HE IS RISEN!

Mike can once again have his favorite bubbly beverage...Coke!  He was so good during lent and didn't break down once.  It really does make it so sweet when you can finally have something you have denied yourself for so long.  We walked into church this morning and the statues were all unveiled and the cross was visible, lilies were everywhere!  It was beautiful!  The same principal was at work.  We had been denied their beauty for so long and to finally see the church all decorated again was amazing!  

We had a great Easter morning. We went through baskets, hunted eggs and enjoyed breakfast.  We left 45 minutes before mass would begin in order to get a seat.  It worked!  We sat up front where we usually sit. After mass we all went to Red lobster for lunch.  We had done that last Easter and the kids really wanted to do it again.  We hadn't eaten at one since then so it was a real treat!  Noah got crab legs, steak and shrimp scampi!  He's a growing boy! :-)

We returned home and took photos of the kids and all of us in our Easter clothes.  Noah was not thrilled.  I'm afraid we are having a little on set of adolescent hormones. He has been so hard to please lately. Nothing all that bad, mind you, just a subtle change that I am noticing. 


Nathan went down for an hour nap and the kids have been playing outside for hours.  Mike has been working in the yard, fixing the wood border around the play set.  It was a death trap and needed to be fixed.  


Well, that's the day so far.  Here are the photos...

Nathan's

Madison's

Grace's

Noah's

Nathan went right for the bubbles.

Noah has been trying origami lately, so he was glad to get the paper and book.  He also got the new Harry Potter movie.

Madison got a Barbie movie she had been hoping for and a bunny.

Grace got a movie she'd been wanting and a bunny too.

I just thought this was funny.  The kids were cracking up because Nathan wouldn't cooperate.

Again cracking up!