Easter Weekend

Easter weekend was a great weekend!  Kersten was off to Gainesville for the Alumni soccer game and Orange & Blue game.  We missed him lots, but glad that he had some time to reunite with his old buddies!!  Mom and John came down to visit.  They arrived on Saturday and we took off and went to the mall for Braelyn's first picture with the Easter bunny.  It did NOT go as well as I'd thought it would.  I guess the Easter bunny is scary?!?!  She was not having it :(

For dinner that night, we ventured out to a Greek restaurant out towards the beach.  My food was ok (although I didn't have anything Greek....),  but John and mom enjoyed theirs very much.  It just wasn't the same experience inside a stuffy building in Bradenton, Florida as it was sitting outside at a taverna overlooking the Mediterranean in Crete.  No comparison.  But, the company was great!! :) 

We had plans to get up and go to Easter service at church Sunday morning, but Braelyn was up so much through the night with a cough, that we decided to sleep in some on Sunday morning.  I was very sad about not going to church, but continued throughout the day to remember the reason for the day!  We will definitely be there next year, in our pretty Easter dresses, to celebrate! 

The Easter bunny waited to visit Braelyn until her daddy got back home from Gainesville.  That was awfully nice of him..... He brought her a Mega Blocks activity table, some Gator onesies and a shirt, a book, bubbles, sand toys, and Easter eggs.  In total shock that the Easter eggs were (and still are...) her favorite toys!

We then packed up and headed out to Bradenton Beach for the day.  It was some of the prettiest water I remember seeing in Florida!  Destin has been the most beautiful, clear water I'd seen to date, and this water was right up there with Destin.  We only stayed out for a couple of hours, but it was so nice to sit along the beach, soak up some rays, and stare off into the gorgeous water!!

Finally, we made our way home where John cooked us up a scrumptious dinner of ham, black-eyed peas, mashed potatoes, asparagus, and greens (well, yuck about the greens....but Kersten and John liked them...lol).  We had carrot cake for dessert and we were all full and happy and tired.  A great combination for a perfect night's sleep!

Mom and John left Monday morning and I took Braelyn to the doctor.  I always hate saying good-bye to them, but then remind myself they are only a 4 hour drive away and that is much closer than we were when we lived in Scotland! 

It was a super fantastic weekend and thank Mom and John for coming down to make it extra special!! :)