Easter....new beginnings

It's been a beautiful spring-like week and a few little flowers have popped out since last weeks' snow has melted.  The Easter decorations are up just in time.

Glad to have these warmer temperatures for the start of Spring Vacation (for the kids, anyway).  Had a busy but great week, starting of the weekend on Thursday evening with a Disney On Ice show at the Budweiser Center.  Carrie, Amie and I took Sophie, Gabi and Corbin who all three loved the performance and were asleep in the car before we got home!

 On Friday, Brad had his MRI in Loveland early that morning, followed by breakfast (oooh, just the two of us!) at CrackerBarrel.  We came home and did some tidying up and some errands and then drove to Aurora to get Mom.  Gramma went with us as it has been many years since she ventured out of northern Colorado and said she enjoyed the drive. We got back just in time to drive to Ft. Collins for Brad's follow-up appointment upon completion of his radiation.  It was strange being there again after routinely checking in every evening at 6:15.  Great news, though, as his MRI showed that the treatment did work!  Apparently, most of the family members were apprehensive about the outcome, except for me!  I knew it'd be good!  Our next visit will be in a couple of weeks back at University.  Brad hopes that Dr. Nye will cut back his dosage of Keppra (anti-seizure drug).

On Saturday, we all gathered at Amie's house to dye eggs.  Of course, the older kids thought egg dying was beneath them, so they bailed right away.  Grayson got into to the whole thing, spilling all of the green dye and soaking his socks in the yellow.  We found that the markers were a better choice for him than the dyes!  Gabi and Sophie were all about the glitter dyes....

 

It was a beautiful Spring day and we all enjoyed being outside, the two Grammas included!
Meredith and her family took Grandma Butler to church with them Saturday night for Easter
services, while Brad and I made dinner.  Sunday morning arrived with a gorgeous sunrise.  Mom
had intended to stay until Tuesday when her flight home was scheduled, but decided that with
the weather forecasting a change on Monday night, she would go back with Don and Vicki following
Easter dinner.  We had a scrumptious (I thought so, anyway!) dinner of turkey with the
usual side dishes and salads and other sides contributed by guests, Don and Vicki and
Amies' Mom, Susan.   
After dinner, the kids enjoyed an Easter egg hunt and I'm fairly certain that theirchocolate levels were high!