Pre-Easter Egg Decorating

This was Camden's first year to dye Easter eggs and it was so much fun!  She had a blast and after they dried she and Neil ate one each!  (Notice we are still in our pajamas just incase it got messy.) 

She was so gentle and never even cracked one!

This is a photo of what the kids godmother sent them for Easter and for Neil's birthday.

She hand stitched and then framed the duck in the back and sent him a silver spoon

to add to his collection. She sent them each a furry Easter basket with lots of eggs

and even sent me some really cute Easter kitchen towels!  We are so blessed to have

Alice Virginia as a part of our life, I just wish she lived closer so we could see her more!

Gramps

On Friday, April 22, 2011 my grandfather went home to Jesus.  He is also with my father and my other grandparents.   I know they had a wonderful reunion and we will once again be together never to be seperated again.  Our family has experienced a lot of death and it is comforting to know this is not the end and that our family will once again be reunited.

At the dress rehearsal for my wedding.

Gramps and Granny

Two verses and a song have been in my heart a lot lately. 

When I was younger I listened to Audio Adrenaline and they have an awesome song that I think of at times of losing a loved one.  I want this song sung at my funeral.....below is a link. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xetfkQr1vo

Matthew 11:28-30

28 “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”




1 Corinthians 15:50-57





50 I declare to you, brothers and sisters, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable. 51 Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed— 52 in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed. 53 For the perishable must clothe itself with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality. 54 When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written will come true: “Death has been swallowed up in victory.”[a]



55 “Where, O death, is your victory?


Where, O death, is your sting?”[b]

56 The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. 57 But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Neil's 1st Birthday Party!

My sweet, wild little man turned a year old April 5th!  This year has definately flown by, and on April 10th we had a birthday party for him at our house. We are so blessed to have had that many family members show up to celebrate with us!  Thanks a million to Stacy and Aunt Ginger who took all of these wonderful pictures!!  The party was at 2:00 and the festivities lasted long into the afternoon.  Marvin, John, and Allen left the party a little early to go pick up this amazing slide thing that someone graciously handed down to us! And then some of the family stayed for supper and we all went to LaPinata. He was such a good sport considering it was probably one of the most social days of his life :)

Enjoy the pics!  There are a ton of them posted because I loved them all!!!

Time for presents..



Gramma and Granddaddy gave him the sweetest little horse that was just his size!

Neil and Gramma

I was excited about the clothes.

I guess he liked the shoes better.

Digging right in....

Sweet sister having fun too!

All the babies wanted a turn on the horse!

"there is a flaming candle in my presence because?.."


Testing the texture

I have no idea why the kid who eats dirt is hesitating on this!

And he finally got the hang of it.

Ginger and Jessica and Rachel (so glad they could come all the way from Columbus!)

Melissa Evans did another wonderful job on the cakes!!!

The boys hanging out

Rachel and Lily

Sweet little mommy Lily

I love the look she is giving Easton!

Relaxing with Granddaddy outside

Lily and her Daddy having a tea party in the shade

Granddaddy helping build a sand castle

Easton loved the balloons.  Such a sweet picture!

Miss Priss

Easton giving Uncle John some love

Great picture

He loves Granddaddy's pens

They came inside to cool off their little red cheeks



My favorite picture!! He looks so proud of himself

Catching up!

I've gotten behind once again on things I meant to post about.  So I've cleaned up my camera and here are a few shots I liked.  Can't wait to get all the pictures from everyone of Neil's 1st birthday party this past Sunday!!!  Below are some of the most recent outfits I have been sewing for my customers and a few for Neil :)

My sweet angels!

Not the most lady-like or sanitary way to eat lunch......

Happy Birthday Neil!!!

One year ago today God showed me once again how big my heart could be! I know this is going to sound silly but I was really concerned that I would not be able to love another child as much as I did Camden.  I don't know if it was the pregnancy hormones or just my warped way of thinking, either way it turned out to be a myth.  The moment I laid eyes on him he immediately had my heart! Camden started bellowing the moment her head reached air, Neil on the other hand took a few seconds to start crying (and seconds feel like years in a delivery room).  The moment I heard him cry was one of the happiest I have ever had!  And he has spent the past year making up for those few lost seconds of not crying :)
He is into everything! Walking full speed now and getting into cabinets, toilets, potted plants, dog food, cat food, and numerous other things he shouldn't.  Camden thinks she is his boss and is constantly directing him to do or not to do something.  He is definitely my little shadow and constant companion and I would not have it any other way!
He has been battling a sinus infection so I wont torture him with a photo shoot. His party is Sunday and we will get plenty of pictures then.