Easter Egg Hunt

These eggs may be hidden, but they looked like eyes to me

Magoo enjoyed the sunshine

Christa found Greerson a caterpillar

Christa is hiding the eggs

Shanda and Brenna coming back from the woods

I see the egg, but I can't stand there it's messy! Can you get it for me?

Brenna shares her eggs with Marshal

Grandpa Woody drove Grandma right up to the patio so she didn't have to walk

 Greerson is ready for the hunt

 Grandma and Christa have their baskets ready

 Marshall is having a great time!

 Grandma, Tyler and Stephen check things out

 Grandma, Tyler, Stephen, Mimi and Christa

 Daryl made the rolls for lunch (first time he ever made them)

 Brenna and Shanda peeling Easter eggs

Brenna rinsing the broken shell off after she peeled the egg

We had a great Easter morning. Starting with the sunrise service,followed by a nap for Marshall, Stephen and Shanda. Grandpa Woody, Christa and the boys went down to the Deer stand to put the walls up before it got to hot. Mimi and Brenna watched a movie and Daryl made the rolls for lunch. About noon everyone assembled and we had the Easter egg hunt. Marshall knew what to do and Brenna was really into it. Greerson and Tyler got into looking for the prize egg hidden under a rock. Tyler eventually found it, but decided to split the money with Greerson. We had a delicious Honey-baked ham with fresh green beans, potato salad and hot rolls for lunch. After the dishes were done It was nap time and movie time. The kids lay down for a nap and the rest of us headed to the theatre for a movie. It was a nice relaxing day.

Easter Sunrise Service

The sky on the way to the sunrise service outside of Normangee

The boys are barely awake this time of day

 Greerson wasn't very happy about the button up shirt

 Marshall is checking out the tire on the smoker

 Shanda and her Easter basket

 The pasture where we had the sunrise service

We got up early and headed for Normangee before 7am (which is a miracle in itself for alot of us). We stood in a pasture by a tank where the owner had mounted three crosses and sang some songs and listened to the pastors from three different churches speak. One pointed out that only the women were up that early to check on Jesus grave. They were cooking breakfast out there, but we decided to head back to the ranch and cook our own. Brenna was ready to check out the eggs! Greerson just wanted to get out of the button-up shirt. It was a beautiful sunrise and a great way to remember the reason we celebrate Easter!

Preparing for the Easter Bunny

Mimi and Brenna are searching for supplies to build a nest for the Easter Bunny

 Greerson working on his nest

Brenna and her nest for the Easter Bunny

Tyler and Greerson working on their nests

It is a Shultz family tradition to build a nest for the Easter Bunny each year. On Easter morning the Easter Bunny will leave a basket with goodies for you in the nest you Brenna really got into building the nest much more than the boys ever did, but even at 17 years old Tyler made a nest!

Easter Saturday at the Ranch

Marshall and Grandpa Woody drove us down to the new Deer Blind

Brenna is checking everything out

Only Mimi would wear white pants and sandles on an adventure into the woods!

Greerson on his perch in the blind

 Christa is holding on for dear life!

Marshall is ready to go!

We spent a leasurely Saturday afternoon touring the woods. We went down to the new deer blind that the boys and Grandpa Woody are building. Then we headed on back to see if any animals were out. We saw a herd of zebras and a few elk. After that we went along the highway and checked out the new fenceline. Then it was naptime!

Youth Bible Drill

 Mathew, Greerson and Taylor at the Church Drill

 Daryl with the Youth Bible Drill Team for 2012

 Associational Bible Drill

 The judges deliberating at Assocation

Greerson was excited someone came to watch him.

Greerson wanted to continue Bible Drill this year and there wasn't a leader so Daryl stepped up and helped three boys prepare. All three boys made it past the Church Drill, but Greerson and one other made it past Associational to the Regional Competition. We will head to the Regional competition in Dallas April 13. It will be interesting to see how they do.

Spring Break

 Greerson Working hard

Grandpa Woody and Tyler check out the construction while Greerson contemplates the next step in his dreams

 Our makeshift cover to keep our chairs dry

 Not very attractive, but it worked

 This was what it looked like outside from Saturday to Sunday lunch

It was actually beautiful weather Monday

We got the camper out and headed to Lake Texoma for the first weekend of Spring Break. Greerson and I left Friday afternoon in the rain and got to camp and set everything up. It was not raining there when we arrived, but we knew it was forecast to rain the next morning. We rigged some tarps to serve as walls for the camper awning and it worked very well and kept all of the chairs and outdoor equipment dry. Christa joined us Friday evening. Saturday we were kind of lazy, but managed to get out and check out the lake and the campground before it began to rain. Around noon the rain began so we decided to go into Sherman for lunch and a few groceries. After a driving tour of Sherman we settled on Braums for lunch. Turns out they had all of the groceries we needed so we didn't have to go anywhere else. After returning to camp we stayed in the camper and watched the first season of The Big Valley. Greerson had never seen it, but he was into it enough that Sunday night he stayed up until 3am to complete the entire first season. Christa had to leave to go to work Monday, but her cousin Melanie and her family came out for lunch. We had a good visit and enjoyed a nice meal. Tuesday we packed up and headed toward Waco and got there about 3 in the afternoon. Just in time to set the camper up get Greerson's clothes out and head for Groesbeck. Greerson spent the rest of the break at the ranch with Christa's parents. They were working on a deer blind for next winter. The description sounded like a huge ice chest in the air. They were sealing it with foam and planning for a heater. Greerson had such a good time he didn't want to come home, so we let him stay until Sunday afternoon. Daryl had plans to really clean the house during spring break, but all he really got done was the laundry.

Marshall's First Birthday

Marshall turned one year old in February and we all came to the ranch to celebrate. After the party and presents we loaded up in the truck and bad boy buggy and headed down to see the animals.

 Shanda made the birthday cake with fondant icing

 Brenna wanted to help blow the candles out

 Greerson actually washed some dishes

Marshall playing with a present.