Beautiful day with nothing on the calendar...definitely a great day to get out! We drove down to Biggsville, IL to find a new letterbox and to give some boxing "goods" to a fellow letterboxer.
Luckily, the kids were good...even though we threatened to leave them!
We continued down to Burlington for lunch and then drove along the river for a while to check on the flooding. Unfortunately, the flooding was pretty bad down south as well.
There's supposed to be a road here...
Our next stop was Argyle Lake State Park near Macomb.
Will grabbed the camera and snapped a few shots of these turtles as they were out enjoying the warm sun. He looked over and saw the Canadian Goose on the other side of the lake - "hey, I think that goose is dead!". We watched the goose for a few seconds and then saw her a move a bit. Matt suggested she was sitting on her nest. Will snapped a picture of her as well - as she watched him!
We hiked for a while and then hit the road to head back home. The hiking was pretty hard for Maddie, but she did a great job. A couple sets of wooden steps (straight up the hill) and root filled trails - makes it hard to walk with crutches!
Matt served on Security for the Easter services and took some pictures during the service. Pretty cool that we used confetti guns to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus!
We relaxed at home for a few hours (listened to an amazing 9th inning Cubs win!) and then headed out to my parent's house for Easter dinner and fun!
We started with the annual hunt. My mom added a twist this year - the kids could only use tongs to pick up their eggs. No hands!
I was designated as Maddie's helper (hold her bag). She started with her crutches...and quickly tossed them off to the side. She crawled and hopped the rest of the way around the yard.
The kids took a break from the egg hunt (outside was done...upstairs needed to be hunted still) for a lesson on the Tabernacle. Grammy even got out the ol' Flannel Graph Board!!
Dad read a passage from the Bible and a bit more was discussed about the Tabernacle. I love that my parents instill such powerful truths in the lives of our children.
We finished the egg hunt (upstairs addition), ate a great dinner, played Easter bingo and ran some races with windup toys (bunnies & chicks).
The kids - enjoying their bounty. Lots of candy, even more money!
What a wonderful weekend - a time of togetherness with family and extended family. Great food and beautiful weather. But the most wonderful part of the weekend - Celebrating the Resurrection of our Lord & Savior, Jesus Christ!
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