Easter pictures

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Easter felt a little strange this year. Between baseball schedules, feeding 6 kittens round the clock, and not having our own church to attend, it just felt rushed. I remembered late in the day that last year on Easter I was in the middle of a 48 hour fast in preparation to have both my ports installed. It's probably good I didn't remember before Easter dinner or I would have stuffed myself. ;)

Monday morning as I read some scripture to the kids before school, we came across Romans 5: 8 ("But God proves His own love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us!') and I took a deep breath and let that wash over me, and I thought to myself, "that's what I was missing yesterday."

And a few pics. I didn't drive myself nuts getting many posed ones, just whatever I could catch on the go.

Completely out of focus, but they were having such a good time I couldn't resist keeping it.
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Excuse the bobble head picture. I blame my 35mm lens.
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The goats got in on Easter dinner.
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This little girl and Camden really hit it off, and when I came around the corner and saw them standing together, I almost had a little heart attack as I envisioned this scene in a few years. Someone, please stop time.
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I am the mother who hides the eggs in plain sight.
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Totally out of focus, but they were moving so fast I couldn't ended up without face pictures and she looks sweet so it made the cut.
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Some of the eggs had money amounts written on them, and I told the kids they couldn't get their moola until they sat still for a picture.
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My favorite of the day.
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And because I'm feeling like an over-achiever, I've already scrapped them.
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Comments

Andrea said…
Really love these scrap pages. So cute!
10:49 AM
Christine @ 12,450miles said…
Looks like a lot of fun... even if it was a sort of "off" holiday! (I love the goats... LOVE!)
1:44 PM
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