Happy Easter

I'm just a little behind. I feel like I've been saying that a lot lately! We had a wonderful Easter with Carrie and Pearce. They came up on Friday and boy were all the kids so excited! They always have fun with each other. And Pearce is full of never ending energy! Normally Nathan can keep up, but he actually got a little tired this time which we all thought was funny.

The first thing Nathan and Charlotte wanted to do was go swimming with Pearce. Even though it's April, Nathan and Charlotte have been swimming in our pool for weeks. At first I thought it was way too cold and didn't let them do it. Then I thought I'd let them swim and they would come to that conclusion on their own...nope, it was cold but they said it wasn't too cold. CRAZY! So they wanted Pearce to join in. Well, Pearce was all for it at first. But after getting his feet a little wet, he was outta there! A water gun fight was more his style.

On Saturday, we went to Nathan's soccer game bright and early. When we came back, we got our food ready. We decided to have our big meal on Saturday along with an Easter Egg hunt and coloring eggs. And then Sunday would be church and eating leftovers. We had a honey baked ham, baked beans from Helen, a potato casserole from Mama, and salad and rolls from me. Carrie and I also made these little mini cheesecakes with toasted coconut and chocolate eggs on top. YUMMY!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 The Easter Bunny came by Saturday night. Charlotte got a play doh set and a nightgown along with lots of candy. Nathan got an Angry Birds jenga set and a neon green athletic outfit. Both were very happy with the Easter Bunny's choices. After a few pictures, it was off to church we went to meet Grandmother, Mama and Papa.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And I forgot to mention that Auntie Carrie and Nathan played a joke on me. Carrie actually talked Nathan into pushing me into the freezing cold pool! This was Saturday evening.  I was fully dressed and Nathan asked me to help get his water gun. I didn't think twice about leaning over the pool to get it because Nathan and Charlotte were taught at a very young age to NEVER EVER get me wet when I'm in my clothes. I honestly can't believe that Nathan agreed to it because I'm pretty sure I threatened him with severe consequences if I was ever pushed in without consent. Anyway, the next thing I know is that I feel this push and I'm so shocked. I'm trying to keep my balance but I just can't. It was slow motion as I fall headfirst into the pool. The water was numbing. They may think its ok to swim in, but it felt like the Arctic to me. Everyone was laughing and that's all I could do too. It was so crazy, that it was funny. The best part is that since Carrie knew this was going to happen, she recorded the whole thing on her iphone! I'll try to upload the video. An Easter to remember!