He has Risen

We are so blessed to not only have a Lord who died a horrific death for us, but rose to prepare an eternal place for us!  We are blessed with children who are happy and healthy, a house to live in and 70 degree weather on this special day. 

Let me back up....Saturday we went to our local greenhouse for their annual Easter egg hunt. 

Brielle said, "I guess I was faster!"

Look at our eggs Mom!

My peanut

 

 

Everyone was up at the crack of dawn, so after we tore apart our Easter baskets and Dad left for work, we got ready for church.  We actually made it to 8 am service!!!!  This guy is such a ham!

I can't believe how grown up she looks!

Collin was pretty hungry for breakfast, and was pretty angry that I took away his snack for this picture.

Here is a nicer one after church.

Daddy and his girl

ready to find the eggs the bunny left for us.

This one is for you Kate Simmons

 



the big kids helping Collin

He tripped and spilled his basket

Cheese!!!

Bet you can't get that one!?!

But he did!!!

 



She shook each one!

Collin, the kid who loves sweets, stole the jelly beans and ate them when he wasn't supposed to.  I guess it was a black one!

I hope that this Easter day finds you surrounded by loved ones rejoicing in our risen king!

Easter Eggstravaganza

Well, I said there was a lot more to come, so here goes.....

My Mom came to visit Palm Sunday weekend and boy was it a packed weekend!  Friday night Steve and I went to our church's Murder Mystery Dinner.  Neither one of us solved the mystery, but it sure was fun!

Saturday morning was full of eggs, crafts, games, and fellowship!  We had our church's 4th annual Easter Eggstravaganza. 

 

Waiting for the hunt to begin!

1st egg

 

Someone is excited!!!

He got pretty good at finding them!

He was so excited it was hard to get a picture....he was just too fast!

Making our Palm Sunday craft

 

 

Eating a cookie.  This guy likes sweets more than our whole family put together!!!

(sorry for the picture error)

Eating her decorated cookie

Making a craft with Grandma

 

 

 

Decorating his cookie with a few sprinkles, or the whole container :)

Painting ornaments

everyone liked this one!

The end of the day.....he was tired!

 

 

 

Later that day, Isaiah decided he was going to take the training wheels off the bike and try to ride.  So we all went to the park to watch.  

Taking off the training wheels

 

getting on for the first time on 2 wheels

Ready to go...

Don't let go...

 

And he's off!

 

 

Riding on his own!

 

 

He learned how to ride his bike not only in one day, but in about an hour!!!!  He also learned without any major falls and without tears!!!!  He had one little hiccup, but it was out of frustration.  There are SO many things to remember when learning how to ride a bike!  Now all he wants to do it ride his bike!!!

I will leave you with this adorable picture of Collin.  This is the same outfit Isaiah wore our first Easter here. 

And this is Isaiah. 

 (wow, even I did a double take!!!)

So much to say

So much has happened in the last month, I have been meaning to get to this blog for a few weeks now!

In the middle of March we had our spring break.  I decided to make spring break an adventure.  We had an "adventure" a each day. 
Monday we went to the zoo for the first time this year.

ready for an adventure

seals

she is into posing lately

Awe...

Tiger

Alligator

The boys

 

 

It was supposed to be 60 degrees but turned out to be pretty cold while we were at the zoo....some spring break huh?

 

Tuesday we went to a showroom of rainbow play systems.  It costs 6.00 to play for the day.  They have 26 of their backyard "jungle gyms" set up to play on, as well as 2 trampolines.  The kids had a blast and wanted to go back the next day!

 

Wednesday was our swimming day!  We headed to the indoor pool to have some fun.  I wish I would have brought my camera, because they are so much fun in the water!

 

Thursday was a big adventure, since it was also Daddy's day off.  We headed south to the boarder and headed into IL.  We went to a new children's museum.  It was a lot of fun!

 

It was even fun for Mom and Dad!

Doing the high jump

This was a game where you were a virtual soccer goalie and had to block balls by watching the screen in front of you.  It was challenging but really fun!

They had sports equipment that you could try on.

Pitching a ball

It told you how fast you pitched.  Isaiah spent most of his time here trying to beat his own high score of 17. 

Of course this kid would find the balls

and the water! 

They had water guns that you could squirt at each other.

driving the train

And the bus

operating a crane

 

old school telephones!!!  They have never seen these!!!

This girl can change a tire with the best of them!

and look cute doing it!

He petted the fake dog.

All I could think of was the movie 'Big'

Learning about combining

the view from a combine

He loves cows.  So much I guess he felt it needed a kiss!

Learning about milking cows

See, I was there!

Sitting in a tractor. 

They really are in there!!!

 

 

Friday, the forecast was 100 % rain, so we spent the day's adventure inside.  We had a special "frozen" day.  We made frozen popsicles, frozen fruit smoothies, frozen food for lunch, and watched the movie Frozen.  Collin lasted until the food was gone, Brielle missed the middle part, and Isaiah asked to turn it off 3 times.  My kids are just not movie watchers!

 

 

 

Saturday we had to stay home.  Steve had to work and I had to do some laundry!  It really piles up in a week!!!  But the Badgers played in the Final 4 game so we dressed up to cheer them on.  Sadly they lost in a hard fought game.

 

I told you she likes to pose!

 

 

I have more to blog and LOTS more pictures, but morning will come all too soon.  Check back for pictures of our Easter Eggstravaganza!