What a crazy busy weekend! I feel like I haven't been able to relax since... I can't remember actually. We got up early on Saturday morning to go to the 1st annual Eggstravaganza at church. They had tons of eggs plus games and inflatables. Bud was in charge of the obstacle course inflatable, which I think he enjoyed seeing how he loves being in charge of people. The boys had a blast making their Grandma and Aunt K chase them around all morning. Next we headed out to Chili's for lunch to celebrate my wonderful friend's birthday. I have to say, I love Chili's. I wish their food wasn't so deadly. In the evening we headed off to the first of two Brewer games that we had tickets for this weekend. The Brewers lost, but of course the boys didn't care. They just loved being there, and they got to sit with their friends, so I don't know how much game they even watched. It was Little-G's first game ever, and we weren't quite sure if we were going to be sorry we brought him. He turned out to be pretty well behaved. He doesn't like to be contained, but he was pretty good about it thankfully.
Then this morning we had church. I was in the nursery, so I was kind of sad to have to miss my favorite church service, but Bud got to go with his mom and sister which was nice. We had 10 kids in the nursery this morning, which feels like a lot. It makes me very grateful that I don't have ten 3-year-olds at home! Makes my realize I could be a lot more busy.
We had to leave straight from church to the ballpark so that we would be there in time for Big-G's special day. His Aunt K entered him in a contest to go on the field during the National Anthem and stand next to a player, get a hat, ball, and autograph. They put his face up on the big score board, and announced his name. It was a pretty awesome prize to win. When we first told him that he won he said, "I'm not doing that!" We talked him into it, and I think that he is very glad that he did it now. His Nana, Papa, Grandma, Aunt K, and Uncle M all came to see him. He ended up smiling from ear-to-ear when it was over. It was definitely a once in a lifetime experience. When he got off the field he said, "What am I going to hit this with?" He was talking about his freshly autographed baseball. Silly kid. Middle-G is already planning for when he turns 6 and is old enough to enter the contest. Hopefully lightening will strike twice, and we'll get picked again because Middle-G already has his heart set on it. Little-G was a good boy again, and he even fell asleep for a few minutes. It's kind of hard to nap when everyone keeps jumping out of their chairs and screaming though. It was a great win for the Brewers and a fun day for all. Not the classic Easter, but fun none the less.
No matter what we did today, I couldn't forget about the joy and excitement that I live with because I know my Savior lives. Jesus' death and resurrection are such powerful forces. Completely life changing. What would I do without the blood of Jesus to cover my sin, his healing, or the peace he brings me day-to-day? Death will have no victory over me, and THAT is a reason to cheer!
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| Big-G's Big Day |
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| Grayson getting his ball autographed by Wil Nieves, the catcher. |
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| Little-G giggles. |
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| Big-G standing at home plate with Wil Nieves for the National Anthem. |
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Serious game talk. |
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| Little-G taking a snooze. |
