The talking in the background is Aunt Jen not Mom. Just wanted that to be clear to all :)

I thought he did a great job although I am finding out that almost 10 year-old boys do not like there Moms to tell them how well they have done. Apparently this is almost as bad as using spit to wipe food off of faces :)

A few a-la-carte pictures. Elizabeth loves Aunt Jen's pillows, Mama misses the mouth, feeds the nose but gets the picture, Elizabeth begins early dental hygene (sort of), Christopher square dances in his spring concert and Christopher babysits in front of the TV.

While Elizabeth may not have understood the meaning of her first Easter all of us around her felt the specialness of the occasion. What better way to celebrate our Risen Lord than a baptism, day with family and of course too much food. Mandy was baptised at the Easter vigil mass. After seeing so many infant baptisms it was nice to see an adult choose to join the faith. While the long mass did pose a comfort problem for our expecting candidate she looked great and responded in all the right spots :) Christopher started off the morning with our tradition of a riddle guided Easter egg hunt. The hunt resulted in his Easter basket being found in the kitchen closet. A good time was had by all (even Mom who was hiding eggs at 11:30 at night). Elizabeth soaked up all the attention lavished on her by all at the family gatherings and looked extra special in her Easter dress.

The weekend before Easter was Christopher's latest Tae Kwon Do tournament. He competed in weapons(bo staff), open hand form and sparring. I would not want to run into him in a dark alley, I can tell you that. He did well and while no first or second places were acheived I was so proud of his participation, especially his sparring. He was able to score 2 points on his first opponent which was especially difficult because she was a girl. In true gentleman fashion Chris has a real problem sparring girls. The weekend was a complete success and I am so proud of my boy for trying something new.