Love this guy...

...because after a long hard day at work, he can instantly muster up enough energy to turn into a dog...or a horse...or whatever else the girls dream up. And...he allows them to tie a pink scarf around his neck as his leash. There are always LOTS of giggles and squeals. Music to my ears...and heart.

Easter....

...was spent with both our families over the weekend. The kids had a wonderful time with all of the fun that comes with Easter...hunting eggs, coloring eggs, being with family and playing with the resurrection eggs over and over. Thank You Jesus for this fun spring celebration where we are reminded of your sacrifice and NEW LIFE!!

Emma June....

turned EIGHT on April 2 And yes, I will use another annoying cliche but there is no other way to say that it doesn't seem like we are old enough to have an EIGHT year old! Emma June, we love your sweet sensitive spirit. You have such a gift in knowing what others need before they ask. We love that you avoid drama and always want to do the right thing. That, my child will get you so far in life. We love that you enjoy reading so much, that you have to beg us to stay up later just so you can read more. You are such a wonderful big sister and I know we place extra responsibilites on you...thank you for taking them on so well. We love you so much Emma June and we are so thankful to have been chosen to be your parents!

Happy Birthday and Happy Retirement to my dad!

On March 17th we threw a surprise retirement party for my dad...and SUPRISED he was!! The next day was his 65th birthday so we had LOTS of celebrating to do! MANY of his co-workers, family and friends came...it was a very fun afternoon and evening of partying in Cuba...of course we ALL know how fun that can get!

The Zoo

In between thunderstorms today In the middle of a thunderstorm today, we headed to the zoo. It was STILL raining when we got there so we got to wait in the van for 45 minutes before it stopped raining. We felt like we had seen enough animal behavior even before we walked into the zoo. The girls had a wonderful time and the weather ended up being PERFECT! Their favorite was the polar bear who swam right by them multiple times and put his feet on the glass to kick off before he dove.