3/26/16 We celebrated Easter today

Eli, Evan, Hailey, Jack, Peyton, Isaac, Jacob, Max, Adam and Lennox....getting ready to for the Easter Egg Hunt

Melissa, Bruce and Rody eating Easter dinner

Bill, and all of the grandkids plus Cole eating Easter dinner

Peyton with her Easter basket

Eli with his basket

Jack with his basket

Isaac with his Easter Basket

Adam with his basket

Jacob with his basket

Max with his basket

Hailey and her basket

Jacob, Hailey, Max and Adam with their Easter baskets

Jacob was so cute. He loved this gum.  I was worried because I ran out of the chicklet gum and gave Jacob this other kind.  He opened it and excitedly said "it"s my favorite".  Kimmy captured the picture.

Peyton and Isaac looking for eggs...Nana watching

Jacob, Jack, Adam, and Evan looking for eggs

Adam

Jacob

Evan and Eli looking for eggs

Eli

Peyton

Evan

Melissa, Evan Eli and Jacob

Hailey in the air jumping with Jacob and Adam

The boys playing with sticks

Me and Bill

Jacob, Eli and Adam looking very handsome in their Easter picture

The grandkids (and Lennox) getting ready for our Easter Egg Hunt

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Max, Eli and Evan with their raised train track!  Pretty cool!

Adam and his bear sitting on his mommy's lap.  Such a sweet boy and a great helper today.  He and Jacob took all of the baskets upstairs for me! Thanks boys!

Jacob and Hailey!

Melissa,  Bruce the stinker, and Rody eating Easter dinner. Kids in the background

Bruce was a stinker because he took my phone and put the wrong passcode in enough times to make it disable for 15 minutes.  Then when I went to use it to message Gayla, I accidentally hit the wrong number and it disabled it for 60 minutes!

You can tell, Jared loves his potatoes.  So did I.  They were amazing.  Thanks for making them Kimmy and Jared

Jack sat at the adult table.  He doesn't look like an adult!

Cole, Kenzie, Isaac and Peyton.  Evan at the other table!

Peyton finding eggs.  Isaac in the background finding eggs too.

Isaac playing outside

Peyton and Isaac blowing bubbles...Lenny lapping up the bubbles

Isaac Eli, Adam and Peyton doing bubbles!

Evan and his basket of eggs

Hailey and her basket of eggs

Jack and his basket of eggs

Max and his basket of eggs

We had a great family celebration of Easter.  We ate, then the kids hunted for their Easter Baskets.

The four younger ones went first and then the four older ones went next.  Jared did a great job of hiding baskets.  After that all the guys, put the Easter eggs out in the front yard for the kids to get.

The kids had fun and got their pails full.  They were happy to find money in some of the eggs.

We visited for a while and then the guys went to pick up a dog house in Auburn for Vikki's dog.

They stopped here to show us before taking it to Vikki's.  We girls and kids had dessert while they were gone and visited more.  When they got back they had their dessert.  Then they watch the kids while we went for a walk almost to Midland Rd.  When we got down their we went through the Condo subdivision.  Came home and the boys were still playing outside.  It was starting to get dark.

It was a wonderful and fun day with family.

3/27/16 Great Celebration of the Resurrection of Jesus! AWESOME! Great visit with Joel!

Awesome Worship at New Life this morning an awesome message!

Isaac and Peyton in their cute Easter outfits!

Jacob, Eli and Adam sure look handsome on Easter Sunday

Evan, Max, Hailey and Jack all dressed up for Easter

Joel was so happy to get his Easter Basket.  He grabbed a Reese's peanut butter egg right away and started eating it.

It was so nice we took Joel outside for a walk.

Lots of water around, especially around the basketball hoop.

We got so hot sitting on the deck in the sun!  Thought we were in Florida for a minute!

Bill and Joel were sure interested in the neighbors

Bill using Joel as a footstool.

We had an amazing service at church today.  The Holy Spirit was moving in a powerful way.  Max and Jack were worshipping so good.  Such a joyful time of celebrating Jesus raising from the dead.
We came home and ate mashed potatoes, orange jello and ham sandwiches.  We went to see Joel after that and enjoyed our visit and sitting outside and also getting steps.  Went for a walk down our road when we got home and then watched a movie.

3/25/16 Hailey came to help me fill all of the Easter Eggs for the Egghunt tomorrow! Thank you Hailey!

Evan came in when Melissa dropped Hailey off. He's pretty excited about tomorrow.  So cute!

Hailey helped me fill all of these eggs for the Easter egg hunt

Made two batches of rolls in the morning.  Also made the jello salad for tomorrow and brownies.

Hailey came over and helped me fill lots of eggs for our Easter Egg Hunt.  She sure did a great job helping.  We watched the movie, "Love finds a Home" while we did it.  She sure loves the Love Comes Softly Series and so do I.  She sampled a roll and a brownie.  After we were done we ate cabbage buns.  Took her home on our way to the Good Friday Service at our church at 7.  It was a moving service as it always is.  Love our church's Good Friday Services.   Came home and got some more stuff ready for tomorrow.

3/24/16... Peyton and Isaac came over to color Easter eggs and did agreat job!

Peyton and Isaac about to start coloring eggs

They knew just what to do too!

First eggs colored!!

Look at those beautiful eggs!

Lenny in a great pose.  He's so cute!

Cutie Isaac and Lenny playing

The Easter Baskets are ready!

The adult basket is all ready too!

I went to my dr. appt. for my physical today and the parking lot was empty except for a couple cars in the back.  I got in and they said they had tried to reach me and my daughter (Kimmy) to tell me the doctor took off for Easter.  Her husband was there and they asked if I wanted to see him, but I told them I wanted to see her for a physical.  They set it up for next Wednesday now.  Bummer to have to go back.  Called Vikki to let her know I was stopping at Aldi's for flour and salt and then I would be home.  She, Peyton, Isaac and Lennox came over  so the kids could color eggs.  I was so happy to have them do it.  They did such a good job and it was so fun to watch them.  It has rained all day and there is a lot of slush out there.  Bill went to do His Restoration's snowplowing and shoveling and when I got home I shoveled the snow and slush by where Vikki would park when she got her. That's the only place that needed shoveling in the driveway.  I was shoveling the deck when they got her so went in to start coloring eggs.  Got the Easter baskets out and grass in them and started to fill them.

3/23/16 Winter snow warning for us today

We are having a winter storm in March

We are getting snow now but later we are supposed to get ice up to a quarter of an inch

So pretty out and the birds were happy I had food out there

Got up and ate cereal for breakfast and had my coffee and orange juice with Bill.  We went to the hospital afterwards to see Gayla's sister, Jan.  She has been in for 5 weeks(some at Healthsource and some 3 weeks in Covenant.)  We visited with her and talked a lot to her nurse.  We anointed her and prayed for her before we left.  She was so happy we came and prayed.  As we were leaving, I asked the lady in the next bed if she wanted prayer and she said she never turned down prayer.  Bill and I talked with her a few minutes and she went to New Covenant Church.  We had just been there about 5 weeks ago for a revival.  We anointed her and prayed for her too.  She was happy.  We were very happy God gave us that opportunity.  We came home and relaxed and then went to the Sports Zone and walked 4 miles at a fast pace.  Came home and had egg salad sandwiches and veggie soup.  Watched the news and weather report.  Looks like no school tomorrow for Kimmy and the boys..  Kimmy will be so happy because she had us pray there wouldn't be school as she has had a hard week working with difficult kids at school.  We watched the movie Faith Like Potatoes and then the news and then went to bed.

3/22/16 Babysat Evan, then Bill watched him while Melissa and I walked at Sportszone then after she left, I headed over to Kimmy's to spend time with her, Vikki and the kids.

Evan laying at McDonald's

This cool flash car was the toy Evan got at McDonalds.  He was pretty happy

Me and Melissa walking at Sports Zone.  Took a selfie

Papa and Evan.  Papa watched him while we walked

Peyton and Isaac gathering eggs at Kimmy's.

Jacob and Adam having their computer time.  Eli liked watching

Kenzie playing with Norman and Isaac and Peyton playing on the Hammock

Adam swinging on his swing.  He was going pretty high

I love this picture of Kenzie and Truman on the couch!

Kenzie and Norman

Kenzie in the Hammock trying to hide before I took a pic

Only 6 of us at breakfast this morning.  Wes and Gayla are in Florida enjoying the sunshine.

After breakfast, I went to Melissa's to watched some things she taped and wanted me to watch.  We did some things around the house and then she left for her Dentist appt. and I took Evan to McDonald's.  He had fun playing and was very happy with the car he got for a toy in his Happy Meal.  He played for about an hour and then we headed to my house.  We went out and saw Bill in the shed and then we were going to feed the birds.  Melissa came when we were heading to the garage.  She stayed for some homemade veggie soup.  Evan had fun with the Duple Train set and made quite the track.  Bill watched Evan and Melissa and I went to Sport Zone to walk.  We walked two miles and then went into see the bird and animal displays.  We had a coffee and sat and relaxed for a while.  Came home and Evan was jumping on the trampoline in pick exercise pants.  They were way too big for him so he kept pulling them up.  Melissa asked Bill what happened and he said right after we left Evan had an accident and wet his pants.  He had them washed already and in the dryer when we got home.  Melissa visited until it was time to go get the kids.  I headed to Kimmy's to spend time with her and Vikki and the kids.  Kenzie had told me she couldn't come now. I got to Kimmy's and spent some time and then Vikki talked to Kenzie and she decided she wanted to come.  I went to get her and then when we got back to Kimmy's we ate.  Vikki had made delicious cheesy potatoes and chicken soft tacos.  It was such wonderful food.  We enjoyed the kiddos and the dogs and after the kids went to bed, we watched the movie, "Do You Believe".  Kenzie laid on the couch with the dogs...gave Truman, Norman and Lennox each a turn.  Kimmy made popcorn for whoever wanted some.  I took Kenzie home on my way home.  Got home at 11:52.