He is risen!

He is risen indeed! Praise God. What a glorious day!

This year I prayed for a clear Easter weekend. Silly, huh? God is definitely in the business of answering prayer, so I asked. And He answered YES! Yesterday was BEA-U-tiful day. Nearly 70 degrees & clear. Thank you God. The reason I prayed for this was that last year it was a dreary, rainy Easter weekend. We had to find Easter Eggs & go to church in the rain. Not fun. But yesteray was fabulous & very uplifting to my spririt.

First thing we did was attend an Easter Egg Hunt hosted by our church. I love that they had it on Saturday as opposed to Easter Sunday. I feel that it allows us to celebrate Easter for what it truly is & leaves the eggs & bunnies to another day. They had 20,000 eggs! Wow! And they had it separated by ages, which meant that Samantha & Tyler didn't get mowed over by older children not paying attention to where they were going. It was the first hunt that Sammy got to participate in & she really got into it, filling her basket to overflowing. Tyler was a great little helper for her, although he did make time to fill his own basket as well. Joel went with the older 2 (hence the lack of pictures of the two of them).

Watch that first step! After the haul, we headed home for a little demolition. Joel torn out the stairs leading up to our house & part of the deck in preparation for our remodel. We're remodeling the stairway, converting our deck that is falling apart with Trex & adding a grand entrance onto the front of the house. All very exciting. Unfortunately we neglected to take a "before" shot but I know I have one somewhere, it's just a matter of finding it. The kids had a great time helping Dad destoy the old deck though. He would tear apart the deck & the kids would carry the wood into the dump trailer. We've had to seal off that entrance as it's our main way to get out of the house. I can just see me forgetting and stepping off 3 1/2 feet to the ground! Yikes!

I did some much needed yardwork while Joel worked on the deck. Are there people out there that actually enjoy doing yardwork? I am not one them. I basically just cleared away all the old, dead growth so the new plants could make their way through. Ugh. I think I just need to cement over the yard. LOL.

I just had to share these two shots before I sign off. Isn't he a handsome little guy? But I must say, his fashion sense is a little bit lacking. :)

He is not here; for he has risen, as he said. Come, see the place where he lay. Matthew 28:6

Comments

[Melissa Kaiserman]

"I basically just cleared away all the old, dead growth so the new plants could make their way through. Ugh." I'm with ya, sister! In fact, one of my bday gifts from my MIL was her clearing the dead stuff from the front yard. I like planting and enjoying the flowers from late spring through summer and then am sick of it by fall. Definitely a fair weather gardener! ;)

He is risen indeed!

Melissa

[cami]

Okay, w/ your son & his fashion sense he and Chloe (w/ her sock issues) would make a perfect pair!!! Glad your Easter was blessed.

[Betty]

You had 70 degree weather and we had SNOW. In central Texas on Easter Sunday no less! Can you believe that? The last time that happened was in 1938 according to the weather man. But glad you enjoyed the wonderful day with your precious little ones. They look so adorable and happy. Can't wait to see your new deck. Quite a job for Joel to squeeze in his busy work week. But I know your sweetie will manage it somehow. Looking forward to the pic's. G.M.