Easter

"The angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay. Then go quickly and tell his disciples: ‘He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him.’ Now I have told you.”  ~ Matthew 28:5 - 7

What a special time Easter is.  I absolutely love celebrating our Risen Savior!  Church yesterday was flat out incredible.  Nothing like it!  We had a busy week last week celebrating Easter to the fullest!

I took tons of pictures of Molly and Ellie. . . 

Ellie and her basket from Aunt B, T and Molly

Our sweetest one

Sweet Ellie always helping Molly

We also went to an Egg Hunt at my dear friend's house.  It was just awesome!  Amy is a little Martha Stewart, really, so I knew the hunt would be amazing!  There were not only eggs everywhere, but the kids also heard the Resurrection Story through Resurrection Eggs.  The true meaning of Easter was impressed onto their precious hearts that day in the midst of fun egg hunting!

The Group ready to hunt!

Listening to the Resurrection Story

Wrapped tightly like Jesus' body was wrapped in the tomb

The kids broke out of their toilet paper and yelled, "He's alive!"  It was precious!

A woman after my own heart. . . Annalyn snuck away from her mom telling the Resurrection Story and broke into Harrison's eggs!

Sweet Ali was such a big help with the little girls.  Ali was a program attendant in mine and Tim's wedding!  I've watched her grow into a beautiful teenager, and I just love her precious heart and sweet spirit!

Even Molly listened to the Resurrection Story!

The girls had a complete ball at the hunt!  We had a picnic after the hunt and the kids played for a long while!  I had to beg Ellie to leave as it was nap time for both girls.  Ellie was having soooo much fun!  On the way home, Ellie asked for her window to be rolled down.  She loves to feel the wind blowing in her face!  We were about a quarter of a mile from her house when we stopped at a stop light.  Ellie started saying, "Shoe!  Shoe!"  I looked and she just had one sandal in her hand. I asked Ellie where her other sandal was and she just pointed to the window.  We got home and my fear was confirmed:  she only had one sandal.  I asked again where her sandal was, and she looked out her window like it would still be there.  I asked her if she threw it out the window, and she said, "Uh huh!"  so proudly!?!?!  Oh jeez!

I broke the news to her mommy who was so very sad.  They were the cutest sandals.  So. . .  after naptime, I loaded the girls up to go on the hunt for the wayward sandal.  

And I'm so happy to report I found it!

Sunday morning, we just took a few pictures of sweet Molly before we left for church.

Sweet girl with her basket of goodies

Molly Miller

I certainly hope y'all had a very happy Easter, too!  He is risen!  He is risen indeed! 





Moments to Cherish

Every day is full of moments that take my breath away.  Moments that I want to freeze and savor for years to come.  I absolutely love being at home with Molly.  There's nothing like it, and it's a gift I cherish every single day. 

Having Ellie with us a couple of days a week is just the icing on the cake.  Ellie has a zest for life that is contagious.  Her smiles are infectious and she is such a lively little girl!

One of our favorite things to do is take wagon rides.  Both girls start out in the wagon while I pull them up and down the street. 

Pretty soon after we start our ride, Ellie decides she wants to "wak".  So, she hops out to help pull Molly in the wagon.  We march.  We run.  We walk backwards.  We jump up the street.  Ellie loves every single step!

And then we find dandelions!  And oh, my, does Ellie get excited!  Girlfriend loves to blow some dandelions!

Blow it and make a wish, Ellie!

Keep blowing!

Great job!

"If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly, our whole life would change."  ~ Buddha

Molly ~ 10 Months Old

Our Dearest Molly,

You are ten months old!  TEN MONTHS!  Goodness gracious, I just cannot believe it!  You are one happy baby, and we cannot get enough of your giggles, laughs, smiles and toothy grins!

This month you have really started moving around.  But you're still not crawling!?!?!  Nope, instead you can turn all the way around while sitting on your bottom using your feet.  You move quickly that way, and your Lovie calls it your own sit 'n spin!  You've been rolling over, but just in the last week or so, you've realized you can roll to get to where you want to go.  You also just have started sitting up on your own from a laying position.  Now each time you wake up, you start crying and when I come get you, you're sitting up big as day in your crib.  And each time, you break out the biggest grin!  It's the best!  We think you're really close to crawling, and your Daddy and I are pretty sure you did a little tiny bit of a crawl this morning!

Speaking of your Daddy, you are crazy about him!  When he comes in the door from work, you just light up! Your little legs start going and your arms are moving all around like you just cannot contain your excitement! 

You are also pretty crazy about your cousin Ellie!  Y'all are the best of friends and have "conversations" often.  Those conversations get pretty intense with all of the squealing and giggling you two do.  It's priceless!

You eat pretty well, eating just about anything we give you.  If only your Mama were a little braver about giving you different foods to try!?!!?  I'm working on that, though, I promise.  Meanwhile, you're eating anything you can put in your mouth.  I have to keep the floors swept and vacuumed because you are forever grabbing anything you can and putting it into your mouth.  Just this week I've fished out a leave, a tiny stick, part of some old flooring (I think that's what it was) and the like out of your mouth.  YUCK!

So I won't forget, this month was the toughest month yet to get a good smile out of you for this picture.  People often say, "she is always so happy!  She always smiles!"  I just grin and agree, knowing full well there are usually a few of these what-are-you-doing-crazy-woman-faces among all the pictures I snap trying to get a good ole' toothy grin.

Or the pictures where I give you a toy to try to get a smile, and you promptly put it right in your mouth.

And then there's this picture where I figured your Daddy would be able to get you to smile, and you went right on and stood up beside him and gave me this look like, "yep, I did it.  Whatcha gonna say, mama?"

I know I say it all the time, but each day truly is better than the day before with you.  Your Daddy and I love you more than words could ever express, and we are so very thankful for you, precious one!

Happy 10 Months, Molly Miller!