He Is Risen!

"Death is swallowed up in victory. O death, where is your victory?
O death, where is your sting?"

The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. 

But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

1 Corinthians 15:55-57

Dying Easter Eggs

Evie's Easter Gift

Cedric's Easter Gift

One of Ben's Easter Gifts

Egg hunt at home:

A special day!

Egg hunt with our church family:

Happy Easter!

First Things First

Yes. . . I know I've been slacking for quite some time in regards to making any sort of update on this blog and I have many fun pics to share from the last few months, but first I must share with you all a bit of the celebration we had this last weekend for our beautiful little Evie. That's right. . . she turned 2 on Saturday!!! We had a family party and joyfully gave thanks for the 2 years of life God has blessed her with and for the many miracles he has worked in her little life thus far. His goodness & mercy is truly incredible & awe-inspiring & we are beyond thankful. Here are some pics from her special day:

 

Our beautiful birthday girl!

The Family

She lit up & loved when we all sang "Happy Birthday" to her.

She loved to look at  her cake but decided she didn't want to eat any when the time came.
So she had some m&m's instead!

Opening gifts on Grandpa's lap.

Playing with some of her new toys.

Ben's First Christmas Program

Yesterday morning Ben had his first Christmas program. It went well & he remembered the words to all four of his songs like a champ! Thought I would share a little of it with you. . . enjoy!

Merry Christmas from our family to yours!

Out of the Mouths of Babes

Tonight as Brian was doing our daily Advent reading:

Brian (reading): "Then Moses turned and went down from the mountain with the two tablets of the testimony in his hand."

Ben (interrupting): "What are tablets?"

Brian: "They are large slabs of stone..."

Ben (interrupting again): "Oh! I thought they were like a Kindle."


HA! We don't even own a Kindle! This kid cracks us up!

Some Serious Catching Up!

So A LOT has happened since the last post I made on here & that is precisely why I've not had the chance to post in a while! Instead of writing a book about all the happenings, I'll let all the pictures do the talking.

Our biggest boy turned 5!

How wonderfully God has blessed us with the gift of our Ben. We love him incredibly!

The birthday boy & the cake of his choosing.

Driving the cars in the "mud"!

Decorating his birthday treats for school.
Can you tell that someone likes sprinkles?!

They love Auntie Aubrey!

There is a serious shoe fetish around here!

Evie especially enjoys putting on big people shoes. It happens at least once almost daily!

A Thanksgiving Vacation to Phoenix!

In summary, the kids did amazing on the airplane & thoroughly enjoyed seeing their Uncle Jeff. 

We all had a lovely time & enjoyed our adventure!