Easter 2012

The girls had a great time, down in MN this weekend, celebrating Easter with Grandma & Grandpa, aunties & uncles, cousins and even the Great-Grandparents!  The weekend began with a special trip into Uncle Nathan's office, to have Hadley's eyes examined.  She was a trooper, and Dr.Graham was professional & loving all at the same time.  Later this week we'll be off to pick out some glasses for her, and while she is still not quite so sure what to think about it all, she is quick to say she's looking for 'purple ones with butterflies' on them.  She was very brave, but did want to sit on my lap for the exam. 

While the weather was not particularly warm, we all spent some time outside enjoying the fresh air and the crazy kiddos playing together on the evening of Good Friday.

Hadley's cousin, Sydney who will be 12 this week, wore the darling Gap dress that Kenzie is now wearing!  Quite the succession - Sydney, Ava, Hadley, Piper, Kenzie... and who knows?

Piper could have played football ALL weekend with her uncles!

Saturday dawned cold as well, but that didn't stop Hadley & Piper from checking out the dock with Grandma & Grandpa, and tossing a few rocks into the lake as well.  Thankfully, Hadley didn't toss herself in this time!

Look at all of those Easter beauties!  Piper 3.5, Savannah 2.25, Hadley 5.25, Kenzie 1, Brooklyn 6.25, Asher almost 7 months, & Jeremiah 4.5

Happy little cousins.

I love the look on Piper's face, as Jeremiah has a blast with his slinky.

Sisterly love (with a little coaxing from Mom).
















Uncle Mike, always entertaining the troops.

And finally, out for the much anticipated annual Easter egg hunt!

Piper & Brooklyn racing around with the wind in their hair.

Showing off their collections, but very anxious to get inside and eat the contents...

You are making us wait too long, Mom!

It was not lost on any of us, as we sat around our growing table, that none of this would be possible without the selfless sacrifice Jesus made for us on that first Easter.  And we are all ever so thankful.