Fair Days

The Arts Alive Festival came downtown again this year. Abi has been waiting for it ever since it ended last year. She constantly talked about getting her face painted and going on a horse ride (actually it was a horse-drawn carriage). Well, she did get her face painted again this year, this time on both cheek, but unfortunately missed out on the carriage ride. The line was too long, then when we came back it was time for the horses to rest.

Abi almost went for a ride on this trackless train (pulled by a lawn mower), but as soon as the engine started and they were ready to leave, she screamed "NOOO!!"

The conducter graciously gave her ticket back and Abi thoroughly enjoyed the moon-bounce instead.

The icing on the cake, the perfect ending to the day...one chocolate cupcake with a large gummy butterfly on top. What more could a 3-yr-old ask for?

Hint of Summer

We had an unusually warm week at the end of April and the kids had a blast playing in the water! Almost everyday Abi asks to get the pool out again. She's not convinced that it's just as fun to play in cold rain puddles.

aww, such sweet siblings

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.

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)

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!

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"!

Before and After

Abi's hair is a few inches shorter now thanks to a haircut by Laura. It's really cute! She sat very still the whole time as long as she could watch a movie. She looks so much older to me with shorter hair. At least she has less tangles to suffer through when I comb her hair now.