Easter

This is a little late but I know our relative in Canada will appreciate seeing these pictures of our Easter celebration.

Uncle Matthias helping Tobias 

Leo

Resting snugly on mama

Chores still need to be done

Eli with daddy

Clark holding a precious bundle

Orange is very becoming on Toby

Daddy (Xavier) holding his princess Emma

On Easter Monday (Ava, Laurence and Leo)

Alleluia!

He is Risen!

Behold, He makes all things new!

Kelly, Xavier's wife, was baptized and received into full communion with the Catholic Church! Welcome dear daughter! Shannon, who came into the Church last year, was her sponsor.


Aren't they beautiful!

Congratulations dear Kelly!

Easter, a Time of Rebirth

As usual there was a lot of baking and cooking.





A yummy Tarte Tartin.










We all went to the vigil, it was magnificent! Shannon, Gabriel's wife, was received in the Church. I had the honor of being her sponsor. Congratulations Shannon! We are so happy for you.

Amy Mercer (Kelly's niece) was Baptized, Confirmed and received First Communion. Xavier was her sponsor. Congratulations Mercer!

On Easter day, Joseph Mason was Baptised and received his First Communion. David, Dominique's godfather, was his godfather.





After Mass was the traditional Easter egg hunt. Laurence had forgotten his basket. Hey, a hat is just as good!



Look at what we found on Holy Saturday... Easter chicks! Without our knowledge, our sweet Dominique hen had been sitting a bunch of eggs.

Now it's time to go read Petook, an Easter Story to the children and then go back outside to hear "life everywhere, tapping softly, knocking softly to get out, to come out of the dark into the light, out of silence into sound, out of death into life: bird and beast and seed in the earth and bud on the tree. " From Petook, an Easter Story by Caryll Houselander illustrated by Tomie dePaola