Easter 2011

BA- Can you tell he is still sleepy? Getting up early for the sunrise service had he and CJ a lil' tired.

CJ- A lil' more bright-eyed than his brother, but still a little groggy from getting up so early.

EE- In case you are wondering why she isn't sleepy, she just got up at the crack of dawn like she normally does, so she isn't tired. Girl, I love you, but I sure do look forward to the day you start sleeping in a little later :)

The three ring circus

My family :)

These pictures are nearly a week late, but they are better late than never... right?! We had a wonderful time of reflecting upon the resurrection of Jesus Christ and the implications that has upon our lives. We had a sunrise service Easter morning followed by a nice breakfast cooked by the men of the church. We went home after the breakfast and got ready for church. After our normal Sunday morning service, we had lots of friends and family members over for lunch. It was pleasant to visit with everyone, and even better to contemplate all of the wonderful blessings that God has brought into our lives.

Happy Birthday, Meme!

Conversations

While visiting with some good friends that recently moved to Florida, I commented that people call Florida "the sunshine state." BA piped up and said, "I don't Mom. I call it the United States."

Miss Southern Style

A few weeks ago I decorated a hat for a dear friend of mine. Before we gave it to her, Miss EE just "had" to wear it. Can you tell she likes the hat? I think she could pull off the southern bell style. (Just maybe with a lil' garnet and gold instead of orange and blue!)

My Father-In-Law's 60th Birthday

EE & Papa

Levi & CJ playin' a tune

Ben's brother (Justin) and his son Levi watching the smoke bombs

Meme & EE watching the smoke bombs (Doesn't EE look a bit concerned?)

Ben & CJ doing sparklers

Papa & our kiddos

Ben & his Dad

We recently celebrated my father-in-law's 60th birthday. Per request, we grilled steaks! Woohoo! If you interact with any of our kiddos, you know that none of them were disappointed. The boys are big meat eaters, and CJ especially loves to eat steak. EE had her first taste of it. She seemed to really like it too. Anyways, after the main course we had a homemade blueberry cake. It was delicious!
Now, what everyone did after dinner still makes me laugh. Why? Papa brought out some fireworks to celebrate! If I remember correctly-and I probably don't- they(meaning the guys) did some smoke bombs, sparklers, and black cat (not sure if that is right, but whatever they were, they were really loud!) I still chuckle when I think about it. The guys were quite enthused with their show...the ladies sat back and laughed at the guys. LOL! My boys could hardly contain their selves with excitement (and neither could Papa!). It was a good time, and everyone enjoyed the time we had to visit together. So, Papa, Happy 60th Birthday!

My Dad's 68th Birthday Party

My kiddos with Grandpa

My family

Me and my Dad

This month is filled with many birthdays in our family. Last week we celebrated my dad's birthday. We had a grand time. Everyone came over to my house for the party. We ordered pizza and enjoyed birthday cake together. It was a sweet time of visiting. Somehow taking pictures escaped me- something I am still trying to figure out- but I did manage to get these few. I guess as we often say around here, "A good time was had by all!" Happy 68th Birthday, Dad!

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