Happy Easter!

Shocking, I know.  Who would have thought I could publish two posts so close together?  I must be mismanaging my time again .  Oh well!

I wanted to get this picture up and show off this great cake Eliot and I were so proud of.  I was mostly impressed with it because it was so last-minute and not very well planned out, but it turned out WONDERFUL!  We spent the day with our friends Seth and Marsha, and had a great time.

While Easter has always been an enjoyable holiday for me -I think mostly because of the memories of being on Grandpa’s farm- the past couple of years have taken on a deeper appreciation and celebration.  Our family loves to talk about the resurrection of Jesus Christ and the opportunities we have as a family because of it, and how we look so forward to being with Morgen again.  We haven’t specifically created traditions for Easter since Morgen’s passing, but the day just feels different than Easters passed.

Most times when we go to the cemetery we put new flowers on Morgen’s grave and bring home the old ones.  Eliot enjoys “planting” the plastic flowers in the back yard and recently Trevor made a “flower box” in the corner so there’s a designated place for them:

Along with the flowers you’ll probably notice a wooden one.  That’s a “Build and Grow” project from Lowe’s that Eliot made.  It’s a rain gauge and she LOVES to see the container fill with water.  Also, you’ll see a CD.  That’s the top of the a wind chime Eric and Leah’s family sent us on the one-year anniversary of Morgen’s passing.  It’s on a shepherd’s hook that they gave us and we take it to the cemetery for a while to hang stuff, and then bring it back home when we switch stuff out.

Here’s a little picture of Eliot’s dance performance this month.  From left to right is Brinley, Faith, and Eliot.