Easter

Finally, for the first time in years, Easter was a beautiful spring day!  We have had some really dreary Easters the last few years, so it was glorious to spend almost the entire day outside soaking up the sunshine.  The kids were off school on Friday, and John and I went to a viewing of the The Passion of the Christ at church (Sarah had spent the night with Emmalee the night before and was still at their house).  What a difficult movie to watch, but what a wonderful portrayal of all Jesus endured for us.  I'm really glad we went.  

Claire spent the night with us on Saturday night, and on Sunday morning we went to church before going to brunch at Meme and Papa's.  The service was so good...Kyle spoke about what our lives would be like without Easter, and it was a wonderful message.  Of course the Easter Bunny came and left the kids some goodies like lacrosse and field hockey balls, candy and a few other fun things.

Meme had set a beautiful Easter table and served her traditional brunch which we all love (she always says she feels bad serving the same thing, but it's a tradition, and we all love it!).

Easter is my favorite holiday...I love being with family without the pressure that comes with Christmas, and the beautiful spring weather was the icing on the cake.

That night we went over to Badoo's for a delicious Easter dinner.  Mary Lawrence joined us too, and we ended the night wishing Dick at happy 76th birthday (his and Uncle Bill's birthday was coming up on Tuesday).

After honey glazed ham, deviled eggs (one of my favorites!) and this decadent ice cream cake that Lori brought, I thought I might explode.  And it was totally worth it!

Happy Easter!