Easter Weekend Fun

Ya'll, I have decided to plunge back into blogging about the little tidbits about our daily lives. Maybe one day I will explain why I stopped and the craziness of life that happened during that busy season, but not today. Today, I want to jump headfirst into what's going on around these parts.

This year we got very luck and were able to celebrate both Eric's birthday and Easter on the same day, and what better way than a trip to Marion? We hadn't been in since Thanksgiving, so it was the perfect time to take a little visit.

Eric was off for Good Friday, so I took a half day and we hit the road after about a billion stops in town. We made it to Marion just before dinner and had a relaxing evening.

Saturday morning Eli and Eric went to the ballpark to watch a cousin practice...as if we don't spend enough time at the ball field. Ha! Eli ended up getting to fill-in since they were a player down, which he loved.

When they got back, Eric's mom and I fed the kids a quick lunch and headed to a jump place in Eddyville to meet up with some cousins so that the kids could run off a little energy since this is the eternal winter. It was the neatest little place with several bouncy houses that were perfect for smaller kids. Plus at $5 a pop, you can't go wrong!

While we were gone, Eric and his dad went fishing, so we had all worked up an appetite for dinner! After some delicious pizza, we cleaned up and let the kids dye some Easter eggs. They're really at the perfect age because Eli is still young enough to be interested and Ellie is finally old enough to be independent!

After they finished their masterpieces, we rounded out the night with baths and laying out all of our clothes so that we could get dressed and make it out of the house in time for church the next morning!

Comments

A New Decade

Happy 2020, everyone! I know I'm a month and a half behind, but ya'll, January was brutal! Not brutal in a tragic kind of way but in a "life will wear you out" kind of way. It started off with the flu...times three! Eric, Ellie and I had Flu B and missed the first week back to school and work. Then Eli was diagnosed with Flu A two weeks later. Thankfully, my in-laws stepped in to help so that we didn't have to miss any more time at work. On top of the sickness, we listed our house for sale. The work it takes getting ready for market is just crazy. But we also have people coming in and out of our home at all hours and it's just kinda overwhelming. Plus, we are finalizing everything with the builder. In full transparency, working with the builder has been the easiest part! Maybe I'll do a little update on the whole building process later this week. Now that the dust has settled on 2020, I'm going to try my very hardest to keep this litt...

Running Through The Sprinkler

Playing in the sprinkler was on our summer bucket list. To me it seems weird just checking if off and moving on to the next activity because when I was younger, we ran through a sprinkler pretty much every day. Putting it under the trampoline and letting it keep all the "jumpers" cool, was a favorite pastime. I cringe now. What the heck were we doing with eight kids on a net-free trampoline anyway? Ha! Back to the present…Eric treated the pool yesterday, so we couldn't swim which made it the perfect night to drag out the water hose and sprinkler. Neither child loved it at first, so we turned down the pressure. They slowly but surely warmed up to it. Bless her little heart, Ellie stood right in the middle and took a direct hit. She would make the worst face you've ever seen then cry ridiculsouly if you tried to move her. Eli ran straight though the middle with his eyes closed. Thank goodness our y...

The Best Is Yet To Be

My two grandmothers are 87 and 97 years old this year, which is pretty amazing if you think about it. They've lived through the Great Depression, World War II, the Korean War, President Kennedy's assassination, the race to space, the rise and fall of communism, the advancement of the information era, the attacks of 9/11, Covid, and dozen other "once in a lifetime" events. They remember when indoor plumbing was a luxury and yet know what social media is. They're amazing. I can't wrap my mind around the magnitude of what they have witnessed. They lived in real time what we can only read about in history books. It's incredible if you let it sink in. Maybe that's why they're different...not just them, but their entire generation. They're not like us. They don't give up when things are tough. They don't complain about hardships or the unfairness of life. They don't fold under pressure or cower when they face uncertainty. They speak...

Search This Blog