Here is a couple more pictures from Easter Sunday.
We got everyone ready and made it to the 8am service at church, we then came home and made brunch. While Aaron and I were cooking Mr. Ben was playing with cars. 

Last week we were able to visit Aaron's grandma who lives down in Owatonna, which is about an hour and 20 minutes drive for us.  She recently had a birthday turning 87 years young.
The kids had fun playing with nana Doreen's old toys. I can tell she just loves being able to see the kids and loves to get right down on the floor with them. 
We love being able to visit and hope to make the trip more often since the kids are getting older. 

He is Alive!

Then the angel spoke to the women. "Don't be afraid!" he said. "I know you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He isn't here! He is risen from the dead, just as he said would happen. Come, see where his body was lying. 

Matthew 28:5-6

As a christian, today has so much meaning for where we are and where we are going. Because of His sacrifice we have hope for things that are yet to come, we will never have to pay the true price of our sin which is death. 

In the words of Liam age 6 is that Jesus died on the cross so we don't have to. Love that it is so simple, so easy for my children to begin to grasp the love of this God we serve. 

And just as Aaron explained it to the kids that when you stand before God at the gates of heaven and have to account for all of the bad choices we made in our life, at that same moment Jesus puts His hand on your shoulder and steps up into our place and erases every bad choice.

The last couple days I have just been is awe of how much my God loves me and how much grace He has for me. I am so undeserving of this life and so thankful that His grace never runs out, He doesn't grow tired of me. And when Liam asks me about death I am confident in my response that this is not the end and we will live forever with Jesus. 

The greatest gift I can give my children is an opportunity to see and know what it means to have a  relationship with Jesus. At the end of the day as a mom the only thing that truly matters is to be able to be with my children in heaven. 

Clairah

A few weeks ago I had a chance to get a few pictures of my niece Clairah.

She's a cutie, I can see my brother and her mom in her features. 

Car Wash

Yesterday after church Liam had his first drop off birthday party for one of his classmates, so the rest of us got outside to enjoy the balmy 60 degree weather!!

Cousin Clairah came to visit last week, its fun to see the babies interact a little more these days.
When we sat them next to each other Clairah keep trying to grab Ben's arm, he was a little unsure of all the close contact.
So fun to see these two grow up together!