HE is Risen! Happy Easter

Happy Easter!  Jesus Christ is Risen today.  Hallelujah! Hallelujah!  

We traditionally attend Sunrise Mass on Easter.  The kids look forward to this and easily awake (which is never an issue on any day) and get dressed in their Sunday finest (always a battle with the boys).  They glance to see if the Bunny visited and then rush out the door.  There is no better way to praise God for making all things new than watching the sun rise over a lake, animals graze and then make their way to the water, hear the birds chirp in harmony, all while singing praise songs to the Lord.

We continued our tradition this year celebrating our first time at mass together as a family of 7!  I was nervous to bring the baby, but planned to keep him in the stroller in the back.  We were doing really great on time, and all looked pretty decent, so Zack and I were quite proud.  Upon picking the baby up out of the car, he was soaked.  He had pulled his feeding pump out of his port and it was continually pumping all over his Easter outfit!  Of course, I didn't have a change of clothes, and since it was early morning, I wasn't about to take this fragile child out into the cool air wet!  UGH!!  There went our successful outing!  So off went the outfits, laid them across the car heater for a bit, then put them back on, with a diaper tucked into his top so it wasn't against his skin!  Nothing like being the 5th child.  This kind of stuff is normal!

So we finally made our way to the service, and Bo came running up to me, only to trip and slide across the grass, landing in a bit of dirt.  His kind brothers started chanting, "Bo fell in cow poop!  We're going to call you Cow Poop Boy"!  --- oh my!  I think he kind of liked this.  Mommy, on the other hand- not so much.

We did have a wonderful weekend filled with a bike parade, egg hunts, dying Easter eggs, being spoiled by sweet friends with chocolate easter eggs, and baseball games!

We had a very proud moment for Bo.  He learned to ride a 2 wheel bike!  (NO training wheels for that kiddo!)  He's set a Daniel family record for sure at 3 1/2!!!   He was super motivated and wanted to earn his kick stand Pippaw promised him.  We are all so happy for him.  He hops on it and rides all over, as if he's been doing it for years!  I caught him trying to do tricks already-  one handed!  I put a quick stop to that!

Cooper's PreK 5 Bike Parade

He earned his kick stand!

Yummy Chocolate Easter eggs with their names on them!

How awesome would it have been if he started gobbling it up?  He did make chewing motions, so we tried.  I guess Mommy will "have" to help him eat it.  Yea!

Caleb's 1st Easter

There was no picture of their baskets this year.  They dug into them while Mommy was working with baby.

He's SO close to sitting by himself… just needs a bit of support  and propping, or he topples.  Not long though!