The Bassett Family: April 2012

Never a dull moment

Bad storms bring us down to our neighbor's storm shelter (again). Naomi spent an hour and a half exploring the place, discovering old trucks, eating crackers, and destroying her clothes (the scarf snuggle was forced into its first wash cycle this afternoon). Thankfully, our area was spared of anything worse than hard rain.

Pregnancy does funny things. Thursday night, leading into a cozy long weekend, we went out for Asian food. As good as it tasted then, the leftovers did nothing for me.

Easter time brings...cards from Grandma with stickers!! Naomi made immediate use of a whole sheet.

Then, Easter Sunday brought showers that threatened to spoil an Easter egg hunt. Naomi joined the other children out in the rain, hesitating at first, only to become fully enthralled in puddle-jumping.

Since all the children were fully drenched anyway, the egg hunt prevailed!

Phil helping Noami find her first egg.

One small glitch in Naomi's strategy: stopping to sample the wares.

She ended up with plenty in the end, however, thanks to some older children who dropped surplus eggs in her basket.

We are thankful to celebrate the true meaning of Easter with our immediate family, and church family, and believers around the world.

Behold Him there the risen Lamb,
My perfect spotless righteousness,
The great unchangeable I AM,
King of glory and of grace,
One in Himself I cannot die.
My soul is purchased by His blood,
My life is hid with Christ on high,
With Christ my Savior and my God!

Louisiana-bound!

A wedding brings Mom, Dad, Naomi and me back to our old stamping grounds: Mandeville. (Phil had to stay back and represent at an Athletic Banquet. Check out some of what he missed!)

The Lakefront, one of our favorite local destinations. Naomi sees Spanish moss for the first time. She does not want to touch it.

Although against Lakefront law, we did enjoy a Coffee Rani lunch under the trees. Naomi is telling Grandma she is done with her salad, and it's time to go exploring.

Opa actually finishes first, however, and brings the little miss to the water's edge.

Walking like she owns the place.

This is getting to be a bad habit - not getting a picture of the bride and groom. At least we have a few lovely shots of some attendees.

Exploring the plantation home. Who can resist a staircase?

And here we have the unbelievable: 1 - Naomi goes to Mrs. Levee (while an old friend of ours, a stranger to her), and 2 - goes to sleep in her arms! Fun to have Palm Sunday at Three Rivers and see some familiar faces!!