Happy Birthday, Eva!

Sweet little Eva turned four years old yesterday, so we joined her today at her Princesses and Knights party to celebrate! Noah and John Lewis (who will both become big brothers next year!) were both there along with a number of her other sweet friends. Thanks for having us to your party, sweet girl!  We love you!

Friday Night Fun

We had the Estes’ and the Goddards over for pizza and play time tonight-we had so much fun!  All the babies wanted to be outside, so we spent most of the night on the play set, playing catch, or playing chase.Baby Anna was happy just sleeping away!  And giving us a teeny smile!Thanks for the fun night, guys!

Eva and Anna

Mark and I watched Eva and Anna tonight while Mary Beth and Joey went to dinner-what a treat! 

We played outside for a bit, and then I went in to take some pictures of teeny little Anna!  It’s hard to believe just over a year ago my little baby was that little (well he actually started out three pounds more than her!)-time sure flies! I love how she’s not grown in to her skin yet-I love those little legs! She didn’t love all the pictures,but after some love from her big sister,she peeked at me,stuck her tongue out at me,  and gave me a teeny smile! Thanks for being a good sport, Anna!  I had so much fun with you!

Guess who’s a BIG sister!

Eva!  Her baby sister was due on May 1, but Eva was early so Mary Beth and Joey thought Anna would be, too.  They were right!  And she looks just. like. EVA! She’s such a great godsister to Jack, so she’s had practice with babies and is ready to teach Anna everything she knows!Welcome, Anna!  We love you so much and can’t wait to snuggle with you again!And thank you, Uncle Joey, for showing me how much fun it’s going to be when I’m big enough to ride a bike!

Another Zoo trip!

Church is closed today for Easter Break, so that means the Day School is closed and Jack and I get a play day!! 

Mark and I have learned that our boy LOVES to be outside-he says “side?”-so Jack and I met Eva and Mary Beth and Noah and Laura for some fun at the Zoo!  Slathered with 60 SPF sunscreen and sporting his boat, our little fair skinned, toe head was ready to visit with the animals!  And to think, just over a week ago, we were wearing our jackets to the Zoo!Those monkeys in the middle of the Zoo sure put on a good show, but today they were just lounging.  Jack still enjoyed checking them out!The meerkats were all hiding in the shade, but that didn’t stop the kids from looking for them.The elephants were out, and they’re always fun to see.  Jack was trying to stand on the fence like the big kids—soon enough little guy!

Alleluia, Christ is Risen!

The Lord is Risen, indeed! Alleluia!

What a wonderful Easter Day! We had Uncle Adam and Regal, Uncle Doug, and the Estes’ over for brunch and an Egg Hunt. We had a great time!After church, Jack looked at his basket to see what the Easter Bunny brought. Even though we forgot to leave out carrots and water, the Easter Bunny was good to him! Especially the daddy Easter Bunny! Yep, his first battery powered car! And he LOVES it! His little face just lit up when he saw it and heard the noise it makes! He actually got that before we left for church, so you can imagine that we almost couldn’t get his clothes changed-he wanted back on the car! Then we headed outside for the Easter Egg hunt! Eva was on the move and did a great job finding the eggs!Jack, well he had fun finding a few, putting them in his basket, and then taking them back out and ‘hiding’ them back on the ground!He even thought it would be a good idea to find one in Eva’s Easter basket…oops! We’ll have to teach him the rules again next year! Regal didn’t hunt eggs, he preferred fetching his ball. And Jack had a great time with Regal-as long as he had his two uncles to protect him! He wasn’t a big fan when there was no glass in between them, but I’m sure he’ll learn to love that cute dog in no time! He sure knows what Regal says-he kept pointing to the door and saying, “Ruff, Ruff, Ruff!”Uncle Adam and Jack had fun playing-we were so glad he was with us today! Thank you SO MUCH for making the trip, brotho! It meant a lot to us!Thanks for celebrating Easter with us for the fifth year in a row, Estes’! This day has brought a Baptism to each of our families-a godson for you and a goddaughter for us! We’re so thankful to have such great friends like you, and we look forward to celebrating Anna’s arrival in a few short weeks!And just for fun-last Easter-this little bunny’s Baptism Day! What a difference a year makes! We hope you and your family had a wonderful Easter Day! Alleluia!