Palm Sunday

Today was Palm Sunday, and we almost didn't make it to church. We were up at 7:30am, but I really didn't feel like rushing the kids to get to the early service. By the time I had them dressed, since Tanner was sleeping it was a little more difficult, the middle service was already under way, so I gave up! Then Jonathan begged me to take him to church, so I finally managed to get dressed, but didn't bother with the whole hair thing, Tanner woke up and decided to go with us, and we all got to church by 11:00am.

It was our first real Palm Sunday ever. Our kids lined up at the back of the church and walked down to a grand old hymn carrying palm branches. They promptly got lost in the shuffle, and I spent a good 5 minutes trying to find them to no avail. Kate, holding Reagan firmly by the hand, marched up one of the side aisles scanning the crowd for a sign of Mommy and Daddy. She was the one that found us. She also told me that the whole thing had been "embarrassing!"

The church was holding an Easter egg roll right after the service, and imagine my disappointment when Reagan had an accident in the bathroom. I had to get Tanner and Jonathan and Kate and Georgianna with a squirming Reagan. We managed to get to the car, and we were buckling the kids into their seats when I found the dresses that Sheri bought the girls on our trip to Washington on the Brazos. Imagine my utter astonishment when I also discovered a clean pair of underwear!

At that point, I was glad that I had handled the situation so well. We got Reagan changed just as the service released. We sat down to a nice little lunch and then out to the lawn we went. Reagan and Georgie got to go first. Reagan felt very important and VERY experienced as she explained to Georgie what she was suppose to do. I don't think Georgie ever really got the idea. She was much more interested in her cookie.