Having fun
Just hanging out on a park bench
How Sweet!
Playing in the covered wagon
tip-toeing in the tulips
Mama, Lori, and Nana
Nanna and Mama posed for a picture while Matthew played with the rocks
Enjoying lunch at the cafe - Matthew wanted his own chair
This is my favorite picture
Riding the deer statue
Mama was using the umbrella to shield the sun
The arboretum gang
Matthew kissing Aunt Lori
Happy Birthday Papa and Matthew!
Giggling with Mama
Papa is playing peek-a-boo
Easter egg hunting in the backyard
Papa is helping Matthew open the eggs for the fruit chews
Papa said "Look up, Matthew" to find this egg
Matthew's new "bicycle" (as he calls it)
Having fun in the chair
I was off from work on Good Friday so I kept Matthew home from school to spend time with him and the family. Matthew has an early schedule so he woke up much earlier than our guests most of the weekend. He woke up at 6:30am so we played, went to the grocery store, met the air conditioning repair man, and cooked lunch before any guests woke up. Matthew was shocked to see Nana walking in the house and he warmed up to her right away. He knew her name from pictures but I don't think he remembered her because it had been so long since her last visit. And Matthew was excited to see Lori and play with her. He almost hid behind me when she came down the stairs. He wasn't expecting everyone to be in the house.
Andy came home from work early so he played with Matthew some while Nana and I went to run a few errands. Nanna, Papa, and Mike showed up and realized Matthew was at the park near our house with daddy and Rusty. Matthew saw Papa from a distance and got excited. We all went out to dinner at Celebration Cafe later that evening and Matthew was patient through dinner because of all the family to entertain him.
The girls went to the Arboretum on Saturday while the guys played golf. Matthew joined the girls and had a great time. He saw a petting zoo and walked around quite a bit. He is happy as long as he is with Mama. The weather was perfect in the mid-70's. We enjoyed lunch at the cafe with live music and views of the lake. It was very relaxing. Matthew was starting to get fussy at nap time but Lori bought him some popcorn and that kept him in the stroller a little while longer.
Andy smoked pork meat for 10 hours and we ate it for dinner on Saturday night. We celebrated Papa and Matthew's birthdays with a cupcake cake in the shape of a basketball. We lit 2 candles and sang Happy Birthday. Matthew was in heaven eating the cupcake. The next morning he saw the leftovers and said "soccer ball, fire, candle, birthday" because he wanted to do it all over again. We thought that was so funny! He was serious. We celebrated it the weekend prior so I guess he thought this was going to be a weekly routine.
We stayed up watching basketball and Nana walked through her cookbook and told us the history behind a lot of her recipes. I was so glad to have the video camera rolling for that!
Matthew woke up at 5:30am on Sunday so we decided to go to the early church service at 7:30am. We ate a big brunch at the house with egg casserole, honey baked ham, and Mary K's homemade cinnamon rolls. The cinnamon rolls were frozen from her recent visit and they were delicious! Matthew hunted easter eggs with Papa and Nanna. They put Matthew's favorite - fruit chews- inside the eggs so he was loving that game!
Everyone left around 3pm on Sunday to travel back home. It was a fun weekend with a big family and Matthew enjoyed every minute of it. Easter is such a wonderful time of year with the nice weather and colorful flowers. And most of all we celebrate Christ's resurection from the cross. He has risen!
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