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Easter, A little late

Do you ever have those times where you sit back and take a look at your life and realize, wow God, you have truly blessed me?  These last two weeks have been that way for me.  It could be that Spring is here, or that I have been able to make my way outside to run and get those endorphins going, or that Easter was amazing this year.  Whatever it is, it's something that I love and I never want it to go away!  Waking up and being thankful for your spouse, your beautiful daughter, the trees in your front yard that are budding, or the yummy coffee that is waiting for you in your kitchen..  I hope that feeling is here to stay! 
Zoie and I spent Good Friday with both of my parents.  With my parents being divorced, seldomly, do I get to spend a day with both of them.  My dad came over and we put him to work in our upstairs bathroom with some paint and a brush, while my mom, Zoie, and I decorated Easter eggs.  Funny story to go with this, (sorry mom)  When we got over to my mom's on Easter, I dashed to the eggs we had dyed and asked if she had kept them in the fridge.  "No, they don't need to be in the fridge.  They can stay out."  And yes, they had been out for three days....well we all know eggs whether raw, or cooked need to be kept in the fridge, but at least we had pretty eggs to look at!
Derik and I got to enjoy church on Saturday night, Zoie free, and heard some amazing Easter music!
Yes, we spent Easter Sunday at my mom's house with my brothers and nephew.  I love this part of my family, not only because they are family, but we never fall short of having fun.  We somehow always end up outside throwing a football or tackling one another, that's one good thing about having brothers.  Although, I am not sure I am any tougher because of them. 
I think this year's Easter Sunday was special and so wonderful because last Easter wasn't as planned.  We ended up staying home because of one of Zoie's seizures.  Even though it wasn't horrible, it also wasn't ideal.  So this year, when Zoie had such a good Sunday, and we were able to enjoy family, it was just such a huge blessing to come home that Sunday afternoon, hug my little family, and say, thank you God!  Now time for a nap ;)  It's the little things right??

The last thing I will leave you with is this;  Zoie has some amazing great granparents.  Two live here, two live back in Nebraska.  The ones in Nebraska know what a great smile Zoie has, and with her being a girl, they thought they would get her a mini make up stand where she can see herself smile all the time.  Here is a perfect picture of my little diva playing with her makeup stand :)


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