Happy Easter!

Brian was gone most of this past week but returned in time to celebrate Easter with us. We went to 8:30 mass this morning and joined some neighbors for a fancy meal afterwards. I made 3 desserts (the Goettsch's will be glad to hear that Gobble Gobble was a hit). We spent the remainder of the day outside, watching the kids hunt eggs and playing some competitive games of bags.

Mad dash for eggs, and Caden jumped the gun

Who thought it was a good idea to hide Cade's big egg in the mud? Thanks Brian.


This was Caden's first Easter coloring and hunting eggs. We colored the eggs in the kitchen and he only gave us a heart attack a couple times. He had an incessant need to recklessly plop the eggs in the cups and then swap them in and out. Messy. But fun.

I want that one. No that one. And that one. That one?


He got a kick out of finding eggs too, but mostly only because of the candy. He's an M&M fanatic and he asks for them frequently. The Easter Bunny brought him a Nascar M&M semi truck. We let him take it to church this morning, which was good and bad. Good because he was well occupied...bad because he screamed "no" if we tried to move it. An elderly lady across the aisle kept giving me the eye. He's 2...give us a break! He looked handsome in his new Easter attire (which acquired a grass stain immediately following mass). The Easter Bunny brought Brian a hat. Apparently the Easter Bunny forgot my gift.

Nice hat, Kenny Chesney.

Leave no soldiers behind


Yet another truck for the collection


Looking sharp (and anxious to eat more M&Ms)

New purpose for the nasty Easter grass


I filled in as a confirmation sponsor at Easter Vigil...congrats Killian!


In other random news, my first ever yard sale had mixed results. We held it at my friend Angie's house. The wind blew our stuff all over the yard and we lacked signs for a while (don't ask). But I did sell some stuff and plan to try again. I seriously thrive off selling things we don't want...it's an addiction. Money for crap? That's my kind of gig.

At the end of March, the Simms from Denver went on a family vacation in DC and Caden and I joined them for touring the American History Museum. I wish they lived closer...Lauren would be a perfect babysitter for Caden. Seeing the Star Spangled Banner was inspirational...and Caden loved looking at all the trains and vehicles.



Brian's race season kicks off next weekend with the Lanikai Triathlon in Hawaii and then the St. Anthony's Triathlon in Florida. I'm just wondering why the heck I'm stuck in Virginia while he's "vacationing" on sunny beaches? While he's gone, Caden and I will do the March for Babies. I haven't been very active since I got pregnant so I hope I can survive 5 miles.

Regarding the pregnancy, I recently traded my headaches for a nasty cold. Eh. People predict that we're having a girl, but I'm on the fence. When I tell Caden that the baby is kicking, he tries to kick the baby back. This baby is sentenced to a rough and tough big bro. Yesterday, Brian was on the phone and out of nowhere, Caden ran from the other room and pounced on him, asking to wrestle. Brian was so proud...his toddler is now a full-blown boy.

And on that note, he sleeps like a champ in his big boy room. No fear, and he actually requests for us to leave. After his story before we even do prayers, he practically pushes us out of the bed, waving and saying "see ya, bye bye." The first night it happened, Brian looked like someone had taken his puppy.

Cade in his QUEEN size bed, covered with trucks


Monkey in a window


Getting his dance on at the library (blue shirt)

Future journalist (that's a Chicago Manual of Style)

Serious sweet tooth


Grandma Klindt has started chemo and will go every other week. After her first round, she was fatigued but not nauseous and her white blood cell counts were stable. Much of the family joined them for Easter and there's nothing they love more than having family around. My Grandma and Grandpa Goettsch are back from Texas again for the summer, so I'm excited to see everyone when we return next month.

Once again, we hope you had a very blessed and happy Easter.