Happy Easter! He is Risen!

Beautiful sunrise over the Irish Sea on Easter morning.

Happy Easter to all of you back home! We missed you all, but we had a lovely Easter here in Ireland. We went to Mass at Saints Mary and Peter Church in Arklow and then out to lunch in town.

This photo was taken outside the restaurant where we had lunch.

After lunch we went back to the house for our traditional Easter Egg Hunt in the back yard. This time it was more challenging because the kids did not already know all the good hiding spots like they would have at home in our yard. There were lots of good camouflaged spots to hide the eggs!

Lots of smiling faces! Missing Mary though! She called and told us all about her awesome weekend at school, complete with a 3-hour Easter Vigil Mass attended by hundreds of people, and followed by a Resurrection Party that lasted until almost 4 am. Those Franciscans know how to celebrate Easter!

The day was so beautiful that some of us even got a little sunburn. It was heavenly!

Couldn’t decide which picture I liked best, so I included them all. Then this morning, after Bob left to return home, I realized that we didn’t get any Easter pictures with me or him in them…except this one that has him sitting way in the background.

Happy Easter, everyone! And remember that the Easter season lasts all the way to Pentecost, so keep celebrating!