Family Pictures

29 and holding!

Fajitas with my buds! This was a combination Texas Independence party/ B-day get together...

Leah's sopapilla cheesecake... yum!

My girls at work got me a cookie cake!

Brent got me a cookie cake too!!! I think I will look back at 29 and see I gained 5# if we keep up this pace!

Going to Skoo

Luke's new routine in the morning is to give Allie a treat and say by-bye- He crouches down to eye level with her kennel and waves at her... I wonder what she thinks?!! Brent hands him his bag, Luke opens the door, and they walk out to the car... Luke blows me kisses as I back out of the garage. This is one of my favorite parts of our day! My baby is getting big!

Horsey Switcheroo- Complete!

Luke carried around 2 Horseys the day after he rejected New Horsey... two are better than one, right?!!! That was a mess! Then, I hid Old Horsey under a dish towel and Luke accepted New Horsey as his BFF! Mission complete!

Horsey Drama

Pops and Granna got Luke a new Horsey for Easter... sort of a replacement, sort of a back up that if we ever tragically lost original Horsey, life could go on.

Here are the Horseies:

Same thing right?

Apparently Luke's finer palate would disagree. We tried to pull a switcheroo last night after bath time and Luke looked at the tag and kind of tossed New Horsey to the side. We went on with bedtime sequence as usual acting inconspicuous. I put Luke in the crib and closed the door after our prayer, as always.

5 minutes pass and I hear my child screaming hysterically like there is a stranger in his bed or something... I went back in and he stood up and hugged me (VERY unlike Luke) and looked down at New Horsey on the furthest end of the crib in disgust. We went to the laundry room to get dirty, Old Horsey and he immediately rolled over and went to bed. My plan is to wash them both and have him sleep with both-- Old Horsey really needs to retire-- he smells like a farm, even when I wash him. I'll keep you posted :)

Happy Easter 2010!

We had a great weekend with Brent's parents and sister, Jamie. Here are the highlights!
Easter basket- Great Aunt Holly sent bunny ears... isn't he a cutie! No basket would be complete without some kind of bubbles in there!

Grandma and Granddaddy gave Luke an Easter basket with camo eggs, and super hero goodies. Grandma filled an egg with change for Luke's piggy bank... he loved shaking it:

And dumping the change, then re-filling the egg

Luke colored- this was Sat. night before church-- he got a heavy duty scrubbing after this mess!

The guys smoked a brisket:

Easter Sunday was a memorable one. The sermon was just wonderful- anyone who sat in that service are "without excuse" as to where they will spend eternity. It was a beautiful celebration for us as Christians to remember and reflect on the Resurrection of Jesus Christ- for without that, Jesus would have been a great teacher- but because he fulfilled Old Testament scripture down to the last detail in John 19, John 20 shows Christ's Lordship over his followers. Thank You Jesus for being tempted in every way that I am, but for being sinless so that You could save this undeserving sinner. Thank You for following through on Your promise and thank You for everlasting Life!

Here are a few of my favorite Easter pictures.

Luke not loving his tie at first.

Easter Outtakes:

Zoo!

We thought a trip to the zoo would be a wonderful way to enjoy the pretty weather
Flamingos and ducks! A really beautiful start!

Oh my! The parakeets were the highlight of the entire zoo! Brent said Luke started giggling as soon as we walked in the aviary!

Checking out the Giraffes!

Gorillas:

Huge turtles!

Easter Party at Day Care

Luke had a ball at school on Friday! Grandma and Granddaddy got to join in on the fun too!

He tried a bite of cup cake (still doesn't like them):

Ate junk food with his buddies:

And went on an Egg Hunt:

As soon as the boys figured out there were jelly beans in the eggs, they let the girls go hunting and they started eating!

Here are some of his classmates- they went on a cart ride while we hid the eggs.

Top to bottom: Amelyia, Analya, Erin, Kaylee (the biter), Grace (the pusher and toy stealer), and Grant

Luke and Braelynn stayed behind and played with balloons:

It was a successful day!