not much going on

Not much has been going on around here this past week. We've had a baseball game and practice here and there, Ellie got her last puppy shots (weighed in at 31 lbs.), and I spent several mornings at the school. I did do a few fun things like lunch with mom and Cale one day, Cale and I met Kristen (and Madison, Macy and Avery) at the mall on Thursday to see the Easter bunny and have lunch together, and another day I enjoyed breakfast at the Runway Cafe with Darren and Cale (I can't get over how many airplanes are coming in and out of there now...our little airport is really growing!). An uneventful week...just the kind I like...that included lots of family time!

We finally fired up the grill on Monday. Would it be pitiful for me to admit that it was the highlight of the week? I just love when Darren grills the meat and all I have to prepare are side dishes. It make the evening clean-up so easy.

I'm trying to enjoy every second of what's left of April because starting in May it's going to get CRAZY! Both Cale and Connor will each have about 2 games every week. I think most of their games will fall on different days so we'll be at one ballpark or another Monday thru Thursday nights (plus practice on Sundays). Cale also starts swimming lessons (every afternoon Mon-Thurs), each of the boys have tons of school activities coming up, and I'll be getting ready for a vacation that will take place sometime this summer.....I am determined to enjoy what little is left of this slow-paced April! However, at the same time, I am REALLY looking forward to the busyness that May will bring.

Here are a few snapshots from our week (all taken via phone)

Cale didn't want to go near the mall's Easter bunny (good for me since the cheapest package this year was $20!) so I just snapped a quick pic of him and Madison. He was a little put out that this bunny was white and not pink as he thought he should be. He decided that this bunny must've just been the Easter bunny's dad since he wasn't pink! He also asked me if it was just a man dressed up in a suit! :) I asked what he thought. He thought about it for a minute and said he really wasn't sure, but that he thought it probably was a man dressed up in a suit.

Ellie has started wanting to go with me to pick Connor and Coby up from school. When she hears me grab the car keys and my purse she runs to the door and sits and whines. Then once the door opens she runs into the garage and waits by the car door. It's pretty cute...and the boys love it when she comes along. I however find it very annoying because she barks at all of the kids as they come out of the school. She is not a barker unless someone is at our door, but for some reason when she's in the car she barks at everyone. I hope she outgrows that soon. Otherwise she won't be able to continue to come with me to pick up the boys! And that will surely make for one sad pup and two sad boys!

And the last pic was taken while I wrote this post. Coby brought me Cale's DS and asked me if he could pictochat with me (Isn't it so cute that he wanted to picto with me!?!). He sent me this message and I cannot express how much it meant to me read what he wrote.

I am SO thankful that Jesus died on the cross for me so that I can have eternal life with my Father in heaven. I talk to the boys over and over about what Easter is really about. It's not about bunnies, eggs and candy (although they are fun and we certainly enjoy that part of the Easter too). It's about Jesus and his willingness to die for us so that we can "live in heaven forever" and be forgiven of all our sins. And then Jesus ROSE from the dead. He is ALIVE!!!! When I think about it, it's absolutely beyond my comprehension. What an undeserved love.

Happy Easter!