Easter

We had so much fun celebrating Easter! I'm not very successful at getting holiday pictures because I'm not a very aggressive photographer. I always feel bad for the kid surrounded by relatives calling, "Over here" "Now look this way" "Here sweetie, look at me!" So it's very rare that I end up with a picture of children actually looking at me. I found myself walking around behind Xavier and my nephew, Braden, taking pictures of their backs while they were hunting eggs and realized what a fruitless effort it was. Here are two I did snap which we can look at in a couple of years and actually be able to tell who it is and what they were doing.




I wanted to get a full group shot because there were so many people there I love (including my brother-in-laws parents and our dear friends the Uchida's!) but my sister Cheryl, her husband Addie, and my darling niece and nephew weren't with us so it just didn't feel the same. We missed you guys and are looking forward to seeing you Saturday!!!

My favorite Easter decoration I saw this year was a wooden cross someone had standing in their front lawn. It was about 5 feet tall and I could tell that there was something written on it as I was driving past. I slowed down enough to see on the cross bar it read, "SO YOU WOULDN'T HAVE TO". Another one I loved were the banners waving from a big old church next door to my work. They were bright purple with a gold crown of thorns on them and simply said, "Thank you Jesus!" The Lord gave me a sweet season of contemplating the price he's paid for my soul. No one needs a Savior more than me!Thank you Jesus!!!

I saw these cute little toys while I was shopping before Easter and couldn't resist picking them up for my nephew to play with on Easter. I figured I would get some for Xavier too so they could both play, but apparently the novelty increases with age. They have suction cups and springs so a few seconds after you push them down they pop up in the air and you can catch them in the basket. No one was very successful at it, but Lori and Jason seem to be enjoying themselves with Xavier. Braden was in the background throwing one up in the air and trying to catch it. I love being silly with them :-)