Easter

 Braelyn came over on Saturday to help dye Easter eggs. Both her parents were sick and I was so glad we could continue the tradition of being together.

 Afterward we had a Easter egg hunt indoors, since Jer had just put down Rabbit-be-gone-stuff/poison? outside. I hid them in the front living room area. They were so good at finding the eggs in under 4 minutes (each kid found 6), that Carol and Jer wanted to really hide them in the dining room. One was hidden up under the table ledge of the dining table, so they had to crawl just right to see it. Jer even hid one in the chair lining of that he was sitting in- slightly unfair :) I think that might have been more fun for the adults then kids.

 We went to Easter mass at 9:30 with Carol and Dick in the old church hall. It was a beautiful day and amazing weather. It was a glorious mass with such meaning. (I teared up several times at mass, a new raw emotion for me since the retreat.) There was so many people that both our old church, our new church, and the courtyard was beyond bursting at the seams- something beautiful to with hold. The kids looked so pretty in their dresses, which unfortunately I didn't get any pictures of since they changed as soon as we got home.

 I think their favorite part of the Easter basket was the giant chocolate bunny.

 The Easter bunny also left some new play dough. The girls spent making things for a couple of hours. Look at how creative Victoria was at making a rose with the play dough! She knew to grab a chopstick for stability.