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!

Spring time fun!

Now that spring time is here (although it feels like winter today) and Easter is this weekend we decided to make something fun today. We all made "spring time nest" . The kids had a good time making the nest but had an even better time eating the eggs! Here are a few pictures of how they turned out! They are very easy to make just a little messy. It seems like all the really fun stuff is messy!!!

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Theme-My Friend and I

These two are just 4 months apart and have spent a few days a week together since Cooper was about 6 months old! They are learning to play together and can be very sweet to one another. At other times they are not so sweet to each other. Even our best friends can irritate us sometimes, right??? I think they will continue to grow to be the best of friends! Go on over to iheartfaces and enter your picture for the week or just check out the other great entries!!

Our little green friend

Yesterday while out running I spotted this little guy on the side of the road. He (I guess it could be a she) was so tiny and cute. I brought him home for the boys to look at. They of course loved it. We watched him just sit on the table for the longest time and then the turtle got brave and tried to walk off of the table several times. We decided to put him back outside where he belonged.

A beautiful day for baseball!

Cade is playing baseball this year! It's his first year to play and so far he is really enjoying it. We haven't had any games yet but have had several practices over the past few weeks. We haven't been able to practice on the baseball field in a while due to lots of rain. Today however we were finally able to get on the field which was very good for the boys. It's been a beautiful day and we enjoyed watching him practice.

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Thanksgiving Thursday

I'm Thankful For......
1. ...the beautiful day we had Wednesday. The boys and I enjoyed spending time outside together.

2. ...time spent talking to friends who live far away. I miss my friends who have moved away but am so thankful for our talks every week or so!

3. ... my husband who helps so much around the house! He is the greatest!!

4. ... a quiet morning! 2 of the 5 kids this morning are with my sister watching "Makin Music" at the university! The rest of the kids have been so good. The house has been very calm and quiet..even with the other kids here.

5. ... movie nights! This week is movie night once again. I'm looking forward to watching 'The Chronicles of Narnia' tonight and spending time with friends.

6. ... the couple mornings this week that my kids actually slept past 6:30!! This was not one of those mornings but that's okay.

7. ... temperatures that allow me to turn off the heater/AC unit and open the screen windows. It feels so nice and also helps with the Eeectric bill a little!! Any little bit helps!

8. ... Wednesday night bible classes. My kids have great teachers and love going to class. I am really enjoying our study on Paul in the Ladies class. It's been very interesting!

9. ... the unexpected coke from McDonalds brought along with lunch for me and the kids on Monday! I am blessed with some truly great people in my life.

10. ... the weekends when we as a whole family can spend LOTS of time together. The boys look forward to the weekends when daddy can stay home all day!

Well, that's my list for the week. Now it's your turn!