Happy Easter, 2018! April 1, 2018 (no fooling!)

This was a lovely Easter weekend, and a lovely Easter day.  Anna came home on Thursday, and hung out with her siblings all weekend while I had to work.  Chris and Lily drove up on Wednesday night to get her (right after we found out that Timmy got into Penn/Wharton, Duke and Notre Dame!), and they all came back on Thursday night.  I had to work on Friday and Saturday, but I think they all had fun!
 
The Easter bunny did make it to our house today--and brought these four baskets for the four who were home--Jack stayed out at Notre Dame.  I remember his freshman year we all drove out there to see him for Easter.  It is not on our agenda for this year, unfortunately.

After church, it was such a nice day, we all went outside.  I started to rake, because in two weeks, after my knee surgery, I won't be able to do so.  And while I was raking, I saw something that may have been hiding under the brush for several years....a baseball.   There were  years and years when every opportunity the boys were outside playing baseball, or having a catch, but not so much anymore.  It made me a little sad to see this hiding there...just a nice reminder of those days.