Easter Sunday

Despite all of the excitement and anticipation of searching for eggs and baskets left by some random rabbit hidden in our house, the kids actually slept in today! It was after 8am before I brought Tubby downstairs to check the status of what I expected to be a room full of kids, ready to burst at the seams. See, they have express instructions NOT to look for anything until mom and dad get up. These rules were instigated after one too many 6am mornings, and have held fast throughout the years, effectively postponing Easter and Christmas morning festivities to a reasonable hour. Instead, all I found were my two girls awake, enjoying the quiet morning, playing Webkinz side by side on the computers in the library. After waiting another half hour, with no signs of any awaking brothers, I allowed the girls to quietly look for their Easter baskets. They sampled some goodies, gathered up their new Webkinz, and settled back online to enter their new pets into Webkinz world while they continued waiting for their brothers to wake up.

One by one, the boys meandered down the stairs, found their baskets, and searched for hidden eggs. All the kids enjoyed candy for breakfast, followed by mandatory baths/showers in preparation for church. Crispy became so involved with his new Star Wars legos that he missed (either consciously or subconsciously) the call to get on his coat and climb into the truck. As we were pulling out of the driveway, Bob asked 'Where's Crispy?'....gee, he is still up in his room, alone in the house. At least the door was locked.

After a wonderful Easter service, we had a tasty Easter brunch with the grandparents at our house. Grandma C made the best ham ever....it pretty much dissolved in your mouth. This was perfect for Thomas, who was continuing his big boy accomplishments and was actually EATING today! He was managing small bites of ham, bread, and his favorite~lemon jello egg~all without gagging. We will forget about the next hour of puke puddles on the floor which he thought were fun things to play in. I made the awesome Cinnabon clones again, and Lisa's banana bread which has become a necessary staple in our house. We had a nice, relaxing afternoon, filled with more food, egg hunts~both inside and out in the snow!~ candy, pictures of Hawaii, a phone call from Miami, and some games. Laura was happy to hold Lyle captive at the table for quite awhile playing Max & Ruby magnets, and Play-doh.

Though it looks more like the Christmas season outside today than it does the Easter Spring holiday, the snow is actually quite fitting. The vast whiteness covering our world is so symbolic of what Jesus' Resurrection means for all of us. He has suffered by our sin, conquered death, and by faith in Him, we are made white as snow.....our sins are forgiven. We have new life because of Him, and only Him. Alleluia, He is Risen!......He is Risen Indeed!!!