Easter!!!

Happy Easter everyone!  We love Easter so much around here.  We like when things have happy endings :).

Speaking of happy endings, let me tell you how Easter morning began here.  I had to go wake Ellie up at 8:00 to get everyone moving toward breakfast and mass.  When I got her up she was not her usual chatty, perky self.  Then when I brought her out to the den she went straight for the floor and laid down and closed her eyes!  I then picked her up and sat on the couch and she fell back asleep!  Throw in the fact that she was doing this weird breathing sound that was obviously voluntary but still strange, Jeff and I were thrown back in time 3 years to what to "look for" with a child with cardiac and respiratory diseases.

Thanks be to God after taking separate cars and giving her some more time at home, we made it to mass and after a little snack she was back to herself.

Then after nap you could say she was "bright eyed" and jumped right in to the fun that was underway!  We were so grateful - Jeff and I kept making little remarks to each other about how relieved we were that she was not sick or worse.  The other children were very relieved too as they were very concerned about how she was acting in the morning.

This was Ellie's year for Easter egg hunting!  It was indoors due to the rain and worked out great for her - she practically ran around the house grabbing the "low hanging fruit". 

What a cute picture this is - it was hard to get a good shot with all the movement!

Back at egg central, everyone dumps and goes through the loot!

I love how Jacob is hiding something in his cheek while trying to pose for the photo!

It's so nice that our kids put all their candy together in one giant bowl so their parents can eat some and they won't know what's missing they learn how to share.  :)