Easter Egg Hunt...

I know we were just at the zoo on Wednesday, but our family returned today! We love having a zoo family pass! It's a fantastic place to take the kids! It was packed today though.  Every year the Zoo has an Easter Egg Hunt for the animals.  My friend Traci planned an excursion for our families to the zoo.  Her family went, my family, Bethany & Brandon w/their 2 boys, Holly w/her 2 girls, Erin w/her 2 girls, Brandy w/her 2 kids and Mandi w/her 2 kids.  (I think that was everyone!)

We weren't able to all stay together because it would have been just impossible.  We saw the gorillas, orangs, some monkeys, the hippos, the elephants and had lunch together. We also made a craft and saw the frogs, and the bugs and spiders.

Nadine was a little hesitant to enter the bug room. Becca is a tom-boy so she dragged Nadine in.  Nadine made it through the cockroaches, completely disgusted but she made it.  Then she came to the bird eating spider and she was done.  She high-tailed it out to the wagon and never went back in.  The boys loved it though. 

A digital greeting card by Smilebox

It was a beautiful day to go. I even got a little bit of color. After the zoo, Tina and I went for a walk at Maumee Bay and then Tina and her kids came over to have dinner with our family. We grilled out in the backyard. The kids played football and just hung out. 

Today is Good Friday. This is the day that we remember what Christ came to our broken world for.  He came to mend broken relationships, first between us and God, but ultimately even the relationships between us and others here in our world.  There is no better way to remember what Christ did on the cross than to build others up, to live life together, to recognize that we were created for each other. 

Thank you Lord for loving me! Thank you for all you did that day and for all that you continue to do.  Thank you for seeing me at my lowest point and still loving me.  Thank you for carrying me!