{ Easter 2016}

Here are pictures we took on Easter. I love Easter and the Resurrection. Because of the Resurrection we have Life. There would be no Christianity without the Resurrection!

 The Easter Garden centerpiece we did with a cross, a stone, and flowers. We like to go forage for the stuff. It is a meaningful object lesson for the children 

 Working on dyeing Easter eggs at home. 

 Naomi doing eggs 

 I love all the pretty pastel colors 

 The beautiful flower I got for our house, and a cross on the window seal. 

 Naomi and her friend, Joy, on Easter Sunday 

 Naomi 

 Samuel blowing bubbles one of the nice college students must have given him 

 Samuel in His Sunday best Easter clothes - he wasn't all that enthused to take this though. 

 Family picture of us on Easter Sunday 

 Our great friend,  Katie Jack with the children on Sunday 

 the girls and I 

 Naomi found her Easter basket which I hid for her to find 

 Eric enjoying the Easter basket I hid for him 

 Samuel with his Easter basket I hid for him 

 Naomi hunting eggs 

 Samuel hunting eggs 

 Naomi's fun full Easter basket 

 Samuel with his Easter basket 

 My yummy easter basket from Eric and my Grandparents 

 Sweet Jazz 

 The children helping her with her Easter basket after she had her nap 

 Samuel reading her a little book 

{ Early Spring Outfit pics }

Here are a couple of early spring outfit pictures and random pictures. By this time Jasmine was getting around pretty well around furniture, as you can tell!

 Cute Jasmine 

(Bottom) - Naomi by the pretty blooming trees!

{ Our Spring Break Trip 2016 - Louisiana }

In the Spring we went down to Louisiana to visit my family, and we had a great time! We got to eat fresh boiled crawfish, enjoy the beautiful spring weather, visit with my Grandparents, Uncle, Aunt, Cousins, and a cousin-in-law. I got to meet one of my little cousins for the first time! Eric got to go fishing with my Grandpa, and I got to go to a great used book sale with my Grandparents, and even got my picture on the front page of the Lake Charles newspaper at the book sale. It was a fun time!

 Samuel and Naomi swinging on the nice swings my Paw Paw made them. 

 Naomi pretending to sleep on one of the swings 

 Naomi with the pretty hat and purse my Maw Maw got her 

 Naomi is styling the cute blue hat and bag my Maw Maw got her too. 

 My Paw Paw and Jasmine 

 Samuel being funny with one of my Grandparents' yard ornaments on his head. 

 Naomi on my Grandparent's porch. They have a beautiful wrap around porch 

 Jasmine eyeing the yummy boiled shrimp we were about to eat

 Naomi pretending to be a princess in the pretty dress my Grandparents had given her for Christmas 

 My Maw Maw enjoying some Jasmine time 

 Naomi 

 My Grandparents' beautiful yellow bell flowers by their front porch 

 Naomi in the front yard at my Grandparents' house 

 Samuel and Naomi making chocolate chip cookies with my Maw Maw 

 Jasmine kept trying to get in the dish washer. She was obsessed with it!

 The children and I with my Grandparents before we left. So glad we got to visit!

Jasmine and her little 3rd cousin Presley. They are almost the same age, and it was special they got to meet!

( Late Winter pictures of 2016)

Here are some pictures of our life from late winter of this year. I've had a  lot of computer problems this year, so am trying to just now, get somewhat caught up on my blog.

 Naomi 

 Samuel 

 Naomi enjoying playing with her paper dolls. She loved these! 

 A princess picture  Naomi and I colored 

 This was from a coloring book I got from Melissa and  Doug for her for Christmas

and she has loved it!

 Jasmine probably around 10 months old

 Samuel, Naomi, and Jasmine 

 Naomi, our friend Abby, and I having a pretend picnic 

Our friend Abby, and Naomi, having a pretend picnic