Big Kids Easter egg hunt

Looking hard for all the eggs

camera pause for mamma

Finding them mama

Noah and Sammy wandered over to see what they
could find in the big kids hunt...

Noah and Sammy's Easter Egg hunt

We had two egg hunts at Papa and Omee's this
year.. One for Noah and Sammy first..

Noah loved looking for eggs....

Sammy had lots of fun too, he stopped to see what
was in the eggs...

Noah and Daddy cleaned up... Noah did not
want to stop looking so he headed out to help
the bigger kids

Easter Morning Easter Baskets

Checking out what old Mama Easter Bunny
brought them

Look Mama, a race car egg...open it

More candy

Ellie's Easter Party at school

I was one of the room mom's that helped put on
the Easter party for Ellie's class. They had
so much fun..Ellie is telling the class 2 clues for her
Easter egg surprise..

Ellie and Mrs Cyndi doing the jelly bean game

Mom and Ellie

Ellie and her cupcake easter basket she decorated

Bunny bowling and duck toss..

Happy Easter

Happy Easter from our family to yours

Church Easter Egg Hunt and Picnic

Ellie playing musical plates. She won the umbrella
as her prize.

Her buddy Nate and Christine Stanley

Waiting to go find eggs

Singing in the rain....inside...

Ellie got this little umbrella from the church
Easter picnic and Noah just loves it..

Ellie's first trip to WonderWorks

Ellie's friend Ally had her birthday party at this
awesome place called WonderWorks. Its an upside
down building with all kinds of neat experiments inside.
Bubbles was a huge hit...

trying to pull your own weight was fun too.. Mommy even
tried it.. but no pictures sorry

Ellie loved the space suit an space capsule

Even got to fly in a flight simulator

Best buds Ally Fitzgerald and Ellie

Getting in a bit of riding

Experiencing a hurricane

more bubbles

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Cute Moments in the week

Daddy's teaching Ellie to work with tools.. she
even has her own goggles and ear protectors

Fun in the bath

Hug your kids

Bear with me all as I post this blog, I have had to do the unimaginable and feel the need to talk and encourage you all to gather your kids and hug them.

A couple in our church just lost their daughter, who was only 3, to pneumonia. She died on Thursday..and today we held her services and buried her. Andy and I knew the couple, but not well and we were asked to sing at the services. How I managed to make it, I do not know, but seeing that small pink casket made me realize even more what a gift we have been given in our children. Singing the words to the songs had a whole new meaning with her laying out at my feet.

She was a vibrant little girl at the beginning of the week and by the end she was gone. I know God has a plan somewhere in the things He does, but today I could not see it in anyway at all.. I came home to two beautiful kids and hugged them fiercely but more than anything, thanked God for making me their mom. I have only one day at a time with them, and I need to make the most of each moment, no matter how hard it is (on those days they are misbehaving) because you never know when your time to go home is.

So with tears streaming down my face as I snuggle my son to sleep for his nap, I encourage you to cherish the moments with anyone special in your life.. Hug your kids, significant other, best friends and anyone you love. Time goes by fleetingly and the moments you live with those in your life with be with you forever...

Sorry for the tears and doldrums in this post, but today was hard and I just needed to share...

love you all