Easter

Easter weekend, we drove out to my parent's Friday night, went to their church Easter morning and then headed back to the cities to spend time with Brian's family for the afternoon.  Doesn't he look handsome all decked out in his Easter suit?!   Well, except for the fact that he now would rather... A. make funny faces at the camera or B. not look at the camera at all.  

Sooo tired...

Annual Easter egg hunt...

Peacefully sleeping after a long weekend.  

While Easter and all that goes with it is fun for kids...Easter baskets, plastic grass, chocolate, colorful eggs, peeps, fuzzy yellow chicks, eggs hunts, the Easter bunny, etc.  we are excited to teach Isaac as he grows and celebrate with him the true meaning of Easter and why we celebrate - the death and resurrection of Jesus for us, and the hope that we have in Him.  We want to teach him that Easter is not to only be celebrated one day of the year in March or April, but every day of our lives.  We don't want to be parents who do not allow our children to take part in the secular aspect of holidays, but also do not want them to focus only on that, and not on what's really important.  We are thankful that our parents raised us in such a way, and want to continue that legacy.  Thankfully many creative people have thought of ways to use the "fun" Easter "stuff" as teaching tools for children...and the young at heart...such as resurrection eggs!   Hope you all had a wonderful, blessed Easter!

Baptism Birthday

Yesterday, March 29th, was Isaac's baptism birthday. I don't think I will ever get used to how quickly time is going. Those older and wiser than myself say that it goes faster and faster the older you get, and I am definitely finding that to be true. It makes me want to be less busy so we can really take the time to slow down...to appreciate and get the most out of every moment. Last year for Isaac's baptism, I thought it would be neat to make a cake similar to the one that was made for my baptism 30 years ago. My grandma still had the same pan that was used to make my cake, so we made Isaac an identical one...except his had brown and blue frosting of course...pink would have been a bit silly. But, if we should ever have a girl, you can be sure that her cake will be decorated exactly like mine was :-) I don't know why, but I enjoy replicating the past and carrying on tradition. So, I also wanted to get a picture of us, just as one had been taken for my baptism. When making the collage, I realized I don't have the picture scanned of me with my parents...only my sponsors...but you get the idea. :) Isaac is lying on the same afghan that I was. My mom crocheted the afghan, and if I remember correctly, it was the very first thing she ever crocheted. Isaac is wearing the gown that Brian's grandfather, father, sister and himself wore, so that was very special, as well! Tradition...a wonderful, meaningful thing!

A weekend of fun!

I'm a bit behind in posting once again. A few weeks ago, we went to the Children's Museum with my parents and brother on Saturday, and Sunday we went to the zoo with Isaac's Aunt Kat. We now have a membership to both places for the year, thanks to my parents and Brian's mom and step-dad. We will be spending a lot of time at both in the next year...both fun and educational! Isaac LOVED the water table at the Children's Museum...we could have stayed there for hours and he would have been perfectly content. He's still crawling in these pics, but in the past two days has pretty much stopped crawling altogether and prefers walking. He took his first steps toward the beginning of January, spent a long time taking just a couple steps, then spent a long time taking 8-10 steps at a time before falling and is now fully, confidently walking. He can even walk with his sleep sack on...it is pretty cute. It's been very fun watching him get better every day, and watching his confidence grow...there are a few important life lessons to be learned (or reminded of) in watching a child grow, learn and develop, that is for sure! He's also quite the talker...mostly babbling, of course. He does have a few words though...some he's been saying for quite some time, and others just recently. Words he has said so far include various forms of mommy and daddy (mom, momma, mom-mom, dad, dada), up, push, more, go, spoon, bowl, me, no, uh-oh, ball, blue, yeah, monkey (this doesn't come out quite so clear...more like "eeeee"...but he definitely means his monkey when he says it) and answers in a very quiet "woof" when asked what a puppy says. His favorite word, which we have absolutely no clue what it is, or means is bitabitabitabitabita. He says it all the time lately. Perhaps one day he will share with us what it means. :-)

The Hair

Isaac has one little hair that is, for some reason, growing MUCH faster than every other hair on his head. Maybe someday the others will catch up, but for now we will continue to enjoy our low maintenance baby...err, I mean, toddler...no hair cuts, no combing, no bed head.

ps...I've been on a roll with entries, so be sure to scroll down if you don't want to miss anything! :-) Thanks for visiting, by the way!

Ducky, Monkey, Blankie, Books...

Isaac's one year pictures with some of his favorite things...

Isaac's 1st Birthday Party!

We had a house full on January 30th for Isaac's birthday party. He had a great time and did wonderfully the entire day. I had a fun time planning his party and decorating for it...something I love to do. Here are some pictures from the day...