Easter

My first Easter away from home was wonderful. Aimee, Camille and I awoke very early on Sunday to trek down to Lincoln Memorial for a sunrise service. It was beautiful, despite the freezing cold temperature.

It was wonderful to remember what Christ did for me. I am very grateful that Christ Jesus rose on the the third day to set me free from my sins.

We celebrated the day by decorating eggs, a feast, and hunting for eggs.

April showers bring May flowers, or does it

Well, whoever came up with that saying obviously never lived in Virginia or meant snow showers, not rain. I awoke to this today:

Yes, that is my car outside with snow on it. The worst part is that the beautiful daffodils in are front yard looked quite sad. :-(

I do not think they will recover. This is quite sad as the daffodils made our yard look so pretty.

Cherry Blossoms

On Tuesday, Camille and I went to the Tidal Basin to see the Cherry Blossoms at sunset. The metro was very crowded and the Cherry blossom area was even more crowded. Mom, Heather, the boys, and I accidentally got to experience the street traffic on Monday, but that story is for another blog. While taking many pictures, I discovered a new function on my camera. It has a sunset setting! I think this improved the pictures immensely. Here is the proof: