Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Mother/Daughter Cruise

My dad surprised my mom and me with a cruise at Christmas.  We went on a 4-day Bahama cruise to Nassau and Half Moon Cay.  We spent those days relaxing and having a blast.  I loved the time I was able to spend with my mom!
 Waiting on the airplane to head to Orlando...
 Ready for snorkeling...
 Water slide on the back of the boat...
 Half Moon Cay
 Leaving Nassau...

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Andrew's 1st Dentist Appointment

Andrew had his first dental appointment with Dr. Hollingsworth.  He was very brave, and his teeth looked great!

Sunday, April 8, 2012

Easter 2012

We had a wonderful day celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ!

Owen liked playing with the eggs in his basket.

Andrew is excited about his new car from his Easter basket.
Thankful to have mom here to celebrate Easter with us.

Here are the lyrics to one of our favorite songs that is perfect as reflect on the sacrifice that Christ made on our behalf and his unconditional love for us...

How deep the Father's love for us,
How vast beyond all measure
That He should give His only Son
To make a wretch His treasure

How great the pain of searing loss,
The Father turns His face away
As wounds which mar the chosen One,
Bring many sons to glory

Behold the Man upon a cross,
My sin upon His shoulders
Ashamed I hear my mocking voice,
Call out among the scoffers

It was my sin that left Him there
Until it was accomplished
His dying breath has brought me life
I know that it is finished

I will not boast in anything
No gifts, no power, no wisdom
But I will boast in Jesus Christ
His death and resurrection

Why should I gain from His reward?
I cannot give an answer
But this I know with all my heart
His wounds have paid my ransom

Easter Egg Hunts

Parkway Preschool Easter Egg Hunt

Getting ready for the preschool Easter egg hunt...
Andrew's class
Andrew's teacher (Mrs. Sonya) had the parents write the children's names on the eggs for the hunt. Each child searched around the playground for his or her eggs. Andrew loved it and got so excited every time he found his name!
Time for some more cupcakes....

Parkway Baptist Church Easter Egg Hunt

Andrew and his buddies, Turner and Aubrey are listening to Gary explain the Easter story with the resurrection eggs.
Owen is having a blast. He thinks all the eggs are "balls."
Let the fun begin...
Looking for more eggs...
Andrew is done with pics at this point.
Counting and opening eggs with Mimi...
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Showing daddy all their goodies!

Friday, April 6, 2012

Andrew's Birthday Week

We have been celebrating Andrew's birthday for a week. We've had both sets of families come to visit us, Andrew had a birthday party with his friends, he had special cupcakes at preschool, and we celebrated again on his actual 4th birthday on April 6th.

Andrew got to stand on the stage for his birthday during the preschool chapel.
Here's his sweet class
I love this expression!
Snack time and cupcakes with his friends

Finding his new bike from us
Loves it!
Mimi and Pop got him a few new toys and a helmet for his bike.
Let the fun begin...
Riding bikes with Mimi
Chip was having fun too.

Sunday, April 1, 2012

Andrew's 4th Birthday Party!

Andrew had a great birthday party on March 31st! He and his friends played outside, ate hotdogs for lunch, and had cupcakes. Andrew had so much fun and talked about it for days.

He's so excited that his friends are coming over!
Here's his Cars cupcake cake. He loves everything about Cars!
Turner and Andrew
Blake and Owen
Mary Kinsley and Andrew
Time to play!
We were blessed to have Gary's side of the family here for Andrew's party.
Aunt Paige and Owen
Serious face before he blows out the candle...
Loving his new book from Mamaw and Papaw