Easter

The Ugly Egg contest this year was only posted on facebook, because we didn't have much time by the time we got to dying the eggs.

from left to right:

Randi, Brad, Garrett, Embrie, Maren

turns out that will all the votes in, Maren is the winner!

Easter morning my kids woke up with empty baskets in front of them and a note telling them to go find the eggs. Nobody seemed to be too worried about the empty baskets yet, but it was puzzling.

While hunting for eggs (which they LOVE to do) they stumbled upon some new baskets and some goodies. Funny, the Easter Bunny must've known they'd practiced hidding and finding eggs so often that their other baskets had taken quite a beating!

I have some plans to do some more spiritual things leading up to Easter next year. I wasn't quite on top of it this year because I was planning a sharing time Easter lesson (both my older kids got to hear anyway), which was also cool. But, we had a great FHE about who we are and talked about the things that Christ did for us. 

I'm so blessed, ..We're all blessed, really. No matter what. Whether we wanted His gift and sacrifice or not it is done for us. I'm so grateful for my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. He has saved me and saved us all.

Kiss me! I'm Irish

Well ... sort of Irish. Callahan is an Irish name and we do both have Irish ancestors so hey, when it comes to St. Patrick's Day ya gotta go big or go home right?

(or in our case we're just really into holidays period.)

The kids had fun things going on at school for St.Patrick's Day and so I helped them make some shamrocked t-shirts to wear.

Garrett wanted his to say "Top O' the Mornin'" and Embrie chose "Kiss me I'm Irish". They were pretty cute.

That must be why the leprechauns always visit and play tricks on us!

All of the kids' stuffed animals had been moved around doing different things.

These ones were found in the hall set up for a tea party. Maren didn't skip a beat when she walked out of her room, just sat down and joined them.

And they left the kids some cookies, coins, and silly glasses too!

We also had green bread for breakfast, an Irish dish for dinner, and mint chocolate chip milk shakes while we watched (traditionally) "Darby O'Gill and the Little People."

he lost it!

Back in February...or March ... I think... geez! see! if I don't get it down in this blog I forget stuff.

 Garrett lost his first tooth!!!

This boy was so stoked! I think he was most excited to get on the 'tooth chart' at school with some of his other classmates. He placed his tooth under his pillow and wa-la in the morning he had a dollar! But mostly I think was excited to get to school and tell his classmates.

Just another one of those reminders that he is growing up!