Easter 2013

Hi Y'all!  Did you have a good Easter?  We sure did.

We started off with the 7 am service at Lutheran Church of Hope.  I really wasn't overly excited about getting up really really early but it worked out well, all the "Creasters"(aka, those who only attend church on Christmas and Easter) were still asleep so getting in and out of church was a breeze at that time.

Our church is pretty awesome.  It's a church that constantly challenges me to dig into God's word and building a relationship with Him all week long and not just on Sundays.  I need that constant challenge in this chaotic world where I constantly find myself failing at what really matters in this temporary life on earth.  It's also a church that has given Aaron and I a lot of tools for our marriage.  Not only do we both come from families with strong marriages, but we also have our church that has given us a solid foundations of tools/resources to have the marriage we have today.  Thank you God for blessing us with such a great church!

Easter is the one holiday we stay in Des Moines each year, normally just Aaron and myself but this year we had my family up to visit.  YAY, I love when they visit!  We started out with brunch at Americana.  After brunch, we had a good ol' Easter egg hunt with our nephew Elijah.  He's at such a fun age, where his facial expressions are so genuine and his curiosity runs wild.  Here are a few pictures of their vist:

Eli's Easter basket from Aunt Erin and Uncle Aaron

Elijah checking out his basket

Easter egg hunt!

Those sweet, sweet cheeks! 

Great Grandpa helping hold one of his Easter basket

A little assistant is very helpful! 

Oh my!  A mouthful of marshmallows! 

Elijah, you are getting so BIG!  Galloping thru the yard! 

Blowing bubbles with Auntie Erin 

He knows how to blow bubbles, just needs a little more force behind his cute tiny winds!

"For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish, but have eternal life. "For God did not send the Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world should be saved through Him. John 3:16-17

Hope you all had a Happy Easter!