Sunday, April 19, 2009

Our Weekend

We went to Zach's grandparents house this past weekend so Zach and his grandfather could put together a greenhouse. The greenhouse arrived in several boxes of small plastic pieces, so it was their job to put the puzzle together! Meanwhile, Abi, JD and I enjoyed spending time with Mommom. Abi's most favorite thing to do was run down the hill to the "great big sea pond" to go in the "great big brown ship" and catch some fish.

Monday, April 13, 2009

What is Easter?

I saw some Easter chicks for sale. Is this what Easter means?
Is it about the Easter eggs all filled with jellybeans?



Is Easter about hunting eggs? I do that every year.
Does it mean eating chocolate stuff? I ate my bunny's ear.



Is is about my brand-new clothes? And my new Easter hat?
Does it mean wearing shiny shoes? I really do love that!





NO!!
That's Not what Easter means.

Easter is much more than that. It's all about God's Son. See, God sent Jesus down to earth to die for everyone.

He had to die upon a tree, To save us from our sin. But He was only dead three days, And then He rose again!

Now that's what Easter really means! It's quite a special day. Jesus our Savior rose again. Hooray! Hooray! Hooray!

Today He sits right next to God In Heaven up above. He wants to live inside you too and fill you up with love.

Okay, now I get it. The Easter bunny is okay and Easter eggs are fun. But Easter's not about that stuff...

IT'S ALL ABOUT GOD'S SON

"I am the Way, the Truth and the Life. No one comes to the Father except through me." John 14:6

(adapted from "What is Easter?" by Michelle Adams)

Thursday, April 2, 2009

Here Comes Trouble...



Joel David took his first little shuffle-of-a-step on his own the day before he turned 10 months old. I couldn't believe he took this many steps last night, mostly he's just been doing one or two at a time. He knew it was time to show off for the camera! What a happy 10 month old!

Wednesday, April 1, 2009

Crazy Storm

We got blanketed with hail on Sunday night in an exciting thunderstorm. Abi enjoyed watching all the "snow". Too bad it melted about as quickly as it came. In front of the van, down the sides of the street, was a stream of rushing water. In the video, Abi's thrilled with her new "sandbox-pool"!