Adventures in La La Land

1. Easter was wonderful. I actually got up early enough to curl my hair and wear a dress. Church was packed to the gills, I got to belt out some of my favorite songs, and my whole family sat together in two rows. All of my siblings, all of Niki's boys and their wives, all my kids, and my mom (Dad had to teach Sunday School). It makes me feel all warm and fuzzy. We went to lunch at Niki's afterward. Levi's Easter Dinner. 🤦 Then we piled all the kids on the steps for a picture before letting them loose to hunt for eggs. Dad snuck into the picture Cove and Lainey were sleeping, so they didn't make the pic. And we added Eliana, a friend from church. Sidenote: isn't Lucy's hair looking so good?? She's finally figuring out how to tame those curls! Thea rocking some sweet tattoos. Lena eating a warhead. Lol. Levi found the golden egg! It had $10 inside! We spent the day chatting, eating, snuggling babies, and playing cards - all of my favorite things. Lena and Nov...

 1. Justin's parents finally came home from Florida. We had dinner with them on Sunday, then they introduced us to a new game: Blank Slate. It was fun because even the kids could play. Levi was cracking himself up.  We're glad to have Grandpa and Grandma home - and not just because she cooks for us every other Sunday. 😂 While we were there, Lucy raided Donna's book closet and took home the first five Baxter family books by Karen Kingsbury. I gave her the Bailey Flanagan books a while ago because I thought she'd appreciate those more since they're about a teenager. But she was mad that I started her part-way through the series. So now she's going to start from the beginning, and once she finishes we're going to watch the new Baxter Family TV series!! I hope she reads fast! 2. Levi had to give a presentation at school about blacksmiths in colonial days. He was so excited, and had so much fun working on his little spiel. Here he is practicing for Lena: Safety ...