Shucking a Coconut

 

My parents sent us a coconut from Hawaii. This is how it arrived.

 

Today we decided to open it up.

 

A big hammer and something pointy with a child to hold it steady seemed just the ticket to break it open.

 

Ok maybe the child was a bit too much. So Tim just smashed it till it cracked ten pried it open.

 

And pried

and pried.

 

Finally it came apart am was very hairy.

 

Tim is peeling of more of the hair. There was lots of dust.

 

Shake, shake, shake your coconut.

 

and sake it some more. The kids thought they heard the milk.

 

So Tim drilled a hole...

 

only to discover there was no milk.

 

So back out side we went to crack it open.

 

It had a grey film covering the white meat and it was very stinky so we decided no to eat it. But what a great experience.

 

Thanks Mom and Dad.

 

Sing Praises to your King!

Jesus Christ is Risen Today!



From our house to yours we wish you a very Blessed Easter.

 

Here are the kids Easter goodies. They love it when we surprise them with sweet and fun things, 

 

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Dezzi and her Easter hat. We decided it was a little distracting so we saved it to wear while we are at home.

 

 

What are these? Mystery peeps?

 

 

They are super tasty.

 

 

Usually we get the chocolate crosses but I couldn't find them this yearly; instead they had tense lovely and tasty chocolate fish.

 

Sing Praises to your King!

Tilling and eggs!

 

It was a beautiful day so we decided to tackle some yard work.

 

Tim got the tractor running and even got the garden tilled.

While the kids and I cleaned up the yard.

 

I think this is the earliest we have been able to get it done.

 

After all the work was done we died our eggs. We decided to shake them in a bag of rice with food coloring in it.

 

 

 

I had a few more eggs but they broke so they had to be eaten.

 

 

 

Lucas was excited to use his favorite color.

 

Dezzi enjoyed every minute of this process. She even mixed some of the colors to make marbled eggs.

 

Shake, Shake, Shake

 

and shake some more.

 

Look how pretty they turned out.

 

I just love all the beautiful colors that come along with spring!!!

 

The kids are eagerly awaiting tomorrow morning when they can hear pastor say "He is Risen" and they can respond with "He is Risen Indeed Hallelujah!"

 

Sing Praises to your King!

Happy Birthday Daddy!

 

Yesterday we made a cake for Tim's Birthday. The kids chose the color of the frosting.

 

 

They even decorated it.

 

Look at that concentration!

 

Time to taste.

 

It must have been good.

 

I helped them pipe the words on to the cake.

 

They were so excited.

 

I had to clean it up a little and the frosting was super thick but who doesn't like thick frosting right???

Here are the kids with the birthday boy.

 

Look how excited he is.

 

That's a lot of candles but not quiet as many as he is old.

 

Present time.

 

What is it you ask? Why it is a fly gun.

 

You put salt in it and shoot all those pesky flies!

 

Who doesn't need targets to soot at. I thought this was rather gross!

 

Blessings Timothy on another year of life.

Sing Praises to your King!