Happy Easter!

It was an interesting Easter for us this year. Unfortunately, Joel got really sick Saturday night. We were up all night with him. Poor guy. So, Joel & I hung out at the house while Curt & Gracie went to celebrate Easter with the DeBoer family. Joel stayed on the couch for almost the whole day. Although it's never fun to be sick, I think that this was the first time Joel has been old enough to realize that being sick means lots of lovin' from mom and dad and special "treats" like gatorade and orange sherbert. He definitely hammed it up a little bit, but after the night he had...I happily let him ham away! It is amazing how resilient kids are. Even in the midst of being sick, last night he told me, "Don't worry, mom. I'm gonna feel better real soon." He's such a sweetie.

We were bummed that Joel wasn't able to participate in the family Easter egg hunt, so we made a little egg hunt of our own once Curt got back. The kids had so much fun. Here is Gracie running around the backyard with her egg bucket. She was more interested in taking the eggs OUT of her basket and hiding them in new places, but she loved to run around outside. We are constantly laughing with her...what a character! Joel was much more aware of the purpose of the egg hunt and he was immediately off running for the nearest egg. We had to keep asking him to leave a few for Grace (not that she really cared!). He was pretty good at finding them, too. I think he was just glad to be out in the fresh air after a long day cooped up inside.

Here is Miss Grace in her pretty Easter dress from Grandma & Grandpa DeBoer. She LOVES anything "pretty." She will point to the flowers on my shower curtain and say "pitty!" She also loves to sit in her high chair while I pretend to put blush and lipstick on her. She will sit soooo still and smile while she does her "makeup" right along with me.Grace & Curt heading out for their Easter celebration at Dad & Pam's place. (Sorry we couldn't be there with you guys!!)

And here is a picture that Grandma took of Gracie with her cousin Alyssa.We hope you all had a wonderful Easter with your family and friends!