Tonight we had our first picnic......yes, it was a little chilly, but we survived. I made BLT's and potato salad. Gram ended up with a sweater, a vest, and then a coat on to keep her warm.
The happy campers or should I say picnic-ers?
Do you think she was a wee bit cold?The past few days have been a whirlwind. We watched the evening services of IHC convention online and tried to keep up with everything else. My aunt and uncle and two cousins from NY are dropping in on Sat. for a visit since they will be in the area visiting my uncle's first grandchild. Gonna make chicken and waffles for them - a good old PA dutch meal! My aunt loves our homemade strawberry jelly, so I'm sure we'll send some home with her.
In May, I will be posting pictures on here of our trip a year ago to Colorado, similar to what I did previously with Hawaii. Yes, last year was the year for big trips, that's why we are doing something small this year, well, that and we are saving for a big trip that will hopefully happen next year!
By the way, anyone like my cloud picture that I put behind the title of my blog? I took it last year in Colorado.
The dog wanted to be included in this picture. She came over and plopped herself down and just sat there. I have to say, she does do this quite often when the camera is out, it's like she knows what's going on. We broke from tradition and did not have ham today - of all horrors!! We had reasons for that - keep reading.
We had a good time yesterday with my dad's side of family. It was the first time in years that we were together for Easter. We had a good meal that included ham, mashed potatoes, corn, broccoli casserole, sweet potatoes, lettuce with hot bacon dressing, dinner rolls, cream cheese pie, and chocolate cake. We also celebrated my grandpa's 79th birthday and my cousin's 4th birthday. It was fun to be with family once again!
Cherry blossoms around the Tidal Basin.
Notice the blossoms in the background that outline the Tidal Basin.
We took a one day bus trip to see the cherry blossoms in Washington D.C. We had a very nice trip! We stopped at the Old Post Office Pavillion for lunch. We took the elevator to the top of the clock tower for a view of the city. Then we visited the monuments with stops along the way to view the cherry trees. The only disappointment of the day was that the skies were foggy. I would've loved for the skies to be blue, but you can't have everything picture perfect. Since then, it's been busy, busy around here. And I've been struggling with headaches that literally make my head ache even after they go away. Today was the first in about a week that I didn't struggle with anything too severe which was good since we had our Easter party at school. My children enjoyed the egg hunt so much that we did it six times! They were delighted to say the least. We played some other games as well. Thankfully, we have off tomorrow - a much needed break from the daily routine. Have a Happy Easter!
