One of our favorite things to do in the spring is to take family pictures in the bluebonnets. I know it is torture for some kids, and the only time I can remember Mom & Dad making me take pictures in the bluebonnets I ended up crying and angry at Dad. none the less it is typically a fun thing for our girls b/c we take the pictures with some of their cousins... so it is like a play date for the little ones, and a gab session for the older ones!
Easter
Easter is such a fun holiday! This year as we were dying the eggs Chloe asked me why we celebrate Easter... not just because of candy, but WHY do we choose that day to be different and special. I have to admit that for a moment I was speechless b/c I didn't expect her to phrase her questions in such a way. After a moment I explained the Christian belief behind Easter, how the Jews in the Old Testament were commanded to take little lambs to the temple and make a sacrifice in order for their sins to be forgiven. However we don't have to do that because Jesus was our lamb and when He did the curtain separating us from God was ripped in two and all we have to do is ask Jesus to live in our hearts and wash away the sin.
She then wanted to know why we color eggs and search for them on Easter. Without going into a lot of detail on here... Chloe and I had a long discussion about our Easter traditions and what they mean. At times I am surprised by the depth of the questions she asks, but at the same time I am thrilled that she is asking and searching for answers!
Around 2 am on Easter morning I woke up for the ritual pregnant lady has to pee moment... unfortunately I noticed that the house was rather warm. The storm we had roll through the night before knocked out our power! After waking Jeff to help shut down the computers and check on things I remembered the clothes that were in our dryer and my only thought was, "Please let them have finished drying before we lost power!!!" Unfortunately they hadn't, and with the power still out at 7:30 the girls opened their Easter baskets by flashlight.
The song I had stuck in my head all day was "Rejoice in the Lord always and again I say REJOICE!" It was very appropriate because I could have been frustrated by all my plans being changed and starting the day off badly, but instead I had a happy heart and we ended up having a lovely day!
Mother's Day
Mother's Day is a very hard day for me. I spent several hours in the days leading up to it sneaking off for a private moment because I simply needed to cry and vent without little ones knowing about it. This was the first year that I didn't have my Mom or my Grandmother to go visit. While this may not be a "big deal" any other time of the year it really sinks in on Mother's Day and I have to take some time to mourn them and what I lost when they passed away.
After that we went to Calloways and found a few plants to add to the front garden, picked up the girls, and had a lovely lunch with Bethany!
All in all it was a very relaxing and lovely Mother's Day!
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