April 24, 2011

• Happy Easter 2011

  Lent is over and we are now officially into the Easter season.  Lent was quiet and low-key and we ended this holy season with a beautiful Triduum.  Holy Thursday Mass is always one of my favorites...the incense, music and the Eucharistic procession.  I didn't get to walk in the procession this year...too many tired kids that needed to get home to bed.  Matthias got to process for the first time this year and had a great time.

  Friday was attended stations together and then gathered at a friends house before going to Veneration in the afternoon.We had a quiet end to Good Friday; definitely needed after a full day.  Saturday was quiet, lots of prep work for Mass, naps taken by little kids.  Matthias went with Brad to run some errands and got to work on a project at Home Depot with Brad.  He had such a great time.  He's is really growing up.  We got all the kids dressed in their Easter clothes and headed to Mass with my parents.

  Veronica ready to get in the van
  

  All the kids at church.  It isn't a great picture and you can't see Veronica's face at all, but it was as good as it got.  Maybe I can get a better picture next weekend.
  

  Mass was beautiful.  I love Easter Vigil Mass. I always look forward to singing the Litany of the Saints, singing Alleluia for the first time since Lent began.  We had a late night, but the kids did well.  They did not sleep in at all, which I guess is to be expected.

  Our morning started early, but the kids were excited to find their baskets and hunt for eggs.  Augustin was very smiley.
  

  Brad helped Samuel find his basket
  

  After much searching Augustin found his in a closet
  

  He was very excited to get a book on the Beatitudes which we've been talking about at dinner throughout Lent
  

  Samuel finally found his basket as well and enjoyed the candy
  

  Matthias found his basket in the linen closet
  

  Lots of fun to be had picking out candy and looking at the goodies
   

  Bubble Bath was a big hit
  

  Veronica got her basket...Daddy found it and showed it to her. I was way more excited than she was (as was to be expected)
  

  Lots of pink...she got clothes and shoes
  

  After finding the baskets and enjoying some candy it was time for the "Golden Egg" hunt that Mamma and Papa put together for the boys.  They all got clues and finally all found their eggs.  Some where in some really fun spots like the chicken coop in a nesting box, where we also found 9 real eggs. 

  It was a warm and misty morning after having some snow the day before.  Here they are in the woods after Matthias found his eggs
   

  Looking for eggs in the yard
  

  When Parker was little, probably about 4 or 5 years old,  he asked to put a couple statues in one of the trees in the back yard.  He wanted a prayer tree where he could go and pray.  So we put a statue of Mary and one of Jesus in the tree.  They are still there and now the tree has grown around them. I think most of the time we forget about them, but every once in awhile I see them and am reminded of the day they were put there and I stop and say a quick prayer.
  

  After a very relaxing morning of hunting for baskets and eggs, a wonderful breakfast, some candy and lots of great memories we headed to Brad's parents house for dinner and more egg hunts....and more candy.  It was a great afternoon.  Lots of fun and tons of great food.

  Brad and Veronica hanging out
  

  Josh, Matthias and Augustin
  

  Samuel hunting for eggs
  

  Happy Easter

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