The End of Easter Sunday...

So, to end our Easter Sunday, Dad and Alex headed back to Metamora (they had to work the next day) and Mom, the kids and I headed over to Mom and Dad's new place in Golden Eagle, IL. It is a "villa" (a very nice duplex that is far bigger than the house we live in currently) on the Mississippi River. They took ownership of it a few weeks prior. The kids and I hadn't been able to visit it yet.

A shout out to my Mom and Dad. Happy Anniversary!!! They have been married for 35 years!! (YES, 35years.) They got married when my mom was 17 yrs old...she had braces... and Dad was 22 and already had a killer mustache. They started their marriage in the Northern part of Calhoun county and they now own a home in the Southern hills of the county. Congratulations, Mom and Dad. We are so happy you took that step. I mean, what would the world be like without your amazing four children?????

So, we hung at the villa Easter night.

Sawyer loved it. He was kicked back and on vacation. How cute is he???

The view from the upstairs deck.

The Mighty Mississippi.

We had some visitors that night right when we got there. Grandma and Grandpa Schumann came over. They also brought Great Aunt Betty and Great Uncle Paul and mom's cousin Robin, her husband Mark, and their daughter Mary.

Charlotte loved Mary.

And as a surprise, my cousin Chet and his wife Vanessa came out to see us!!!

(Calhoun county is the county the villa is located in...which is also the county that Mom grew up in. Mom grew up on the North side of the county and this is located on the South side...across the river from the suburbs of St. Louis.)

A beautiful sunset.

And to top it all off, Great Grandma Ann, Great Aunt Kathy, and cousin Katie came over to spend the night.

Charlotte let Aunt Betty love on her. That meant the world to Aunt Betty.

Giving Great Grandpa kisses.

This was the first time we had seen him since his visit in the hospital. 

He was VERY VERY VERY sick and we are so lucky he is still around to be ornery.

I am so thankful for Chet and Vanessa.

Without them, the Easter present would have had to be put back in the box bc Momma wasn't smart enough to put it together.

It was a perfect day! We had so much fun!!

I am so thankful for family.

I don't know what I would do without mine.