SPRING: EASTER, MARSHALL'S 40TH, MOTHERS DAY AND END OF SCHOOL

SPRING ON THE BELL FARM

Lots of special occassions this Spring --Easter, Marshall's 40th, Mother's day . . .end of the school year celebrations. 

 For Pawpaw and me any time we're with the family -- it's a big deal!  

Charlie and Pawpaw conferencing about HEAVEN. Charlie wanted to make sure he and Calvin were going there. 

 KATIE PLANNED A SCOTSDALE TRIP FOR MARSHALL'S 40TH  BIRTHDAY AND THE 3 C'S JOIN US IN TULSA

The kids earned coins for all their good choices and earned a trip to DollarTree.  

I had promised a trip to the school playground -- it was closed -- so we found Lafortune Park even more fun. . . wrappy it up with QT slushies!

These kids were the very best!!!  I love it when we all go to services together!

😊Spring was a busy time for the Bells and the Goods --

With sports, school activities and trips both our families were always on the go.  Aunt Katie and Uncle Marshall showed up at one of Campbell's LaCrosse games in OKC. 

Everyone played LaCrosse and Sydney added soccer, and Campbell and Jack added tennis and Jack even played golf.   Whew!!!  Bethany and Mat found their weekends full of games and tournaments.

Campbell played a LaCrosse Tournament in Dallas June 5

Sydney modeled for Dillards Spring Fashion Show.

MOTHER'S DAY - Just like Easter, Marshall and Mat had to be on call.  We had a wonderful brunch at Cedar Ridge and posed for our annual pictures --

All six of our grands have had the best school year!  From Calvin's nursery school to Campbells completion of 5th grade -- they all received special recognition for their hard work and even more than that their character and concern for others.  From helpfulness to leadership to kindness our special six take notice of others and work to make their classroom a better place.  Sydney has enjoyed the Chinese curriculum for two years -- 

Jack's celebration of learning. . . 

 

Sydney's Invention Convention and celebration of learning . . . 

Charlie's preschool graduation

WRAPPING UP THE SCHOOL YEAR . . .  the last day of school finally came!!!

WHICH TOMB???

 Twenty-four years ago when we traveled to Israel just a week after Easter - we were able to visit all of the important sites.  We visited the Church of the Nativity, saw what was probably the Upper Room,  walked the Via Del Rosa, and came to two locations both believed to be the possible tomb of Jesus.

One had a cathedral erected on it -- 

The other was a garden tomb.  Gordon's tomb.  I connected with it because it gave time to pause and reflect on that pivotal Resurrection morning.

Could one of these possibly be the site where Jesus was buried???   I'm not sure it really matters ---

Both were EMPTY!!!!  What we know from the Sacred Word -- is it was EMPTY!

And that MAKES ALL THE DIFFERENCE!!!