Easter Weekend

I know it's a little late but things have been busy at the Hadley House. We had a wonderful Easter weekend. James, John and I went camping at Huntsville State Park with our family friends for the weekend. We lucked out and got the same exact sites as last year which were fantastic. They had a great view of the lake and were super close to both the bathrooms and the dock. The boys had a great time riding their bikes, fishing and playing with their friends. The weather was so nice on Saturday that we put the kids in old clothes and took them over to the little man made beach they had. The kids all had a blast swimming and playing in the sand. The water was way too cold for the adults to get in but we enjoyed watching them splash around. James was even holding his breath underwater and trying to swim with his arms and legs. I hope this is a good sign of things to come this summer. It would be great to get him out of a life vest by the time school starts up in the fall. After the kids were done swimming, we rented a couple of canoes and a paddle boat. Man, my legs got a good workout from all that pedaling. The boys had a blast riding on both the paddle boat and in the canoe. We really lucked out and had beautiful weather the entire time. The forecast had been predicting rain but we only had light sprinkling one night. The only downer for the whole weekend was the cold showers we had Saturday night. The park was super full and by the time we got to the showers, there was no more hot water. :(

Now, you might be asking yourself where Brian and Jude were during this time. Brian had several church services to attend over the weekend for RCIA. Jude stayed behind with Brian because he wasn't a very good camper in March and I don't think I could have handled all three of them without Brian. Apparently Jude was very good at one service but was restless at the other. Jude also got to spend some quality time with MaMaw and Poppa Steve last Saturday and Sunday morning. They kept him while Brian attended the Easter Vigil services Saturday night.

The boys and I got home right around lunchtime on Sunday so we picked up Brian and Jude and headed out for some yummy Mexican food. After we filled our bellies, Brian unloaded the car while I gave the boys a really good hot shower. We all rested Sunday afternoon before heading to Kristen's house for Easter dinner and our Easter egg hunt. Dinner was super yummy - ham, baked potatoes, corn and rolls - and all the kids had a great time hunting for eggs. A few of the kids are older so we hid money in 6 special glitter eggs. I think every child got at least a dollar or two with a $20 being the big prize in the golden egg.

I didn't take any pictures while we were camping. I know, bad mommy. But I did get some good ones of the kids hunting eggs. Enjoy!!