Our Easter

I just wanted to share a few of our Easter pictures. It seems everyone else is and I don't want to be left out! :) We had an enjoyable, though busy Easter. We broke our church attendance record. YAY! And had a fun potluck for dinner. (Thus all the cupcakes - we decorated about 50, although I still had plenty left.) Anyway...

Me and my handsome hubby in our Easter attire:


Our family:

Yes, Angie and I are just about twins (Matching, that is... we're still 10 years apart...) :) I bought my dress and after a long search she found a dress as well. And it just ended up that they were similar, we didn't even realize how close the fabrics were until Sunday. Fun!!

Our friend Lorie. She recently got a job in our area and is staying with us until her apartment opens up. We've been having fun visiting! :)


The sweet girlies (my adopted nieces) in their Easter finery:


I love this picture - all three girls are visiting with Mark.

I think they think he's a pretty cool guy - I agree! :)

Sunday Blessing

Go ahead, drive the nails in My hands;
Laugh at me... where you stand.
Go ahead, and say it isn't Me;
The day will come... when you will see.

'Cause I'll rise.... again;
Ain't no power on earth can keep Me down!
Yes, I'll rise... again;
Death can't keep Me in the ground.

Go ahead, mock My name;
My love for you is still the same.
Go ahead, and bury Me;
But very soon, I will be free!

Go ahead, and say I'm dead and gone,
But you will see that you were wrong.
Go ahead, try to hide the Son;
But all will see that I'm the One!

'Cause I'll come again!
Ain't no power on earth can keep me back!
Yes, I'll come again;
Come to take My people back.

Rise Again
written by Dallas Holm

Happy Easter!!
He is Risen!!!!

Easter Fun!

Some of you may remember our Easter cupcakes from last year. I wanted to make cupcakes again this year, and Bakerella was my inspiration. Unfortunately, we couldn't find those sour punch straws ANYWHERE!!! they would have been so cute!! So... we didn't end up with miniature baskets. But we did have fun creating these...

This one Angie made is my favorite. Hmm... wonder why? :)

A sweet reminder of the reason for Easter:

We had fun decorating them - lots of laughter. :) And we will have fun eating and sharing them tomorrow! :)

Finished Object Friday

Yep. It's time for FOF once again! With the beautiful sunny days we've been having, I was able to get some spraypainting done last week. I have a cute little table that I picked up at an antique shop. Although it was a fun red, it didn't fit into my decor...

However, after several coats of ivory paint - and it still needs a little more - it's looking better! I am in the process of redecorating our bedroom. This little area has become my "inspiration corner."

Our bed has also been spruced up a little... remember what it looked like before?

Now it has a lighter "springy-er" feel with a new comforter set and pillows. I also painted the letters above the bed.

And yes, I realize the letters disappear on that light colored wall. But I want to paint that wall an accent color - something like this (Thanks to Sherwin Williams paint program...)

I also have a fun idea for what I want above the bed. Hope I find it soon! :)

So yes, our room is a work in progress, but I think that is what all decorating is, right? :) And it's so much fun!!! So what have you been working on recently? Maybe you have a cute Easter project to share. For more info on FOF click here.

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I don't want to leave this post without thanking Jesus for what He did for us on the cross! I'm so glad that He was willing to take the punishment for my sins. I enjoyed reading the recent post from Incourage today, The Peace Child. I think it is so important not to skip over Good Friday to get to our celebration of Easter - without Good Friday and the suffering, Easter Sunday would be meaningless.

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April Fool's Day!

hmm... April already, huh? wow. What did you do for April fools? Did you "get" anyone? We had fun with Google's name change and with our supper tonight!

For our main course, we had these yummy cupcakes! :) Making cakes is so much fun! :)

We also had asparagus (YUM!!) and Tabouli salad.

Then for dessert, baked potatoes with sour cream:

YUM!!

Did you figure out our menu? The cupcakes are meatloaf baked in muffin tins and topped with a "frosting" of mashed potatoes.

The "baked potatoes" are icecream rolled in cocoa and topped with cool whip. Yum!!

We had fun with our April Fool's supper! It sounds like it could be a fun tradition to me! :) I hope you enjoyed this first day of April.