Missouri

Easter Day, after worshiping our risen Lord, we participated in a family tradition at my parents house. The easter egg hunt. Since my childhood, hundreds(500 this year) of stuffed eggs are hidden through out my parents (use to be grandparents) yard. Many extended family members gather, feast and hunt eggs. This is the traditional picture of all the children on the steps right before the hunt begins. There are a few adults holding babies, b/c naturally we would hate to leave out the babies. I have lots of aunts, uncles and cousins. Several were out of town this year. A few years ago I counted all the people at my parents home for this event and got to 80 and stopped. I have a very large family.

While we were in Missouri we went camping at the lake for a long weekend, something I did much of in my childhood. Here is Shiloh with her pet bug "Lilly". She named it that b/c she misses her 2 Lilly's in NC. By time the weekend was over she had at least 4 Lilly's.


My father retired the Saturday before Easter. He worked 36 years for 3M. He's always been a hard worker and provided for our family in abundance. Thanks Dad!! He and my younger brother rode back to FL with the children and I, so Mike could come back and work, while the children and I stayed and visited for a while. Since he's retired, he had some time to spare. Here were are playing at Navarre beach. This was the prettiest day I've had at the beach, possibly in my life time. The water was clear, blue and calm. The temp was low 80's and not to windy, perfect for an infant. The water was a bit cool, but the children didn't seem to mind and neither did our visitors from the North. The baby and I sat in the shade most of the time.