The Shrum Family Adventures: Our Easter

Tuesday, April 7, 2009

Our Easter

Since we will not be together as a family on Easter, we celebrated Easter this past Sunday. Karlton read the the Real Easter Story the night before during their bible time. This year we all wore Pink to church. Yay! I love that all my boys love pink. The Easter Bunny even stopped by early for the kids this year. The Tooth Fairy had to drop by as well. Has anyone ever had the Easter Bunny and the Tooth Fairy show up on the same day? Lol.... After church we went to eat at a restaurant that is in a really pretty , old historic house . We even had our own room to eat in. It ended up being a really nice day spent together! Now, for some pictures.....

Take 1 of the group shot of the kids

Take 2

A mommy and boys picture.

Now mommy with the girls

A Daddy and the gang picture

Now mommy w/ the gang

Daddy w/ the little ones

10 comments:

The Burleys said...: Love the pictures and all the pink!; April 7, 2009 at 4:28 PM
Lund7 said...: What beautiful pictures and how nice to be so color-coordinated...not an easy task with that many people, I know!; April 7, 2009 at 4:52 PM
Kristy said...: Love the pink!! Beautiful pictures!!! Have fun on your trip!! :); April 7, 2009 at 5:19 PM
The SC Denneys said...: Cute pictures beautiful family. Where did you all eat?; April 7, 2009 at 7:14 PM
Anonymous said...: What a beautiful family you have! I love that you all dressed in pink! Sounds like you all had a great time and a wonderful dinner!; April 7, 2009 at 7:47 PM
Carla said...: Hi Mary Ann. Your family photos are BEAUTIFUL!!! I apologize for not writing you back. I promise I haven't been avoiding you. I have actually been trying to dedicate more than a 5min response to you. I will be writing you an email very soon as we just got a referral today.; April 7, 2009 at 9:14 PM
Vanessa said...: The pictures look GREAT!!!; April 8, 2009 at 8:56 AM
Nana said...: You all look great in your family pictures. Pink is a good color for all of you. I'm so glad you had your own family Easter and focused that day on the real meaning of Jesus' resurrection.
Have a great trip. Can't wait to share our Easter Day with at least Lilee and Jordan. We will miss the rest of you, but see you when you get back.
I would love to be a fly on the wall to see Joel's face when he gets on that Big Boat. We look forward to his interpretation of his big adventure.
Give all of our little sweeties our love.
Remember Mom (Nana) loves you all
so much! xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxox
Be Safe! Have Fun!; April 8, 2009 at 4:58 PM
The Hardy Family said...: What a beautiful family!!!; April 11, 2009 at 5:25 PM
Mama Bear said...: What beautiful pictures of a beautiful family. LOVED all of them. They all turned out so well and the pink is really a great color on everyone.; April 14, 2009 at 3:08 PM

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Verses that really spoke to me and helped me get through our adoptions.

(John 14:18) " I will not leave you as orphans, I will come to you."

(Isaiah 43:5-6) "Do not be afraid, for I am with you,
I will bring your children from the west. Bring my sons from afar and my daughters from the ends of the earth."

(Proverbs 25:25) "As cold water is to a thirsty soul : so is good
news from a far country."

(Matthew 6:25-34) The do not worry chapter.
This is the chapter that told me we would adopt again and the
baby girl woud be named Lily (Lilee). "The lilies of the field".
This is a great reminder of why we should not worry, God will take care of his people!

(Psalms 82: 3-4) "Defend the cause of the weak and the fatherless; maintain the rights of the poor and oppressed. Resue the weak and neady; deliver them from the hand of the wicked."

(Psalms 68: 5) "A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in his holy dwelling."

(Deuteronomy 10:18) " He defends the cause of the fatherless and the widow and loves the alien, giving them food and clothing."

(Philippians 4:13) "I can do all things through him who gives me strength."

(Philippians 4:6-7) " Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present
your request to God. And the peace of God,which transcends all understanding will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus."

(Romans 8:28) " And we know that all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose."

(James 1:27) "Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after the orphans and widows in their destress, and to keep oneself from being polluted from by the world."