to get back down to the 40's later this week, so this day was a blessing!