Easter 2012

Just wanted to get a quick Easter post in so we can remember this special day!  We love Easter and having the opportunity to focus on and celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ.  We enjoyed this year with Megan being able to begin to understand more of Jesus death, burial, and resurrection.  We had wonderful services on Sunday beginning with Sunrise Service (which Tim went to), breakfast at church, and then a special service with some narrative and special music focusing on who Jesus is. (From the Author of Creation to the Author of Salvation!).  

After church, we went to my parents' house for lunch, Easter Egg Hunt, and some pictures. We should have taken family pictures in the morning as Emily was exhausted and not feeling well (She started running fever in the afternoon that day.).  We will learn for next year hopefully!

Best family picture we could get...

Tim and I

 

                               Emily did pick up a few eggs although she was not real energetic.

                                                                  Emily- so tired

Emily- very curious what is inside the egg

Megan getting lots of eggs!

                                          

Megan loved the egg hunt!  She was able to wear a pretty dress that Karis and Dan left behind that Kayla had worn.  It was so pretty!

We actually dyed Easter eggs a couple days after Easter.  This was the first time we did this with Megan.  She really enjoyed it!

Emily on the other hand was not feeling well at all and wanted to just pull her hair out.  Poor sick girl.

Tim and Megan...we had some fun little snack (cheese crackers) to go with our special time!

Emily- a little happier being able to hold an egg!

Megan- happy with the results!

Megan's 1st Awana Grand Prix

Megan was able to be in her first Awana Grand Prix yesterday!! She was so excited to have a car to race (although she thought the race was long!). She had originally told us she was going to paint her car pink, but then in the end she chose blue b/c she said it was Emily's favorite color. (I am not sure where she came to that conclusion, but I thought it was sweet that she did it for Emily.) We had some orange paint as well at the house so she did it in orange too. She got to paint the car by herself, and Tim touched it up when she was done.

Tim and Megan with their cars. Tim made a hammer head shark car!


All the kids ready to start the race!
Megan was excited about the race and that she was able to sit by her best friend, Katy!


Megan- getting ready to race her car!!
Megan- walking quickly (well, maybe it was more than walking...they were supposed to be walking!) to the end of the track to see if her car wins!
I love this one of Megan as she is her face is so excited to watch her car.

I think Megan's favorite part was racing against her best friend. She did not win against her, but I am not even sure if she knew that!

Katy and Megan- waiting on their cars.

I am sure we will have many more years to do the Grand Prix! Tim did a good job making her car, and we all had fun!

Loving the beautiful weather!

This has been a very mild winter, and we have had so many opportunities to play outside. This last couple of weeks we have even hit the 70's! It as been crazy, but we have LOVED being outdoors so much. Emily sometimes gets her shoes and brings them to me telling me she wants to go outside.

Here are a couple of our favorite outdoor activities:

Playing on the swings/going to the park- We have very old swing set in our backyard that was given to us,and our girls love swinging on the swings. I am very thankful we were given the swingset! We also love walking to the park. We are just a block away from one park and have 2 other parks that we can walk to as well that are a little farther, but close enough for walking. It has been fun to watch Emily starting to climb up the steps and go down the slides on her own (of course, I am by her side!).



Riding bikes (and the little car/tractor, etc)- Megan got a bike for her 3 year birthday, and she loves riding it and is starting to be able to go for farther distances. (She keeps asking to ride to Nana's house, but that is still a bit too far...okay maybe way too far!). She will ride around and around in circles on our driveway and not seem to get tired or bored of it. We also take her out on the roads where we are trying to drill into her head to stop at every corner and look for cars and such. I am glad we are live in a very small town where there is not a lot of traffic. She also enjoys being a paper girl and throwing papers up onto our porch. (This brings back memories to my childhood as I used to deliver papers.)


Emily enjoys getting in and out of the car and pushing it around. She hasn't really gotten the hang of using her feet to move it around, but she still likes playing with it and such! She also has enjoyed getting on the tractor although her legs are too short to scoot around in in.


Tim and I just bought some bikes this last weekend! We have never owned bikes since we have been married so this has been fun for our family to take bike rides together. We bought a seat for Emily to go on the back of Tim's bike. Megan loves having us ride along with her. Emily seems to enjoy riding on the back.


We better enjoy this nice weather before summer comes and becomes unbearably hot!

LET IT SNOW!!

After having a very mild warm winter, we have had 2 recent snowfalls in the last week. Not a ton of snow, but enough to go out and play in! Megan was super excited to see the snow! Here are a few pictures of our fun memories we made.....
Emily's first time out in the snow!! She enjoyed being outside and just cried when I took her in. Megan could not wait to go and play in the snow. She has been waiting and waiting for it to snow!
Megan making a snow angel. Notice the snow is not deep at all, but she didn't care one bit!

Megan making a snowball to throw at her daddy!


Tim and his little snowman he built on his truck. Of course, gotta have hot chocolate to warm up with when you come inside!
This is our second snowfall. We had more snow this time around. I helped Megan build a snowman. I wish Tim was awake to help her build a bigger and better one. It was a fun time for Megan and I to play in the snow, while Nana watched Emily (who would have loved to been outside as well).
I was helping her learn how to roll snowballs...not sure why she is sitting down here, but her smile says it all. She loves snow!

Happy 1st Birthday!!

From my newborn baby
TO MY....
Big Girl 1 Year Old



Emily Grace turned one January 5th. I can't believe how fast her first year went. Unfortunately, she woke up with a 102 degree fever on her birthday so that was sad for all of us. We decided not to celebrate her birthday with cupcakes until later when she was feeling well. (Everyone but me (Kristen) got sick over the next couple of days.) She opened up some gifts on her birthday, but we ended up celebrating with my parents and sister a couple days after her birthday eating cupcakes and doing a couple more gifts. Here a few pictures!

Cuddles with Daddy right after waking up with a fever. Poor little girl. Opening up her birthday gifts with Megan.
So many new toys after Christmas and her birthday being so close together!




Happy 1st Birthday!! She dove right into her cupcake and loved it!
Pretty much finished off birthday cupcake. YUMMY!

Just a little update: She is 18 pounds 2 ounces (10%) and 29 1/2 inches tall (50%).She just started taking a few steps here and there although she usually sticks to crawling or walking on her knees. (She is so funny to watch walk on her knees!). She doesn't say a lot of words, but does say, dada, mama, hi, dog, and bath. She LOVES her baths (Obviously as it was one of her first words!) She loves playing with babies and enjoys the outdoors. She is my sweet little cuddler who is very special to our family. So thankful to the Lord for giving us our precious Emily Grace!