Easter Day

Before church on Easter Sunday the boys get an Easter basket. It usually has a Star Wars action figure, a small $1 toy, a chocolate bunny and a few additional pieces of candy. Malachi was so excited (he got a ball and hoop instead of a Star Wars toy), that he couldn't even look up for a picture.
We celebrated Easter with a glorious 2 1/2 hour worship service and then dinner at Mom and Dad's. It is our family tradition to take a Easter picture...so here you go.

The day was beautiful and the kids were able to play outside for most of the afternoon. Of course all this play outside led to two bloody lips (Isaiah and Malachi) and two bad scrapes from playing in the woods (Jonah and Isaiah). Oh my life with boys.

My cousin Harry's (who is in Iraq) wife and kids were able to spend Easter with us as well. It was a fun, relaxing afternoon and we are very thankful to have so much family close by.

Got to tell one story though: We put Malachi in a pack-n-play in Mom's guest room so that he could nap. All of Ruth stuff for Africa was in there, as she is slowly making her final preparations for what she should put in her carry-on. When Malachi woke up a few hours later, Ruth went to get him. She found him with a handful of tissues trying to get a blue stain off the pillow, he looked at her and said, "Help me?" Somehow he had gotten out of the pack-n-play and onto the bed and found 3 Jolly Ranchers that Ruth was going to take in her carry on and eaten all 3. He must have fallen asleep on the guest room bed with a blue Jolly Rancher in his mouth and he drooled blue juice all over the pillow sham on the guest room bed. This is why we call him "Trouble."