Easter Weekend

We had quite the Easter Weekend with family. First we spent much of Holy Saturday at my sister's home for egg dying, egg hunting, bunny cake, and precious family moments!

Proud Grandma!

Egg Dying fun (and dress coverups)

Valiant and Abbey Dog :)

Egg Hunt! (Indoors due to rain)

Gift found an egg!

Easter Crafts

Pop and his grandson

So precious!!

And then our Easter Sunday celebrations. Mass of course, then Easter Brunch, and then home to see where the Easter Bunny hid the baskets and the clues for the basket scavenger hunt!!! (Pssss! They were in the tub this year!!)

After morning Mass.

We got home, then Lovely proceeded to read the clues leading around the house....

getting ready to search....

Reading a clue

Valiant "reading" a carrot clue

The hiding place!

They found it!!!!

JELLY BEANS!

Our sacrifice jar got filled with jelly beans!

The paper basket grass was the most popular

Making Resurrection Rolls

The rolls are empty like the tomb!!!

HAPPY EASTER!! It's still the EASTER SEASON!!!

Hiking Recap

SUPER Happy Feet!

Now we are talking! Happy feet in a mountain stream. Perfection!

Please Pray

I have another prayer request. I can't say much at this time, but someone dear to me I love lost their Father In Law today. He led a long life. Please pray for his family in the coming weeks.

Thank you!!

Happy Feet

A little end of school year/welcome summer gift to myself. Ahhhhh!

Gift is ONE!!!

On May 14th, 2010 this precious boy was welcomed with JOY!!

 

And we have watched him grow from infant to baby......and now...well...he is still my BABY. Even at ONE!!

Happy Birthday Gift! We adore you! We hope this next year is full of magical moments!!!!

Divine Mercy Sunday and Blessed JPII!! (Updated)

Today was a special Sunday! It is Divine Mercy Sunday, a day I'm getting more into every year. I love the prayers, the meaning, and today is a VERY special day, as Pope John Paul II gets beatified and becomes "Blessed JPII". I grew up with JPII, and he was so vibrant, cool, spiritual, and a true rock. It was a great day to record our participation in.

We also spent the rest of the day outside. Pictures to come of a wonderful day on the mountain and hiking with the family.



Much love!

**UPDATED** This evening, Lovely wanted to go with her Daddy to his Sunday "job" - playing flute at the evening Mass at the Cathedral every Sunday (we attend morning Mass at our parish together as a family). It may start a new tradition. She LOVES LOVES LOVES the Cathedral, and I daresay does better at Mass there than in our home church with participation and prayerfulness. She sat by herself (but near where Daddy played) and was introduced to the people she was sitting by, and helped the soundman during Mass as well. Hubby also took this picture....when she is at the Cathedral she LOVES all the stain glass, statues, prayer chapels etc., and he snapped this pic on his phone. It was so sweet on Divine Mercy Sunday.