Mixed Nuts: Easter 2011

Quotes

"There is no better way to thank God for your sight than by giving a helping hand to someone in the dark." - Helen Keller
When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, "I used everything you gave me." ~Erma Bombeck
You may never know how strong you are, until being strong is your only choice.- Unknown
Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see a shadow' ~Helen Keller
Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.
Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened."- Dr. Seuss
"Life is 10% what happens to you, and 90% how you react to it."
"God doesn't give children with disabilities to strong people: He gives them to ordinary, everyday people, then He helps the parents to grow stronger through the journey. Raising a child with special needs doesn't TAKE a special family, it MAKES a special family."Author Unknown
I have been driven many times to my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had nowhere else to go – Abraham Lincoln
Be always at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let each new year find you a better man. ~ Benjamin Franklin
There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as if everything is a miracle - Albert Einstein
The journey of a 1000 miles starts with a single step
Sometimes in the middle of an ordinary life, love gives you a fairy tale
Where there is great love, there are always miracles - Willa Cather
The Difficult we can do immediately, the impossible takes a little longer
Doing what you like is freedom. Liking what you do is happiness
There are two lasting bequests we can give our children. One is roots. The other is wings.
Be the change you want to see in the world
Don't tell God how big the storm is, tell the storm how big Your God is..........
Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it
Fall down seven times - get up eight - unknown
Despite our differences, we sink or swim together
Life may not be the party we expected, but while we are here, we might as well dance
"The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones." -Confucius

Sunday, April 24, 2011

Easter 2011

I feel like we just had Christmas, and here we are at Easter. Amazing.

The kids woke up at a decent time this morning - for the first time all week. It was nice that they slept in a little bit.

We had our Easter Egg hunt this morning. This year, the Easter Bunny hid eggs as well as their presents, to make it a little more challenging.

Finley actually had a hard time with the hunt this morning. She was missing eggs and presents left and right. A couple of times she looked right at the egg and didn't see it. So Mat and I gave her a hand. She was getting discouraged.

The kids had a great time hunting, and then opening their presents. Each kids get a toy, a movie, an outfit, and then little things and candy. It is low key.

After breakfast we went to church. The kids were excited to wear their Easter clothes.

I took a couple of picture of them in their clothes - I will take more pictures over the summer when it is warmer.

Yes - Arlington is teary in this one picture. She had gotten some dirt on her dress and was upset about it.

But she quickly came around - once we were able to clean her up. Tough to be 8 and pick a white dress for Easter - it is never going to end well.

We spent the rest of the day playing outdoors, cleaning up some brush around our yard, and then heading inside to watch "Tangled" which the kids got for Easter.