Monday, April 9, 2012

Egg Hunts, Caterpillars, and Port O Potty

I hope everyone had a great Resurrection Sunday!  I know I did.  We visited my son and his family in St. Louis.  On Saturday the grandchildren dyed eggs and then we had an egg hunt.  It was such fun.  On Sunday we attended church service.  We all walked to church a few blocks away.  A lady saw us and commented that it looked like an Easter parade.  Our daughter-in-law Elizabeth had on a black and white print dress, bright pink jacket, and gold heels.  Our little grand daughter, Kathryn was wearing a purple checked gingham dress smocked with tiny pink flowers and white collar.  I had on an aqua and brown polka dotted skirt, with matching aqua sleeveless shell and jacket.  Our grandson had on khaki shorts, white buttoned shirt, and white sweater vest with blue and green diamonds.  My son was wearing a white shirt with pale blue sweater and purple and red striped tie.  My husband had on a navy coat, grey slacks and purple tie and so we did look pretty colorful.  I enjoyed the service because the choir sang one of my favorite songs, "In Christ Alone".  The minister  preached an inspiring message about Jesus Christ and our hope in Him alone.  At the end of the sermon the choir sang Handel's Messiah.  It was a beautiful rendition.  After the service we walked back home like little ducks all in a row.  We then watched videos of our son's family trip to Disney World a few weeks ago and also our grandson's gymnastics tournament, in which he won first place on the high bar.  Our daughter in law prepared a delicious meal of baked ham, smashed potatoes, and green beans.  For dessert she had made home made angel food cupcakes, shaped like Easter eggs with fresh strawberries and whipped cream.  After lunch the grandchildren and my husband and I had about 10 egg hunts.  It was such a beautiful time with family.  That evening we walked downtown and ate at a grill where I ordered a mouth watering cheeseburger with home made fries.  We also enjoyed sitting out under their big oak tree in the back yard, except the caterpillars were a little annoying.  They were all over the tree and more than a few times we would discover them on our clothing or trying to crawl up our leg.   I got tickled at my little grandson.  One time I heard him say, "I've got a caterpillar in my shoe, but I don't care!  It feels warm against my foot."  Oh the joys of grand children.  We also went to the zoo.  My husband had to go to a port o potty.  Our little grand daughter spotted him just as he was about to go in and hollered loudly, "Hi granddad!"  She then turned to me and said, "I wonder how they drive it because it has wheels on it."  We had a grand time and feel so blessed!








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