Easter 2010

Our Easter celebrating started on Saturday.  Our church did spontaneous baptisms again (last Easter was the 1st time) and some of us were helpers.

JP & I headed out at 4:10 p.m. for early service.   I handed out tshirts and JP helped direct traffic.  After we finished the service, K had arrived from work  🙂  and Phil had come to join her for the 2nd service.  (We were so happy that K was able to leave work by 4:30 so she could arrive at a decent time and even better, in time for church!)

As the 2nd service started, JP headed home and I went upstairs for some cheese slices & veggies that were provided for those helping in the services.  I was so thankful for that as I had forgotten snacks and was getting shaky by then.   I joined Phil & K for the rest of the service and then handed out tshirts after the baptisms again.

At our 6 campuses, we had 14 Easter services.  Attendance was just over 4,800 and 327 people were baptized!!

Of course, K & I talked later into the night than normal bedtimes…   😉

On Sunday, Phil’s parents joined us for dinner.

I made Family Style chicken, Baked Spinach, Green Beans, Coleslaw, SF cheesecake with fresh strawberries, and chocolate chip bars.  I think it was yummy and everyone gave nice compliments.

After lunch, K shared pictures from work with Gma & Gpa.  They enjoy hearing about her work.  Recently K made a veil special for a bride and so she had 2 pictures of that.  The bride was SO excited she cried and gave K a hug!!   🙂  The bride was wearing her mother’s dress that K’s business had altered/modernized and the veil K made coordinated perfectly!

K had also brought Gma & I our own copies of Chicago Style Brides magazine.  Huge & beautiful bridal  pictures!!  Now that K has worked there for over 7 months (!!), she now is finding some of “her” brides in the magazine.   🙂

I asked my FIL to take some family pictures outside for me.  However, it was very windy and a bit glarey so I’m not extra happy about any of them.   Here is one that is suitable for sharing:

(and to think, this is the best dud…)

Later in the afternoon, Phil & K headed to the theater to see Alice in Wonderland.  Phil said it was better than he expected and they both enjoyed it.   Then they got K’s groceries for the week.

I was so thankful K didn’t have to head back home on Sunday night!  A few weeks ago she asked if she could trade her Weds day off for a Monday and it worked out for this weekend!! Even better on a holiday for us!   🙂

Phil & I met with our accountant on Monday morning (he comes here) and then I baked bread after lunch and we made the fixings for K’s lunches for the rest of the week.

After an early supper, JP headed to band practice at church and K headed back to the city.  Both in the rains!!  Thankfully K called at 8:45 home & all unloaded and JP arrived just after 9 p.m. from the driving rain.

We did get severe storms last night but the 2 bouts of hail didn’t cause any damage.  Just south of us about 10 miles had tornadoes and damage so we are thankful for our safety.