Easter in the Rockies!

So, I'm a little late in getting around to writing about our Easter. It's just that it's taken about this long to recover. Don't get me wrong. The weekend was a ton of fun. But let me explain...

4 couples.

11 kids.

9 of the 11 - age 5 and under.

10 of the 11 - boys.

Me - 37 weeks pregnant.

That's why it's taken a week to recover!

I really should have started by giving a huge thank you to our friend, Howard, who let our Village use his Estes Park rental house for the weekend. It is a gorgeous, 8-bedroom home, just perfect for our group.

This is the house during a heavier snowfall.

The entire group. Our village meets several times a month for Bible Study, service and different social things.

Patrick got to enjoy a hike with the guys. My activity was limited to a stroll down the road.

Patrick and Mark in a competetive game of Air Hockey. Neil looks on to make sure the score stays honest.

Caleb trying his hand at hoops. The cabin has an indoor half basketball court.

The kids got to dye Easter eggs on Saturday. Hopefully, we found them all the following day so Howard's guest don't have a smelly suprise in a few weeks.

We decided it was okay to let the TV babysit for awhile! Lorrie apparently needed a break as well.

We had a fresh coat of snow on Easter morning...

...and a herd of elk surrounding the cabin.

Grant was kind enough to share the contents of his Easter basket with Caleb. Grant and Caleb our only four days apart in age. Had I gone ahead with having Caleb induced, he and Grant would have been born on the same day and delivered by the same doctor! We did not know Grant's parents yet, though.

The gorgeous view off the deck of Long's Peak after the snow cleared and the sun came out.

Daniel had high hopes of finding a lot of eggs considering the size of that basket!

The eggs were very discretely hidden.

All the kiddos with their treasures!

It truly was a great weekend. Patrick and I both enjoyed getting to know everyone in our group a little bit better and our devotion and share time on Saturday night was especially enjoyable.