Easter Morning

This is the calm, before the children woke up picture. I'd love to have an after shot for you but Alan let me stay in bed and feed the baby this morning so I missed most of the chaos that ensues when you take 7 children and add copious amounts of chocolate. A friend offered to make Easter baskets for the kids this year so they ended up with a lot more than they ever get from Mom and Dad. Then everyone got dressed in matching clothes (as long as you don't count the socks) and went off to church. We even had everyone's hair done and folks were all looking presentable. That was before Mass. I should have taken a picture when we first got there because by the end of Mass things were not so pretty looking. Let's just say it was the kind of day that starts with "Um, Gabe smells poopy." "I don't have an extra diaper for him. Hm, we can use the receiving blanket as a diaper if I fold it right and you tie it on him." This really would not be a problem since we use flats around the house on occasion but someone forgot the step that included tying the diaper on the child in front to keep on tight enough. It feel off frequently during Mass. Various other children seemed to think they could climb on people and change seats frequently. On a positive note, all of the blue egg dye washed off Bryan's hands before morning so he looked presentable on the altar. I guess you win some and you loose some and as long as everyone is in one piece when you leave church, some days you call that good enough.