Happy Easter

Jenna made an epic rainbow loom bracelet. It was about 10 feet long and I had to get a picture. She used it as a jumprope for awhile. She has so much fun creating these!

Jenna's long rainbow loom string?

As we were walking home from school one day Jenna asked me what house I would be in Hogwarts. I immediately said Gryffindor since I am brave and that's where all the brave people are (obviously!). She said she would be in Ravenclaw since they are the smartest (touche). Then she went on to tell me she wouldn't be in Slytherin since her parents are muggles. Umm.... you are a muggle too Jenna. Maybe she is too into Harry Potter ;). When we go to Universal this fall and see the Harry Potter world she will have a blast! 

For Easter this year we went to the Saturday night service at our church. After the Saturday night service they have Gateway Cafe. This is coffee and desserts and finger food. It was fabulous! We will have to start going to church on Saturday and Sunday!

Grandma made pink taffeta dresses for Jenna and Sarah and matching blue vest and pants for Matthew for Easter. They looked so cute and wore their outfits to church.

Easter clothes courtesy of Grandma

 We also went to an Easter Egg hunt at New Hope church by the zoo. The kids found a lot of Easter Eggs until I lost sight of Matthew for a few minutes. All of a sudden I heard someone yelling "come back!" I looked and Matthew was halfway to the zoo. He was running across a field away from me. 3 year olds can be tiring at times.

Speaking of tiring, I ran 6 miles today in one hour and one minute. This was pretty good for me since I normally run slower than a 10 minute mile. After the run my knee started bothering me. This is how I can tell I'm getting old. I never used to have joint pain!!

Cakes and Meat

Joann's has several classes for kids (8yrs old and up) and Jenna took a cake decorating class there. She had fun creating a duck cake with blue eyes and a beak. The cake really turned out great and she had fun. She didn't make a chocolate cake since she gave up chocolate for lent. She has more spiritual discipline than most adults I know!

Jenna decorating her cake

The finished product

In the spirit of April Fools pranks, I made a pan of brownies for my family for dessert. When Erik saw the pan covered in aluminum foil, his first response was "oh no." Am I that predictable? He amused me and opened the pan to reveal Brown E's. Cheesy yet fun.

Brown E's for April Fools day

This semester has been so glorious for me. I only have one class and two developments. It's been such a break from these difficult sessions with so many students. I'm redeveloping a course that I currently teach with VB to C#. This is not difficult. So basically I've had a fabulous session.

I've had time to come up with my favorite meats. Seafood for the win!

1. Crab
2. Lobster
3. Steak
4. Salmon
5. Chicken
6. Tuna
7. Sausage
8. Ham
9. Scallops
10. Pepperoni

This list was difficult to compile since there is a variety of ways to cook the meat. Do I want tough, dry chicken over tuna steaks perfectly cooked? Well no, but this is the list of meats I like on average. No - bacon is not on the list. It is a good meat to add to other foods but not one I would eat by itself. Pepperoni also falls in this category but I like pepperoni better than bacon. Enough explanation. I love seafood in general.

66 points on Quiddler today