Spring Break and a Risen Savior

This year was our first spring break. Avery was excited to sleep in everyday, but she was sad to leave her favorite teacher, Ms. Cathy, for a whole week. I tried to get Ms. Cathy to take Avery home with her, but no luck. Daniel took Avery to the movies to see Zootopia on Tuesday. They both loved it. They also came home with a treat...a new trampoline! We had an interesting time putting it together, and the kids are having a blast on it. No clue why I don't have any pictures.

On Wednesday we headed down to Birmingham for a few days. On our way in we met Meme and Anne at the Galleria to get the kids' picture taken with the Easter Bunny. We spent way too much money on pictures that weren't very cute, and then Meme lost her mind (love you, Meme!!). It wasn't her fault, though. It was the inventor of the ride-on animals at the mall. It started out a hot mess, but they got the hang of it and loved it. Meme was a trooper!



Tate spent the night and missed school on Thursday because it was his birthday and we were going to the McWane Center.

Happy 7th Birthday, Tate!!

 

 

We stayed in the one area called Itty Bitty Magic City. There is an endless amount of things to do. Colt soaked his shirt at the water area. They climbed and ran on the ramps. They were firefighers, chefs, farmers, and builders. We had so much fun! We went to Dave's in Homewood for pizza afterward. Then, because we didn't have a big enough lunch, we went to Moe's for Tate's birthday. What a fun day.

 

Beth's neighbor, Lucy, had an Easter egg hunt at her house Friday afternoon. She is so sweet and always includes my kids in everything. They have a huge backyard, and Avery and Colt had fun hunting eggs. Jack and Meme also hid eggs in Meme's yard that day. Doubling up on the candy...

 

 

 

They both found a golden egg. Smart Meme...

 

On our way home from Birmingham we stopped at Chick-fil-a to eat some lunch and play outside in the play area. They might pick at their lunch, but they can tear up an ice cream cone.

 

Avery, Colt, and I love doing crafts, and Easter is the perfect time to get out the paint and smocks. We started on Palm Sunday with this cute donkey and palm branches. Avery painted Hosanna all by herself. She could remember the word because it sounds like Susannah. I was also told this looks like a giraffe, not a donkey. Avery also loves the Cricut, so we made this banner. I enjoyed sharing the story of Jesus's last week with my girl.

 

We woke up Easter morning and immediately went into sugar shock. Luckily, Papaw was here and cooked us a big breakfast to balance it out.

 

We feel so blessed to live in God's presence and under His grace. I think one of my favorite parts of the Easter story is when Jesus died and the curtain that separated God from the people was ripped in half. Jesus came and died so that we could have a one-on-one relationship with him. A lot of times I have to stop and remind myself of that. He's always there. He wants me to come to Him. Our preacher gave a good Easter sermon about how God is Jesus's father. We say that Jesus is God's son, but we don't really think about it in a father/son relationship kind of way. Brother Van is always good at making you think.

 

After lunch the kids and I dyed some eggs before it started raining. I thought doing it on the porch was a great idea. Then I was paranoid all that dye would spill on our brand new porch. We did good...no stains this year. I usually just throw the eggs away after a few days. This year I found Mamaw and the kids eating the eggs. Yay for no waste...I guess.

 

After Easter it was back to school for a few more weeks until summer. We can't wait!

 

"It is finished."

John 19:30