Easter Sunday

Yesterday marked one of my favorite days throughout the whole year, Easter.  For most of the world the day involves eggs, a white bunny, family and food.  For our family some of those elements are included, but majority of the day was focused on the true meaning of Easter, the resurrection of our Lord in Savior.  So our day went as it has in the past; we started off at church praising Jesus for dying for our sins, then reading the Easter story with resurrection eggs, opening our Easter bags, eating a delicious meal as a family, and finding eggs throughout the yard.  The day overall went perfectly.  

He is Risen!

He is Risen Indeed!

12 Year Anniversary

Today we celebrated not only the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we celebrated twelve years of marriage.  We can both agree the first year was rough, the middle ones had trials, but the last few have been nothing more than a beautiful marriage.  So blessed and thankful to wake up and fall asleep next to my best friend every night.  Love you and always will. Happy Anniversary Love!

Stitches

Today marked a first for our kiddos (surprisingly it hasn't been sooner), stitches.  The victim sadly was Caleb.  I got a call around eleven today that he was running up the stairs at recess and hit his chin just right that it cut it wide open.  Ian and I went to pick him up and took him to urgent care to get six stitches put in.  Minus a few tears during each new needle poke he did fabulous.  I think the Popsicle at the end was a major incentive to be strong.  Very proud of him, in fact, I think he handled it better than I did today, ha!

Legacy Gala

Friday night Nate and I joined about 400 other adults at the annual Legacy Christian Academy's Gala.  The event was wonderful with dinner, a keynote speaker, testimonies, auction and worship.  We look forward to doing this again in the years to come, and continuing to see God do amazing things within the kids' school.

Rise Up with Jesus

This morning was nonstop Easter fun.  We participated in our annual Easter activities at both church and Kallen's preschool.  While at Constance Free Church we made anointing oils, washed Mama's feet, made a Jesus tomb craft, did prayer time, and learned about the crown made of thorns; overall lots of Easter activities focusing on the meaning behind Easter.  Afterwards we quickly spent time at Family of Christ Preschool where the kiddos played some games and did their ball-pit egg hunt.  The kids loved everything about the morning and it showed by the constant smiles they had.

Special thanks to Nana for coming up to join in the festivities and for capturing all the wonderful pictures.  Love you and greatly appreciate it.

Legacy's Spring Concert

Tonight Elyse and Caleb sang in Legacy's K-4 Spring Concert.  The theme this year was, "America the Beautiful".  Both kids did such a great job, we were very proud parents!

"Beauty and the Beast"

The first time I saw a preview for "Beauty and the Beast" I knew I wanted to take Elyse to it.  "Beauty and the Beast" has and probably will always be my favorite Disney movie.  I saw it when I was eight, so I thought it was even more special that Elyse got to see it when she was eight.  After reading and praying over the much talked about controversy with the movie, we decided she could go see it.  Therefore, last night when our closest friends invited us to join them for a girl's night we couldn't pass it up.  The movie was great, but definitely geared more to older kids and less comical than the original.  Overall, it was a wonderful mother-daughter memory I will never forget.