Step 1: Despite the wind, have an Easter egg hunt at Blue Heron farm with Charlie.
Step 1, part b: Fall for Joey's "Hey Paul, look over there at the horses"
then join the pose for the J.C. Penny catalogue.
Step 2: Observe how sweet it is to see a 2.5 and a 1.5 year old sharing! Christ must be alive! 
Step 3: Make sure that the dads have more fun flying the kite than the kids.
Step 4: Celebrate Charlie's 4th birthday with Cajun food, cake,
and Legos. 
Step 5: Hop on the birthday bandwagon and celebrate Ben Miller's 3rd birthday. Yes, Paul is in the car, too!
See?
Step 6: Melt your mom's heart by playing sweetly with your brother, even though, I must say it is the norm for these two.
In the midst of celebrating Easter this year, I forgot to take our third-annual-Tongen-boys-with-tulips picture, but I love this photo!
Step 7: Rejoice in new life with the Lookabills (here, Jude is practicing making room in a stroller for his baby sister, Naomi) 
and the Chases (seeing our sons' awe upon visiting newborn Hudson Paul in the hospital was awe-inspiring!) Celebrating these two births with baby showers was joyous!
Step 8: When your little brother Paul falls face first down the front porch steps, fall head first off the church playground. Never mind -- just color Easter eggs instead.
Step 9: Celebrate Easter with Jack at Grandma Jo's.
Step 9, part b: Provide mom with another glimpse of the beauty of sharing with a younger cousin. Again, I say, Christ must be alive!
Step 9, part c: Listen and watch attentively as the science teacher "Auntrea" mixes Easter egg dye.
Step 9, part d: Have another Easter egg hunt, including Resurrection eggs that tell the story of Easter for all ages to understand at different levels. 
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