Duck, Duck, Goose...

Lucy and Eli enjoyed feeding the ducks and geese today! Totally unrelated to that, when I asked Lucy earlier this week if she wanted me to open the sunroof in our van, she said "Yes, please, I like to see God."...sigh...

Family & Friends

We gathered on Friday evening at Fred & Kay's home to celebrate Andy's birthday! It was wonderful to all be together! We spent Saturday evening with Kristen, Destin, Claiborne and Shelby enjoying their beautiful backyard and a delicious dinner...a very fun weekend!

Eli turned 15-months old last week. We feel very blessed that his pediatrician said "he couldn't look any better." Dr. Lucy agrees...

Goose and Pie

Lucy had school pictures today and they invited Eli to come along too. They were ready early (shocker!) so I snapped this picture before we left. I rarely call them by their names, instead, Lucy is "Goose" (a short version of Lucy-Goosey) and Eli is "Pie".

Our weekend...

We love to start our Saturday mornings with breakfast at Chick-Fil-A...

Then, we decided after months of "she" references to Eli because of his beautiful, curly locks, that it was time for a little trim. So, Eli and Lucy both got haircuts. The haircut itself is pretty basic, but the glitter and braid that make it a lot of fun for a three-year old. Here's a "before" shot of Eli's hair...it is like a pregnant belly, people seem drawn to the kinda-red curls and like to touch them. Becky, the lady who cuts their hair, has an 8-year old son who recently asked to shave his head, so she was all nostalgic that Eli is still a "baby" so his haircut shouldn't be too mature. She didn't totally cut off the curls and it still goes over his ears. I love it...Chris think we could've taken off a little more...to get our money's worth I guess. I think it looks a little Phil Mickelson-ish...kinda shaggy still, but good. We also made a quick trip to our storage unit...which is really fun if you get to ride on the cart. Eli has had a rough week...he tipped over his chair earlier in the week and slammed his face into the wall. Then, on Saturday afternoon, he seriously underestimated the distance to the coffee table and hit it nose first...ouch. The new haircut is cute, but its the scrapes and bruises that are gathering comments now. Here he is trying to open the door to go outside... Our friends came over on Sunday evening for Bible Study...Chris and I enjoy the fellowship with Jenny & Eric and Amanda & Kevin. Our kiddos (Ava, Parker, Maggie Mayer and our two) have a blast together!

Happy Easter!

We enjoyed a wonderful Easter morning in Texas!

It was wonderful to have Amy and Avery in Texas with us earlier in the week. As you can see, Avery had no personal-space while Eli and Lucy were awake.

We did a little photo-shoot with the three kiddos...I need some serious photo-editing tools to manufacture a picture in which they all look their best, but they had fun and it was great to capture them at this age...Avery is almost 3-months old, Eli is almost 15-months old and Lucy is 3.5.

Lucy and Mom were like Michael's-on-steroids...they made Easter candy and also dyed eggs. We looked back at some old Easter pictures...here are a few that made us giggle...

Easter 1982

Uncle Phil is 12; I am 3, Amy is 1

Easter 1983

I am 4, Amy is 2

Easter 1987

Amy is 6; I am 8 (and clearly embracing color...check out the red shirt, red bow, yellow bow (!) and purple earrings)

Easter 1987...same ages as above.

On Saturday we went to an Easter Egg Hunt...there was a petting zoo and you could visit with the Easter Bunny too!

Happy Easter!

Many, many thanks to Mom and Dad for such a fun week in Texas! We always enjoy our visits!