Nasty Weather

It's been so yucky outside this past week (cold and rainy) but Praise the Lord we had a ncie day yesterday and were able to play outside. I took some video of Anna playing so click on the following links to watch. We were taking a walk and she loves to wave at people when they drive by. She's definitely a Tennessee native as she has the warm hospitality of the south. :0) She also enjoyed taking a ride on her John Deere. The forecast looks much better for this next week so hopefully the weather man is right.

Happy Easter!

Happy Easter! We hope everyone has had a great day celebrating our Lord's Resurrection. We've enjoyed good food and fellowship with church friends. Anna had a fun time finding Easter eggs at church this morning and mommy had a fun time eating all of the candy this afternoon. :0) I wasn't able to get a good picture of her in her adorable outfit but here are the few shots I got of her at least holding still. She wore the jacket that matched her sleeveless dress most of the morning because it feels like winter outside, not spring. Quite the change from Texas last year!

Anna and her buddy, Matthew, are checking out the goodies in their eggs. Click on the "Easter eggs" link above to see her finding her eggs. I think I've finally figured out how to add movies to her blog. Also, the clothes pin clip on the back of her collar (seen in the video) is the way the nursery identifies the kids without them really noticing. Each clip has the child's name and ID number on it and it's also one of the safer ways to identify the kids without using sharp pins or strings that would wrap around their necks.

Lots of Visitors

We closed on our new house last Friday and what a crazy week it's been!! We're updating/changing a lot of the interior of the house so we've had lots of help from our families getting it accomplished. My parents, brother, and nephew all came last weekend and helped us rip the carpet and padding out, pull up the tack strips, and take down the curtains and blinds to prepare for painting. My mom and nephew stayed with us into the week and helped us paint which was such a blessing. We got so much done with their help. Michael's dad is here this weekend helping us put down hardwood flooring and replace light fixtures as well as some other small jobs. What a blessing it is to be close to family again! Their support and prayers are priceless!! The Lord has definitely had His hand involved in getting things done smoothly. We also appreciate the help from friends who've watched Anna this past week. The house is definitely not toddler-friendly right now. We plan to move in the weekend of April 21st so we're working hard to get the house ready. Anna is going to miss having family stay with us. On Monday it'll be back to just boring 'ol mom at home with her. Poor girl! :0) Mom and dad brought Anna a wagon that my sister no longer wanted and she had the best time going for rides in the backyard last weekend when the weather was nice. Too bad it had to turn cold again. She asks to go outside everyday but the wind chill has just been too cold the past few days. Hopefully we'll get some warmer weather soon.

Mom (Grandma) and Wesley defintely got their exercise in for the day!

Anna was so excited to see all of our family especially Uncle Nate. She'll really love having him close next year when he moves here to the same city for college. I see some date nights in our future as we'll have a great babysitter close by. :0)