Easter Weekend…Celebrating Chris’s Birthday and Our Risen King!!

Friday was Chris’s Birthday and we both worked all day so we decided to celebrate on Saturday! So Saturday night some family and close friends all came out to the new Homesteads Restaurant to celebrate with us!  We are so blessed to have such amazing family and friends!  We are so thankful for each and every one of them.

And about my husband…yes the one who I adore.  He’s pretty amazing!!  I could not ask for a better husband.  He is an incredible father.  I’ve always known it, but have been blown away the last few months at what an awesome son he is.  I’m sure his Mom would say the same thing and I know his Dad is smiling down from heaven very proud.  Thank you for all you do for our family Chris…and mostly thank you for being a Godly Man!!  Happy 36th Birthday!!! 

The Easter Bunny came!!!

Little studs before church!!

The Perfect Family Picture…..I do believe we captured it…right here!!!

I love the real life moments!!

Chris picked Ryder up and tried to get him to smile in the middle of a melt down!

So we tried a few more times…and a few turned out half way decent.  But I’m totally fine with that!!  We had to take pics after we got home from church because of course we didn’t have time before we left….we are that family!

and a great pic of my boys together…..no such thing!!

So these candid shots will have to do!!

One child is always blurry!!

These boys LOVE some monster trucks!!

After they woke up from their naps…we had an Easter Egg Hunt in the house.  It rained a ton Saturday night and Sunday morning so it was still kind of nasty to go outside.

Nana, Papaw, Mawmaw, Nate and Laura came over and we had grilled chicken, cheesy ranch potatoes, salad, bread and of course dessert!!

Between our busy schedules and my Sissy’s busy schedule, we really don’t get to see each other that much so it is always a treat to get to spend time with her!

Nathan getting his work out for the day!

The boys love their Uncle Nate Nate!!!

Another Blessed Easter!

He Is Risen! He’s Alive! He is King of Kings and Lord of Lords!!!

Easter Weekend 2012

Easter activities started for us on Friday!  Maddox had his Preschool egg hunt.  It was cold and wet outside so they had to move the hunt indoors.  There are only so many places to hide 100’s of eggs in a church fellowship hall so needless to say, it didn’t take very long for the kids to find them!

Saturday was the our church Eggstravaganza!!  It was at a park and they had all kinds of fun stuff for the kids!  We ate hot dogs and cupcakes…

Ryder sucked on his toes!

Rode a train!!

Hunted more Easter Eggs…

Checking to see if they have any prizes in the eggs!

Ryder spectated most of the day!!

Harrison is just the sweetest little boy and miracle!!  The doctors said he would never be able to eat or talk and he is doing both!!! PTL!! 

Ryder is really concentrating on this egg!!

Maddox had a number in one of his eggs so he got to pick a prize from the prize table….he of course picked out candy!!

There were even horse rides for the kids!!

Don’t that train look like fun!!

Sliding boards!!

The adults

Me and Melissa (Harrison’s Mom)

The Boys Easter Baskets!!

Maddox is really into monster trucks right now…he go a monster truck, a monster truck dvd, pajamas, some candy, bubble bath and some little Cars goodies!

Ryder got some bath toys, puffs, yogurt melts a book and a Mickey Mouse Clubhouse dvd

Our attempt at a family picture….

We stopped by my Mom and Dad’s so they could see the boys and their handsomeness!!

This family pic actually turned out!!! Yay for that 1 picture!!

After this pic we rushed off to church…just to leave church shortly after…Ryder got choked on a yogurt melt and started gagging and threw up all over me and himself!!  It was a huge mess!! We just left and went back home…Ryder needed a bath after that…we both smelled like yuck!!

Since his first outfit got messed up…we were able to change him into his other outfit!  I was originally going to put this outfit on him but it was a little chilly earlier in the day! I guess it was meant for him to wear it!!

After I took their pictures, we headed to Chris’s Grandma’s for Easter lunch.

played some corn hole

Maddox is so Chris’s mini me!!

All the kids hunted more eggs!!

Maddox got to take a special bath with the glow sticks he got in his Easter basket!  How fun!!!

We had an awesome Easter Day!!!  But most importantly we are so thankful for the reason we celebrate!!

Living he loved me, dying he saved me, buried he carried my sins far away, rising he justified, freed me forever one day he’s coming back…oh glorious day!!