He is Risen!

This morning we awoke to Resurrection Day! Jesus is alive! The girls were very excited...daddy read the Resurrection story out of the Bible to them, they looked in their Easter baskets to see what the Easter Bunny left behind, and went out in our yard to find all the eggs he had hid for them! Then it was time to get on our dresses for church to worship our Lord! Jesus is what it is all about!

Emily and her basket of goodies

Ansley and her basket

(Paisley was still sleeping at this point...I think she was still worn out from yesterday's festivities!)

Ansley in our yard finding the hidden eggs

Emily

After church we headed to the Hammock to take some pictures and then we headed home for some rest and to enjoy the rest of the day!

Look Who's Learning to Sit???

Dying Eggs, Finding Eggs, and The Easter Bunny!

This week we dyed our eggs pretty colors of green, blue, pink, and yellow...the girls were very excited to do this fun tradition again:-)

This morning our church held an egg hunt for the little ones...the girls had a blast! Last year they were so shy and didn't want to go out on the field alone. Whoa...this year they knew exactly what to do...watch out!

My family

Cristy and I

The egg hunters and I

Cristy and I with our girls...5 girls total under the age of 6!

Paisley enjoying the view from Daddy's shoulders

Emily and Ansley checking out the goodies they found!

Chloe', Emily, and Ansley

Emily huntin'

Ansley huntin'

Paisley's first egg hunt...she wasn't to sure about all this!

She fills her basket out well!

My three adorable girls!

After the hunt we came home for some lunch and then we headed to Henscratch for some pics with the Easter Bunny. We invited grandma to go with us...then we had some yummy strawberry shakes and sundaes. Thank you Grandma!





Ansley was very interested in the bunny this year. When she was little she didn't want anything to do with him!

Best I could get with all three girls...I don't think the bunny's lap is big enough!

Happy 6 Months Paisley!

Paisley is 6 months today! She is growing daily (as you can see with those chunky thighs!). I have no idea how much she weighs-she goes for her 6 month check up in a couple of weeks. She also got her first tooth yesterday:-) She is always full of smiles for us and loves to play with her sisters:-) She loves to roll both ways but refuses to sit on her own! Everytime we "practice" she throws her back to go in the reclining position..she wants to lay on her back to flip to her tummy so she can attempt to scoot around. Oh well, I know eventually she'll get it but maybe the crawling will come first...watch out! LOL

Having Fun at the Children's Museum

Last week the girls and I headed to the Children's Museum to meet our friends. Jody and Andrea and their children were there for fun to be had:-) We all had a great time!

Ansley, Emily, Alex, and Madeline

(Spiderman was saving the princesses)

Q and U Wedding

On Friday morning we had the pleasure to attend Emily's Q and U Wedding at her preschool. This is where the letter Q marries U since they always come together in words. The girls were the letter Q and the boys were the letter U. Emily was so excited to get dressed up.

Here she is walking down the aisle...

Emily with her adorable groom Peyton. Soooo cute!
A reception followed with cake and dancing:-) Here is her fan club-daddy, Paisley, Grandma, me, Ansley, Emily, and Mam-ma
Emily enjoying her cake:-)

What made my day was when she told me that when she gets married "for real" she is going to live with me:-) Oh if it only stayed that way...

Running on Fumes...

Last week after dropping Emily off at preschool, I was driving along headed to the gas station (or so I thought!) when all of a sudden my car shuts off and decides to use the last drop before I get to my destination! I have never done this before so I was completely surprised when I tried to pull my car over into someone's driveway to get off the road and realized I did not have any power steering! I had to sorta glide into their yard...not fun at all! I then proceeded to call my hubby and see what I should do...LOL! He was home with Ansley and Paisley with no car seats. He then called our friend Elgin to see if he would bring me some gas to get me to a gas station. Thankfully Elgin was sweet enough to take time out to do that for me!
As I was driving home after filling my car up I was reminded of how important it is to NOT "run on fumes" in spending time with Jesus and His Word. I want to be totally full of His love, kindness, patience, kindness, etc. (Gal. 5:22-23) I will only be able to stay full of these if I spend time with Him and read my Bible daily. As Christians we can get so busy that we fail to stop at "the gas station" and fill up...I am guilty of doing this with my car but do not want to do this in my Christian walk.
I will definitely be more careful now of watching how long I'm on E and I will also make sure I am spending time with Jesus each day. I need Him tremendously in my life!
Thank you to Elgin, Kip, Jody, and Heidi for making sure I was good to go:-) I appreciate you!

Girlfriends:-)

Last Wednesday morning the girls and I headed over to my friend Cristy's house for some coffe and playtime. Then it was time to pick up our older two daughters from school and head to McDonald's for lunch. The girls were still full of energy after eating so we decided to take them to the church playground. They had a blast!

KaCee, Ansley, and Paisley

Thank you Cristy for having us over...nothing like a cup of coffe and good 'ol friendship:-) I enjoyed our time together!

New Dresses and a Visit from Aunt Steph

Last Tuesday we had a visit from my sister in law Steph. We had a great time hanging out with her. She also bought Emily and Ansley these adorable knot dresses. Her friend is making them and has an account on etsy. They are called knot dresses and grow with your child for quite awhile. They knot at the top instead of having a button. You can also pick out your pattern of choice. They are sooo cute! Go to www.etsy.com and then type in Sweet Pea Knot Dresses to locate them.

Emily and Ansley modeling the dresses!

Thank you Aunt Steph for a great day! We love you!

Jumpin' in the Jumperoo

Paisley loves to jump in her Jumperoo and play with the toys on it. She is finding her voice so she squeals with delight as she goes up and down!