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Easter 2018

Best day from beginning to end! It was seriously SO amazing to be at Midcurrent and see so many many people... In my birth -- 2yr, old room, we had 14 kids!!! Our total from the morning was 200, and the place felt alive. It was so fun to be a part of such a big day in the life of our church.

After church we headed to mom and dad's for Easter dinner, ham, cheesy potatoes, deviled eggs, green beans, and this delicious brussel sprout salad that I will share the recipe to in a later post. After dinner grandpa hid the eggs, and the kids went crazy. These 4 cousins sure know how to have fun together. It is my very favorite thing to watch them be buddies. After the festivities died down we threw a movie on for the tired children and played a game of hand and foot. We are juuuuust getting to stage where we can play games again now that the kids are older and don't want to be near the adults at. all. times. Olle was the only one who hopped up on grandma's lap toward the end of the game. We stayed until after bed time, and Sten and I CRASHED as soon as we got home. It was a full week leading up to one of the greatest days of all time.

Easter 2018 will be burned into my memory forever.

 little pals being bribed with jelly beans.
My mom first made this cake in 1987, and has the ORIGINAL magazine rip-out that she got it from....


no family gathering would be complete without sissy and me making our amazing charcuterie board.
XO. edc.

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