Kindred Spirits...both girls are best friends and are soooo much alike...
Birthday celebration...Happy B-day Garrett(April 15th),Ryan(April),Mandy and Levi (May)
Two Cuties...
The Race is on...
The Crew... our 6 and my sister&hubby's 3
They were tired of pictures...but aren't they cute...
Aunt M...getting sweet,sweet hugs.
Waiting for the Church Egg Hunt...
How many do you have,Mia?
Our princesses in their pretty dresses...
Our big boys...
Our princesses in their pretty dresses...
Our big boys...Our Blessings...
Granpa and Granma with the kiddos...
Granpa and Granma with the kiddos...
Celebrate the Ressurection of our Lord!
Our celebration began on Thursday, and we kept celebrating through today,Easter Monday. We doubled up our school lessons and finished early last week and just in time for our family to arrive. We were blessed by a visit from my sister,her hubby, and my nieces and nephew. They stayed through Saturday at lunchtime, and we packed the days full of fun. Since Mandy's birthday is coming soon, I took she and Natalie(her cousin) to build a matching animal at our favorite bear place(Mandy chose to do this in lieu of a big birthday party...she will have a sleepover with a few girl friends around her birthday in May.). We started our girl's day(Mia and Meg came along too) with a fun lunch of appetizers at TGIFridays. Then it was off to build our animals. Mandy and Natalie got matching tigers. Mia got a outfit for her bear at home,and Meg didn't want to make anything (She has outgrown bears). We returned home in time to eat supper and celebrate all our family's April/ May birthdays. Saturday morning brought a quick breakfast, and then an Easter Egg Hunt with all the cousins. We were sad when my sister and family had to leave to get back for their church on Sunday. We miss having them live close by. Saturday afternoon, we had a great time going to a theatre production of "Fa Mulan". It was a production done by young people for young people. All the kids seemed to have a good time,even the boys who went reluctantly. It was nice to get to see a few friends,too! We then made a trip to OK to spend the night and Ressurection Sunday with Brad's parents. It was a semi-last minute decision;however, we at least planned enough in advance to get packed before the "play", and left immediately after the show. We arrived late at Brad's parents, went to bed shortly thereafter, got up early, got everyone dressed , and made it to church on time. We enjoyed the service and were reminded of the hope we have because of this day and the hope we have in our Lord Jesus. After the service, grandma had an egg hunt set up for the kids at the church(our kids brought the grand total to 8...not a lot of young people). They enjoyed the hunt none the less and got a bounty of candy,toys and prize eggs. We then ate a ton of good food that Grandma had fixed for Easter dinner including her famous "bunny"cake...yum,yum. We spent a couple more hours visiting(actually some of us took short naps, and daddy helped grandpa with a computer issue). Then it was time to head home... we had to make a stop in Tulsa for dinner...can you guess where? (of course, daddy had to make a stop at Whataburger). It was a crazy busy weekend, but we had such a great time. The kids were so exhausted that we slept in really late this morning, and I let them just relax today. It's back to school tomorrow and once again a busy week. We are so blessed!
Our celebration began on Thursday, and we kept celebrating through today,Easter Monday. We doubled up our school lessons and finished early last week and just in time for our family to arrive. We were blessed by a visit from my sister,her hubby, and my nieces and nephew. They stayed through Saturday at lunchtime, and we packed the days full of fun. Since Mandy's birthday is coming soon, I took she and Natalie(her cousin) to build a matching animal at our favorite bear place(Mandy chose to do this in lieu of a big birthday party...she will have a sleepover with a few girl friends around her birthday in May.). We started our girl's day(Mia and Meg came along too) with a fun lunch of appetizers at TGIFridays. Then it was off to build our animals. Mandy and Natalie got matching tigers. Mia got a outfit for her bear at home,and Meg didn't want to make anything (She has outgrown bears). We returned home in time to eat supper and celebrate all our family's April/ May birthdays. Saturday morning brought a quick breakfast, and then an Easter Egg Hunt with all the cousins. We were sad when my sister and family had to leave to get back for their church on Sunday. We miss having them live close by. Saturday afternoon, we had a great time going to a theatre production of "Fa Mulan". It was a production done by young people for young people. All the kids seemed to have a good time,even the boys who went reluctantly. It was nice to get to see a few friends,too! We then made a trip to OK to spend the night and Ressurection Sunday with Brad's parents. It was a semi-last minute decision;however, we at least planned enough in advance to get packed before the "play", and left immediately after the show. We arrived late at Brad's parents, went to bed shortly thereafter, got up early, got everyone dressed , and made it to church on time. We enjoyed the service and were reminded of the hope we have because of this day and the hope we have in our Lord Jesus. After the service, grandma had an egg hunt set up for the kids at the church(our kids brought the grand total to 8...not a lot of young people). They enjoyed the hunt none the less and got a bounty of candy,toys and prize eggs. We then ate a ton of good food that Grandma had fixed for Easter dinner including her famous "bunny"cake...yum,yum. We spent a couple more hours visiting(actually some of us took short naps, and daddy helped grandpa with a computer issue). Then it was time to head home... we had to make a stop in Tulsa for dinner...can you guess where? (of course, daddy had to make a stop at Whataburger). It was a crazy busy weekend, but we had such a great time. The kids were so exhausted that we slept in really late this morning, and I let them just relax today. It's back to school tomorrow and once again a busy week. We are so blessed!
1 comment:
Great pictures, Kim! Looks like all had a good time - and I'm amazed at how much your kids are growing!
Jill
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