Easter Sunday, 4/4/21, Went to church, Kimmy and Family and Vikki and Family came to eat dinner at noon. Melissa and Family, Charlie and Sue, Stacie, DJ and Kody came at 2:30 for our Family Easter Egg Hunt and and a great day spending time outdoors together

                                                                                   

 Jacob, Adam and Eli looking handsome for Easter

Hailey looking beautiful for Easter

                                            Max, Jack and Evan looking handsome for Easter

Kenzie and Vikki looking beautiful for Easter

Abby and Hailey on Easter

 Ha Ha, I got a good laugh when I saw this picture Melissa posted.  Funny Bunny!

Kenzie and Peyton dishing up their food

Eli, Peyton, Jacob, Adam, Isaac, Rody and Travis

Isaac, Eli, Peyton, Jacob and Adam eating

 Isaac and Peyton with their baskets

Eli

Adam

Jacob

 Isaac going through his basket

Peyton going through her basket

Eli looking for his basket

Travis and Kenzie with their goodie bags

Jacob and Adam racing

Isaac in the background...Jack, Evan and Adam Racing

Evan, Eli and Jack hanging out together

Evan...love how he spent a long time walking and talking with me today.

Peyton

 Kody

Melissa, Max, and Bruce

Isaac, Rody, Stacie and D.J.

Hailey playing her guitar...Papa Bill, Jacob and Adam listening

Bill, D.J.  Charlie and Sue

Peyton, Isaac and Jacob way up in the tree

Bruce, Max an Melissa

Hailey playing the guitar while we sang Blessed be the Name of the Lord....Vikiki, Rody, Stacie in background

Travis and Kenzie

Jared and Rody hiding eggs

Travis hiding eggs for the kids Easter egg hunt

Back row...Travis, Max, Adam, Jacob, Hailey Eli, and Jack
Front row...Evan, Peyton, Isaac and Kody...front center...Kenzie

Hailey getting eggs

Jacob finding eggs

Evan and Peyton finding eggs

Max finding eggs

Kody and Isaac finding eggs

Jack finding eggs

Isaac, Peyton and Jack finding eggs

Travis made stickers from Eli's great artwork

Got up at 5:30 and got food cooking.  Got ready for church and put worship on while I did. We went to the 9 a.m. service at church.  Beautiful worship and message about Jesus.  Love celebrating His resurrection from the dead.  He is Alive!  We came home and I got things ready for dinner.  Vikki, Peyton and Isaac came early and helped.  Peyton was cute when I asked her to fold the napkins and put them under the forks...she said Yes please.  She did a great job.  Vikki brought yummy lemon bars.  One pan they came out easy from and the other stuck and we couldn't get them out.  Kimmy, Jared and the boys got here and brought rolls and an apple pie.  We sat on the deck and visited for a while.  It was 65 degrees, sunny with no wind today.  A beautiful Easter Sunday.  Rody was helping out at church in the tech room for both services.  He got to our house around 12:30 just as we were getting the food set out to eat.  Kenzie and Travis came then too.  We had ham, mashed potatoes, chicken baked in rice with chicken noodle soup and onion soup mix, baked beans, corn, applesauce and rolls.  Jared and Rody hid the kids Easter baskets for me and then the kids took turns finding theirs.  After that, Jared, Rody, and Travis hid the eggs for the outside Easter egg hunt.  Stacie, DJ and Kody came, then Melissa and her family.  The kids had fun getting the eggs and opening them to see if they had candy or money in them.  They were pretty excited about the quarters.  The kids had races in the neighbors long driveway, and also fun hanging out together talking.  We sat out by the fire pit although we had to sit far away from it since it was so nice out.  It got cool later and we moved closer.  After everyone left, Bill helped me put some things away and then we watched the second season, first episode of the Chosen.  It was really good. 

Sat. 4/3/21, Got rolls and brownies made for tomorrow. Went to Kimmy and Jared's. Watched the chosen.

                                                                                    

                                                                                     

 Max by their new kayaks

Eli

 Adam

Jacob

Adam and Eli in the canoe, Jacob in the kayak

Jared and Adam in their kayaks

Adam in the kayak

Jacob and Eli

Eli and Adam

 Nana's turn

Me in the kayak and Eli and Adam in the canoe...I had to try it

 Jared up fixing the boards in the loft.  The boys and Kimmy were helping him

 Gazebo at night with the lights on

I made the rolls and brownies for tomorrow.  Did some cleaning and then we took some wood back to Menard's to return it.  I put the cushions on the chairs under the Gazebo.  Bill hung the lights and I put the light bulbs in.  Bruce and family got two kayaks today.  They are going to have so much fun.  We went to Kimmy and Jared's.  They were working on replacing rotted boards in the loft of the room in the barn.  Bill talked with them, while Kimmy, Adam, Eli and I visited on the swing by the pond.  Kimmy was baking an apple pie and rolls for tomorrow.  Yum!  They got two kayaks today too.  After Jared was done, the boys tried them out in the pond.  They had so much fun.  Kimmy, Jared and I tried them out too.  Love it!  They will really have fun when they take them to a lake or river, and when they go to Copper Harbor.  We sure enjoyed watching the boys and enjoyed trying it ourselves.  We came home and finished doing some things for tomorrow, then watched episode 4 and 5 of The Chosen.  We sure will be celebrating the resurrection of Jesus tomorrow.  So very thankful for our Lord and Savior and all He has done for us.  

Friday, 4/2/21, Vikki, Jacob, Adam, Peyton and Isaac came over, Kimmy, Jared and Eli came over next, Rody came, then Bruce and Max, Guys put Gazebo roof on

The eagles are making another since the wind blew their's down

Peyton

The guys all worked amazing as a team working on this hard project

Notice where Mr. Safety is...Yikes

Jacob, Adam, Bruce, and Rody working on Gazebo

Bruce, Adam, Bill, Jared and Rody

Max, Adam, Jacob, Jared, Bruce and Rody

 Hailey...Max in the background

 Gazebo roof is on and they all did such a great job

First Daffodil in bloom

Peyton, me and Hailey filling eggs for the Easter Egg Hunt 

Hailey

 My two amazing helpers filling eggs for Easter...Great job Peyton and Hailey

 Jared trying out Kayaks..this one is a Mustang and it's the one they both like 

 Where's the water Jared???

 Peyton and Vikki watching Rody, Jared and Bill cut up the tree and carry the logs

 Finished and the furniture under it...cushions will go on tomorrow 

 Hyacinths will be opening up soon

Kimmy and family came and Vikki and the kids came, then Rody came.  We hung out for a while, then Bruce, Max and Hailey came at one.  The guys all worked on putting the roof on the gazebo and finishing it up.  They sure worked great together and did an amazing job.  There was a part that goes on the top of the roof at the center that was missing.  We all looked for it, but couldn't find it.  Kimmy and Vikki worked on calling to get the part, but could just get it ordered for free to come next week.  We sure appreciate them doing all that for us.  There is also a part we needed for our sink which Kimmy found the model number for and ordered for us.  It comes free next week too.  Hailey, Peyton and I filled lots of eggs with candy and money.  They were amazing helpers.  We sure have much to be thankful for. 

What a wonderful family God has given us.  Bruce, Hailey and Max had to leave.  Everyone but Bill, Jared, Jacob and Adam ate chili.  They were finishing picking up the ladders and putting some other stuff away.  Then Kimmy mentioned the tree that fell down needed cutting up.  Jared cut it up with the chainsaw.  We all had to be careful and wear gloves because the tree had poison ivy growing up it.  Kimmy, Vikki, Rody, Jacob, Adam, Bill and I picked up the wood and stacked it.  The rotten stuff went in the fire pit.  Jared took another tree down for us...it was dead and small so it didn't take too much time.  Jacob, Adam, Kimmy and I moved some rocks and bricks.  We moved everything under the Gazebo too.  Thank you everyone!  Jared, Bill and the boys finally ate.  Kimmy, Vikki, Peyton and I went to look for the Bird House in Freeland.  It had moved, but we did go to the Elevator and they have a new big store.  We all got oriole feeders that hold grape jelly and a whole orange...half on one side and half on the other.  Vikki got a shepherd's hook.   Bill and I went with Kimmy and Jared to look at Kayaks.  Vikki watched The Chosen with the boys.  After everyone left, Bill and I hung the swing seats.  Bill and I watched two episodes of The Chosen. 

Thurs. 4/1/21, Got some groceries, Kimmy and the boys and Wyatt came over, Vikki, Peyton and Isaac came over, the kids colored eggs here

                                                                                      

A dusting of snow this morning and cold temps

Great helpers with egg coloring....Jacob, Eli, Peyton, Adam and Isaac

 Silly picture of some of the kiddos

 Eli and Isaac

Peyton

 Jacob looking at Kenzie's Dog Magazine from way back when 

Adam

 Kenzie's cute bunnies she and Travis got today

I got up at 6:04, took a shower, then went to get burger to make chili and some other groceries before the stores were busy.  I sure did beat the crowds.  I got the chili made before Kimmy and the boys and Vikki and the twins got here, so we could just visit and relax.  Then I saw a text from Adam saying they weren't coming now.  I boo hooed and then was going to call Kimmy, when I got another text from Adam saying April Fools.  He got me good.  Jacob did the same thing.  The boys loved that they got me.  I sure was happy when they all got here.  Wyatt came with them too and is the best dog.  We three girls had him sit on our laps.  We tried to call him and see who he picked to come to.  We all got our fair share with him.  Kimmy, Vikki, Adam and I played 3-13.  Vikki won.  We ate chili for lunch and then had donuts for desert.  Kenzie Video Chatted with us and showed us her two bunnies they got today and also the baby turkey they got.  So cute!  After lunch, we girls listened to some worship songs on You Tube on the tv.  Kimmy, Bill and I flushed the hose to the kitchen faucet again.   Some more black pieces came out, but the pressure didn't increase as much as last time.  Kimmy found the model # under the sink and took a picture of it.  She called the Delta Faucet Co. then and they are sending us the part we need to fix it for free.  She is such an amazing daughter and saves us lots of money.  The kids colored eggs for me for Easter which was a huge help for me and fun for them.  I forgot to take a picture of them coloring them, so had them sit at the table with some colored eggs and took a picture of them then.  I caught a mouse in my chipmunk trap.  Go figure!  Kimmy and I walked around and looked at the plants and flowers starting to come up and starting to bloom.  Adam and Jacob went home with Vikki to spend the night there.  Eli was pretty happy about being the only child at home.  He loves that, but I'm sure he wouldn't if it were for very long.  I did some laundry after they left.  It sure is fun having the kids on Easter Vacation and getting to spend time with everybody each day.  Tomorrow will be put on the roof to the gazebo day.  Rody, Bruce, Jared and the boys are going to come help, so it should go well.