Back-blogging: Easter 2009

I did a terrible job of documenting our Easter celebration this year. I realized that I never even got a good picture of Aaron in his Easter outfit (which was super cute!), and he's now outgrown the pants, so there's no hope of a recreating. We also missed out on egg decorating and hunting, a result of poor planning on our part. With my mom in town for the weekend, it was a hang-onto-your-hat kind of time, and none of my grand plans really came to fruition. Thank goodness for the message of grace that Easter brings!

One of the best parts of the day was worshipping with our church family. It's the first time in a long time we've felt so deeply connected to a church, and it made for a wonderful start to this joyous day.

We did have a wonderful Easter dinner with good friends the Andersons. For Rosie's version of the story, check out her blog.

The table is set, including fresh flowers from the garden. This was a sure sign of spring amidst our chilly April weather.

James wanted a picture of us together. Harder to accomplish than one might think.
Eli is ready to eat!The girls hang out in the kitchen. I've love the growing friendship between our two families.

This is quite possibly the best picture of Aaron's outfit that exists, and I didn't even take it! Add a linen blazer and matching hat, and it's almost the whole ensemble.