Rebecca's Garden

I've been outside working these last couple of days on the landscaping at the entrance to our grand estate. Now we have plants growing in the dirt that surrounds us! Most of the plants we selected are blooming or soon-to-be-blooming and they really brighten the place up. I especially love the rhododendrons we found.

Happy Easter!

Sickness has been lurking about our house for the past couple of weeks. Just when we thought we were over the sniffles and coughs we got hit again. Ryan was hit hard yesterday. His temperature spiked and he slept a lot of the day because he was so wiped out. Not exactly the place a pastor wants to be the day before Easter service (or anyone for that matter.) We were joined in prayer by several church family members that Ryan would recover enough to lead Easter service. God graciously granted our request and we had a wonderful Easter celebration this morning.

Another amazing thing is talking with Emily and Alaina this year about the real meaning of Easter. They know all about the bunnies and candy but they also know MOST IMPORTANTLY that Jesus is Alive! Praise God for all he has done in our lives! Praise Jesus - our risen Savior! Christ is risen! Christ is risen indeed!Thank you Aunt Tami for the adorable outfit for Rylan! He received many compliments at church.

Throwing Rocks

Mike and Kari, James, Drew and Elias Nelson payed us a visit this weekend. There was never a dull moment with 7 children in the house. Throwing rocks into the pond was the highlight of the visit. A ride on the excavator came in a close second. Hide-n-seek came in third place. Below is a picture of Lila, Emily, Alaina, Drew, and James counting to 50 as they waited for Ryan to hide.

Spring Concert

Emily participated in her first concert at school. She got to sing 3 songs with her fellow kindergartners. The "Shaky Egg" song was a hit because they each got to shake a plastic egg full of rice. Emily thought it was all pretty fun except for the part where she had to sit on the gym floor while the big kids sang. That was "boring".

Funny Face

As a follow-up to my last post I had to include these pics of Alaina as a baby eating her vegetables. We could always count on her for funny faces.


Now as a 4 year old, Alaina still makes funny faces at the dinner table when it comes time to eat her vegetables.

Got Veggies?

Rylan loves his food! He's been taste testing some veggies lately and so far there isn't one he doesn't like. Squash gets the most faces, but usually he just opens his mouth and eats it all. No theatrics like Alaina gave us.

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Emily and Alaina modeling their St. Patty's gear they created at school. Have a great day y'all!