Easter Sunday

Happy Easter!!



After bible class and worship we all headed to Rah Rah's for lunch and an egg hunt!


Each boy had their own special egg and inside was a note from Rah Rah leading them to somewhere (different for each one) in the house where they would find a special easter surprise. They loved this!! I thought it was a pretty neat idea too!!




Cooper's note told him to search in a bathroom! He found a special treat under the sink!


They all got new Webkinz! Thanks Rah Rah!

Lads to Leaders

I've gotten a little behind on my blog but I'm hoping to get caught up over the next few days. We'll see how that goes! We spent easter weekend in Nashville at the Lads to Leaders convention. Thousands of people from congregations all over gathered together as we watched and supported our young boys and girls as they learned to become leaders in their local congregations! Actually they've spent the last year working hard on things such as song leading, oral bible reading, bible bowl, learning scriptures, serving others, and much more. We had a great weekend. Cade participated in oral bible reading, song leading, and bible bowl at convention. During the year he did "know the books" and "good samaritan" and practiced the things he would be doing at convention. He did a great job and we are so proud of him and all the kids who participated.

We were glad Rah Rah could be with us. We enjoyed being in the Opry Land Hotel. Such a pretty place.

Here are the boys as they get ready to lead their songs

Cade led "I'm Happy Today"

Good Samaritans

Chad and his boys

Cade with Josh and Carter...Our three boys in the k-2 group from Henderson who participated in Oral Bible reading. They all did a super job!

Good Job Cade!

Happy Easter

We woke early Sunday to a beautiful Easter day! After worship and bible class we headed to Rah Rah's house for lunch and an egg hunt!

From Lads to Leaders!!!

This weekend we were blessed to attend our first ever Lads 2 Leaders convention. Our congregation went to Nashville to the Opryland Hotel. It is a gorgeous place and VERY big. I got turned around several times and by the time I finally started to find my way around we were done and ready to go home. Maybe next year It will be a little easier for me to find my way around although a year is a lot of time for me to forget!! The boys loved being there and walking through the garden areas. Cade participated in 4 events this year...2 of which he did before the convention and 2 he did at the convention. He did "know the books", "good samaritan", "bible reading", and "song leading". We are so proud of him and all of the kids that went to convention and worked so hard on the events they were in. It was neat being surrounded by so many friends and fellow Christians who were all there for the same reason, to help our kids become better leaders. What a great program!

My little Lad!



The garden area was so pretty. I had to stop and take pictures every few minutes!



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Cade leading "Blue Skies and Rainbows". We had 3 boys from Henderson in the K-2 group. Cade was happy to have Carter and Ty by his side. They all did a wonderful job.

Cade read Romans 8:28,31 for his bible reading. He did a great job. Once again we had 3 boys in K-2 group from Henderson. Good job Andrew, Cade, and Carter!

Bunny Treats!

For snack today Cade took "Easter Bunny treats" for everyone . We made carrots (bunny food) by filling clear icing bags with cheetos and adding a little green tissue paper and shredded paper to the top and tying it shut with green ribbon. They were fun to make and turned out cute. They were a big hit!

My sleepy eyed boy ready to head to school with his "bunny treats"

Bunny Craft!

Today I had all of my boys (with Cade on Spring Break) plus all of my extra kiddos so we had a full house. The kids love to do crafts and I usually try to have some type of craft for them to do for each holiday. It rained a ton yesterday so the ground was too wet for them to really get out and play (although they did spend some time on the drive way this afternoon) so today was the perfect craft day. With Easter just around the corner we decided to make Easter Bunnies. They all enjoyed this craft and I was pleased with the results.

All of our bunnies.

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Cooper hard at work.

Chance worked for a while and then took a break and finished after rest time. Takes a long time to scrunch up enough paper to cover the entire bunny!

Cade worked non-stop until his bunny was complete. He loves to do crafts!!

Used empty pizza boxes as the back for our bunnies. Easy to cut out and makes for a sturdy craft!

Easter with Rah Rah

After worship today we headed to Rah Rah's house for a great lunch and more Easter fun! The boys got some new books(we LOVE books), new movies, and some really neat pillows!! The boys have sure had a great Easter!

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The boys woke to find full Easter baskets this morning! The Easter Bunny sure was good to them!!! They each got a new Webkinz which they have named Dusty (Cade's dog), Black Ears (Chance's cat), and a lamb (who has no name yet...I think the boys plan to help Cooper out with that soon!)They also got some music cd's, movies, and way too much candy which you can see in the bottom picture is causing some issues!


This was Cooper when told "no more jelly beans until you eat some breakfast!!" Such a sad life!!! :-)

Easter Fun!

Today we went to Savannah to do Easter activities with my family. We had a good time. The weather was nice so we enjoyed the time outside. On our way home we stopped at the Shiloh National Park to see if we could get a glimpse of some bald eagles who have a nest of new babies. We got lucky and were able to see both the male and female eagles feeding their babies. We weren't able to see the babies because they were down in the nest but it was incredible seeing those beautiful birds so close and not in cages like at the zoo.

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The boys helped fill eggs and decorate the cake for us to take with us

The boys on the hunt to find eggs!

Counting eggs and just hanging out on the steps watching the hunt. Notice Chad's hat...the best hiding place of the day!!

Cade getting a very close look at the eagles! It was truly amazing how close we were to them. The male and female flew over us several times bringing food to their young. We could actually see the fish hanging from their talons! Check out the size of the nest!

I just had to share this picture because I love it! Isn't it beautiful! I was able to get lots of great pictures! Some photographers had been there all day waiting and watching the birds. We had only been there about 5 minutes when we got to see them. We watched them fly in and out several times. I would loved to have seen the babies but today we had to settle for just hearing them. I was told in another week or two they would start standing on the edge of the nest! Cool!