Hello everyone! It’s another early spring morning here, where it looks warmer out than it really is! Next week though it looks like we have warmer weather moving in finally!
Last weekend here was all about Easter. Saturday I spent running around, getting last minute presents for all of my nieces and for my son, and I enjoyed some quality alone time at Target. It was a madhouse for a minute in there; I guess everyone descended upon it at the same time for their own last minute needs.
Then Saturday night we dyed Easter Eggs with Wyatt. He always loves this, but Billy and I always forget about how fast it goes and never boil enough eggs. Next year, maybe, we will remember?
Miso was a reluctant bunny.
The next morning we did the Easter Egg hunt and basket before heading to church. Our church looked so pretty and joyous!
After church, we had a bit of time to lay around before we started visiting family for dinner and dessert. Then it was time to eat! We went to Billy’s mom’s house for an early dinner/late lunch thing and she had Middle Eastern, my favorite. Rice, salad, hummus, chicken shawarma….yum!
After eating and hanging out there for a bit, it was time to pop over to my brother’s house to visit everyone over there!
I was the chosen one to hold little tiny peanut after she woke up while her mom and dad were working in the kitchen. She would only go to me and I felt very proud (smug) about it. And hey, our shirts were similar! My brother’s best friend of 30 plus years was there too – he is one of those friends that has become family to us all. And he and Wyatt were both in tie dye! (Wyatt’s nice sweater had long been taken off..)
It was a lovely day of family and food and fellowship!
Before I sign off for the morning, I wanted to talk about the eclipse! We are in an area of like 98-99% totality which is awesome. However, I have a feeling Wyatt will not leave his eclipse glasses on so we might not go outside and will just discuss it from our big window looking out. It will still be pretty cool, and I am sure I will run out for a minute to see it myself.
I wanted to share two things that I read this week about the eclipse though. First, that the eclipse can really negatively affect animals outside. It can hurt their eyes too, or cause them to panic. So if you have outside animals maybe bring them in for the eclipse. Also, for those of you with kiddos and grandkiddos, there is an opportunity to get a junior ranger badge, even at home. I am linking the page here, just print the booklet and complete at home! It doesn’t look like you can mail it in for an actual badge, but I might try send it in anyway, just in case.
And with that, I am off! It is “robot legs day” which is what we call Wyatt’s lokomat therapy. It’s a big day here, with Wyatt and I being busy from about 11:00-4:00. He is doing so well though! If you want to check it out, I usually post videos on my Insta!
Have a good day today! Whatever you do today, try to do something that makes you smile!
Great photos, and the church looks awesome.
It has been a long time since I did the whole Easter Egg thing! The photos were nice reminders for me.
Thanks Laurel Rain! We had a good time with the Easter Eggs. The stickers that came with the set were so cute. I kept the ones he didn’t use to use in my planner. Lol.
I saw Wyatt doing his robot legs! He’s doing so well…and the look on his face cracks me up!
I haven’t dyed eggs in years. Not a single one of my kids liked them so we never made them. That was the high point of Easter for me when I was a kid. Your church is lovely! It reminds me of our church up north. We had pizza this year. I told my daughter she was in charge, and her daughter wanted pizza! That was fine by me since I didn’t have to do anything!
I had seen that about animals and the eclipse. We are in the path, too, but I’m betting it will be 100% cloudy and/or raining. That’s just the way it goes. My son and his family are getting home from Florida right in the middle of it. I think that would be cool to see from an airplane!
I hope you all have a fabulous weekend and enjoy the eclipse!
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He is so funny! He is usually so happy. He has only had two break down crying moments. He is such a hard worker.
I always loved it too as a kid! It is fun to revisit that with Wyatt. We definitely need to boil more eggs next year. And pizza on Easter sounds perfect to me! I think holidays should just be whatever you want to do, and make it about the people not the trappings. 🙂 It sounds like you had a great Easter!
That would be so cool to see from an airplane!!
I’m thinking the eclipse could mess up a camera lens (if it can mess up the eyes, which seem to get a lot more abuse.) I must look into that. We’re driving to Toledo and Rick’s aunt’s house to check it out!
I saw someone buy a special lens for their camera. Joanne at My Slices of Life https://www.myslicesoflife.com/2024/04/10-on-10th-for-april-2024.html . It is too late now I guess, but I guess they do make something?
How fun!! My brother drove to Toledo too! Did you get caught in all that traffic?? I will hop over to your blog tomorrow. I am so behind!
Looks like a wonderful Easter weekend. I would agree – your church looked so joyous. It seems like a lot of churches put much more intention into decorating the sactuary for Christmas than they do for Easter. I really like yours! Dying eggs looks like fun (I haven’t done that for decades!)
Thanks Jennifer! And I agree! I never thought about that but you are so right. It was so nice to walk in on Easter Sunday and see the sanctuary so bright, especially after the somberness of Holy Week.
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