Photo-A-Day 2.0 #01558

Today was Easter Sunday and we got up and the kids had an egg hunt around the house. They got their easter candy and we all got ready for church. We went to Mass at Sacred Heart and Andy was having a tough time with allergies. So, we left our seats and sat in the foyer of the church. That was when Andy had a coughing fit they could exit and cough outside. I didn’t mind sitting back there with Andy. I had picked a bad seat to begin with. A family that goes to church twice a year was behind us. They really did not know how to act or be quiet in the least. I have a history of picking the worst seats. Eventually the church filled up and our vacated seats were filed.

After church we went over to The Purple Rooster for breakfast. My dad joined us along with mom and Tara, Shelby, Tim and the kids. We were only missing Erik because he had to get back to work. We had a very nice breakfast, exchanged gifts and it was very enjoyable. the kids even played together outside throwing a football around until Andy accidentally threw a wild ball onto the roof of the building. Game over. But before that I had these very tasty berry French toast.

We hung out a bit today and for dinner Allison made a nice meatloaf for my birthday meal. Then I got my cake which Allison and Andy made. It was a lemon cake with a ton of red white and blue sprinkles on it. There are photos but they were taken with Allison’s iPhone so they won’t upload here properly. It was very nice cake with two candles on it, a 4 and a 9. Can’t believe I’m 49.

Photo-A-Day 2.0 #01421

Andy turned 11 today. He started his day with birthday breakfast with dad. Glad he asked me where we were going because I had honestly forgotten about taking him. We tried to go to Morin’s but they were closed and then I thought we could go to J.D.’s but they were closed so we had to go to Mackie’s. It is not my favorite but Andy likes it. He had a bacon and cheese omelet an really enjoyed it. I dropped him off at school and then went to my Krav class for Stripe Test.

My stripe test was challenging but good. I got another stripe. I’m going to have to tie my belt lopsided from now on so that there is room to put additional stripes. At least until I can earn my black belt.

Andy was very generous at school today. Because it was his birthday he asked if he could use his own money to buy his classmates drinks at lunch. He got everyone a lemonade. The kid has a big heart.

I picked up Eva from school and then we met Andy and Allison at the karate dojo where the kids had their stripe tests. They both earned their stripes. Andy was excited that this was his last Kempo class before he switches to Krav.

We came home and had dinner and after dinner we finished Andy’s birthday cake.

A very tasty treat. Before the cake Andy got calls form his grandparents and Auntie Tara and Uncle Erik. He got to thank everyone for his gifts. Then we had the cake and it was time to get some sleep because we head to the Cape tomorrow for Thanksgiving.