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It was a fun and busy Easter weekend. Basketball tournament, swim practice, and lots of parties.

Here's Blythe at the neighborhood egg hunt relishing her first and second Easter egg ever! 
We had a great time with a party hosted by some of Emily's friends.  The egg hunt in the beautiful backyard was great.  The house was my dream style - loved getting to check it out.

The Easter Bunny left a great egg hunt for the kids Sunday morning.  Love this picture of Jaxon on the hunt.  It's serious.  Blythe was thrilled with a few eggs full of fish crackers and fruit snacks.  There is a really cute video you'll have to see another time.
Sunday we hosted lunch with some best friends and an investigator of our church.  Ate lunch in the back yard in the sun and then watched conference.  The 7 children were reasonably pleasant for 2 hours of conference.  Some slept, some listened.

We ate Easter dinner at the Fosters and it was all fabulous!  The collard greens were my favorite. Blythe danced for us.  She loves uptown funk for her best moves.  There are moments when I am completely charmed by my children.

I love my friends and family.

(In between Easter weekend and Odyssey of the Mind State Tournament in Boone this past weekend all six of us cycled through a very short lived flu. I spent a day in bed, and then on the floor when Blythe threw up on my sheets and I could not be bothered to change them.  Rolled them up, moved to the floor and stayed there until Tyrone came home from work and saved us all!  Taye and Scotia were sick overnight and felt okay enough to keep track of the baby when she wasn't napping.  Got to keep the Browns humble!)

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  1. AnonymousApril 13, 2015 at 6:28 PM


    I love that picture of Blythe--- she is so expressive and interested in the adventures of life! nana

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  2. Amy MApril 14, 2015 at 3:02 PM

    You've put it perfectly: "There are moments when I am completely charmed by my children." Thank goodness for those moments!

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