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Easter Weekend 2014

April 22, 2014 | Faith, family, holidays

Good morning! We are back home from visiting my family for Easter, and we had a great weekend. We were blessed to have the most gorgeous weather the entire time, and spent a ton of time sitting outside enjoying the low humidity.

We arrived Friday afternoon and went to dinner for my dad’s birthday then had cake and ice cream back at the house.

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Saturday Bobby and I were up early for the Crescent city classic in New Orleans. Over 25,000 people were registered for the race! (Recap to come on Thursday). We had a blast, and came home and sat outside with my parents. Bobby may have fallen asleep on the porch.

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My parents got a new patio set for the backyard, and my dad spent a ton of time working in the backyard making it beautiful for spring and this is where we we spent most of the weekend.

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Sunday morning we went to my parent’s church and heard my mom sing in the choir.

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After church, we did some grilling in preparation of two of my aunts and uncles coming over for lunch.

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We had a great lunch and a fun time visiting with family Sunday.

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The rest of Sunday was just relaxing and chatting, a great way tow rap up a holiday weekend. We left Monday morning, with plenty of leftovers now in our refrigerator. What a great weekend!

Bella is worn out, too. By the way, today is Bella’s 6th birthday!

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QOTD: What did you do for Easter?

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  1. Bridie Rist says

    April 22, 2014 at 4:22 am

    Happy birthday Bella!

  2. Lauren @ Lauren's Glass Slipper says

    April 22, 2014 at 5:32 am

    A very happy birthday to miss Bella!!!

  3. Meranda@fairytalesandfitness says

    April 22, 2014 at 6:19 am

    Your parent’s yard looks beautiful! Happy birthday to Bella! My labrador will be 8 later this year and her birthdays always make me sad because I know their life span is limited. ( I know that’s really looking at the glass half empty there, sorry). Glad you had a nice Easter Heather!

  4. Lesley says

    April 22, 2014 at 6:48 am

    Happy birthday Bella! Easter was low key, with a fun trip out to Ft. Worth.

  5. Karen :0) says

    April 22, 2014 at 5:52 am

    What a fun weekend! Your dad’s patio looks great! Happy birthday Bella!! :0)

  6. Mindy @ Road Runner Girl says

    April 22, 2014 at 7:20 am

    Glad you had a great weekend and Easter! Your parents yard is amazing!!! And the picture of Bobby asleep on the porch is great! It was all that food he ate lol!

  7. Ashley says

    April 22, 2014 at 9:19 am

    Looks like a lovely Easter weekend!

    Happy Birthday to Bella!

  8. Erin @ Girl Gone Veggie says

    April 22, 2014 at 12:37 pm

    What a beautiful backyard! I wish I could sing!

  9. Kathryn @ Dancing to Running says

    April 22, 2014 at 6:50 pm

    Glad to hear you had such a great Easter! Your parents’ yard is gorgeous – no wonder you spent so much time outside enjoying it over the weekend!

  10. Sharla Kinman says

    April 3, 2015 at 4:39 pm

    My husband and I LOVE creating and enjoying a beautiful yard. I hope our children feel this about our house when they come home to visit some day with their families. Thank you for sharing your pictures and your life. I feel like you’re a friend,meben though I’ve never met you!

    • Sharla Kinman says

      April 3, 2015 at 4:40 pm

      *even (sign, I did proofread!) lol

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    April 22, 2014 at 2:16 am

    Easter Weekend 2014

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