Sunday, April 24th--We liked that our Easter was rather low-key this year. The night before we all had fun dying hard boiled eggs. The dying of the eggs is always so comical to me since my children and Nate will not eat hard boiled eggs or
deviled eggs, etc. So I end up boiling a dozen or so eggs and then have to think of creative ways to eat them myself. Yummy!
Elise and Brady decided to write the Easter Bunny and little letter. In the letters were some fun things said then they asked for a response back--which they got ; )
The Easter bunny didn't disappoint! Brady & Elise got personalized Disney blankets along with some scrumptious treats and toys. Mom and dad just got loaded up with, mostly, candy. I do have to admit, Easter is my FAVORITE holiday for treats. Cadbury Mini-Eggs, egg-shaped PB M&Ms, caramel filled Cadbury chocolate eggs, holy moly I could go on and on. Needless to say, I am
somewhat glad these types of things are only around for a few months. Years ago I use to buy bags and bags of Easter candy, after
the holiday was over, and put them in the freezer to chomp on year-round. Well, I've changed my evil ways and just enjoy way too much during the Easter season.
With church at 9:00 am, we looked quickly at our baskets, stuffed a few goodies in our church bags and off we went. The discussion and story about Jesus Christ, his crucifixion and resurrection was carried on to our home where we talked about it some more and read a story book. It's important to Nate and I that our kids understand why we celebrate Easter. Yes, the Easter baskets are
wonderful but the real meaning, just like Christmas, is what a wonderful Savior we have, who did so much for
everyone, who died for us and took upon him all of our sins.
We had our Easter feast with my sister, Alishia, and her family. It was a wonderful day!
Saturday, April 30th--Nate's really enjoyed being able to coach baseball teams the last few years. He's really patient and calm with the kids and he's always had a supportive assistant coach too. This year Brady has improved A LOT! Nate bought some equipment to help him practice at home and he's been doing really well. On nights there is no practice or 
games, Nate will often take Brady to the nearby park and pitch to him or help him throw to bases, etc. Our first game was today and it was COLD! Many of the families watching were shivering. I could tell it would be cold so I packed a few warm blankets so Elise and I were able to stay warm. The little kids playing all had dark pink noses and cheeks but them seemed to really have fun playing. There's no score keeping in Brady's current age group. We're told next year score will start to be kept. Each of the little kids get to try to hit the ball pitched to them and if they don't hit it after the 5th pitch then the tee is placed in front 
of them and they get to hit and run. Brady hit after a couple of pitches the first round then the second round he had to hit the ball on the tee. Either way he did great and he played the bases really well too! Nate was a pretty awesome pitcher! So proud of both of my guys!
