Easter 2014

Easter 2014

My sweet sweet babies.

Our own little egg hunt at home.

Happy with their loot. :)

Easter Activities

We did a few Easter activities leading up to Easter. We had a great a time having fun with Easter, but also had many conversations about the "real" reason for Easter. 

The kids' Easter shirts I made. 

Church Fellowship and Easter egg hunt after church one afternoon.

She was serious about those eggs.

We had some friends over one afternoon for some fun activities. We made bird nests, had an egg spoon race, did an egg toss, had an egg/race car race, painted with eggs, and had a special egg lunch. Obviously it was an egg themed get together. :)

Putting eggs on the bird's nest. 

Egg lunch

Racing eggs and cars down the ramp Jess and I made one evening. 

The weekend before we headed back to H'ville to take Canon to our beloved pediatrician, visit with friends, and take Easter flowers to Will's grave. We had such a great time catching up with a few friends and for being in familiar territory.

My kids love Marisa! We miss her...

He was so sweet. He wanted to help tidy up around Will's grave and wanted to put the flowers out by himself. 

So thankful for all of the fun we had around Easter, but more importantly thankful for Jesus's sacrifice  he made for each one of us. We can rejoice that He lives! 

Life in our new home and town

We have been in our new home for almost three weeks. It has been a lot of work to get unpacked and get the house looking like a home. We have made a lot of progress, but still have a lot to do. We love our neighborhood. Thankfully it has been wonderful weather mostly, so we have spent a lot of time outside and with that comes getting to know people, which has been great. The kids seem to be adjusting okay. We miss our friends greatly, but we are thankful they are only an hour away and have had the chance to some of them since our move. 

Our house right before the moving truck came. 

Canon playing in the garage while I unpacked the kitchen.

We signed Canon up for t-ball before we moved, so he would have something to be a part of right away. It has been such a great experience. The coach is so organized and the kids really do have a good time while learning the game. We have met a few families and everyone has been so friendly. 

Canon excited for his first game!

I am biased, but he is pretty good. When he gets ready to bat, he waves to Jess and me as he is running to bat. It warms my heart every single time. He also waves to us while he is on the bases. Sweet boy I tell ya. 

After his second t-ball game he was awarded the game ball. Jess and I were so proud of him. He was listened to his coach, stayed focused, played well, etc. I have been such a sap lately, so I of course cried. :)

Watching The Land Before Time on the computer while snuggling with their blankets. 

Tried out one of the area parks one morning. 

Introducing Canon to Andy Griffith. I think he likes it.

Snuggles with my little girl while daddy and C were out on a "guy" night.

Thankful for all the people that helped us during this transition. We are very grateful.

Weeks leading up to moving

Before moving Canon went to a few birthday parties. His first one was at Chick fil a and then the second one was a pirate birthday party. I am so thankful he was able to go and hang out with his little buddies before moving. 

All ready for the pirate party. 

We love daddy!

Canon's last day of Mother's Day Out. 

My mom was in town for a few days. 

Visited Will's grave often before we left.

Took a trip to Memphis as a family. Jess spoke at a conference, so the kids and I tagged along. One of my college best friends lives in Memphis, so we hung out with her and her kiddos while Jess was busy at the conference. 

These two were worn out coming back from the trip.

Hanging out while we were busy getting ready to move. This girl loves to sit in anything she can fit into.  :)

Will's Third Birthday

I never really posted about what we did for Will's birthday/anniversary on February 6th.

Before we took Canon to Mother's Day Out, we headed to Dunkin Donuts as a family for donuts. This is our tradition we do for the kids' birthdays. We then took Canon to Mother's Day Out. Jess, H, and I ran errands before picking Canon up. We picked Canon up a few hours early and headed to the cemetery and then to Chick fil a for lunch. For dinner we met up with my father in law and Jess's oldest brother's family for dinner at one of our favorite restaurants, The Chop House. After a very tasty meal we headed back home for a get together with some of our close friends. 

We asked everyone to participate in bringing a donation of a hat and or a blanket to donate to the hospital in honor of Will. We did this for Will's first birthday/anniversary as well. We had a great time of just hanging out with everyone while enjoying some cake, fruit, cider, and coffee. 

It was a wonderful day of celebrating Will's life and having the company of family and friends to celebrate it with us as well. 

Thankful for Will's life and the way Will has impacted our life and others. 

At the hospital dropping off our donations.

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