Easter Weekend 2014

Easter is filled with so many fun traditions.  Turner would dye Easter eggs on the back porch year round, and I just love her excitement about something simple like beautiful colors and boiled eggs.

Tootsie and Pop were here for the weekend and Tootsie captured this precious picture of Turner watching my Dad shave.

Turner had fun at the A-day game with Tootsie and Pop - her first A day game!

After church we discovered that we had been "egged" again this year.  Our sweet neighbor had hidden 8 eggs in our yard - 7 filled and 1 empty to represent the empty tomb.

Turner told us on Saturday night that she remembered that the Easter Bunny comes while we are at church.  Then she got her feelings hurt in Sunday School when the other kids were talking about what the Easter Bunny brought them.  She rationalized that it didn't seem fair that, "they got their stuff early because we live so far on the other side of town and it takes him too long to get here before church."  Bless her heart.  When we got home from church, the Easter Bunny had left some treats but Turner walked right past them hidden in the bushes.  I thought we were about to have a full on melt-down by this point…and then she discovered the basket.

The Easter Bunny seemed to know that Turner has really been wanting an official fishing pole!

And oh, by the way, she was diagnosed with strep on Good Friday…so the Easter Bunny knew she needed a new toothbrush. He's so smart.

If you are squatting down…in an heirloom dress...checking out your fishing lures that you got in your Easter Basket.  You….might be a redneck.

Obviously Mark likes the Ivy and Bean book series as much, if not more, than Turner does!

And then the photo session began…. :)

This was not staged. A sweet surprise from the man who typically loathes when anyone suggests a photo session in the yard after church.  I do love him so.

And since we have family members who live too far away to be here in person on Easter, here's your 2 minute recap of Turner unpacking her Easter basket.  She is such a nut - who knew toothbrushes were so exciting?
 So thankful for all the fun of Easter…but most thankful for a living Savior!

Waldrop Egg Hunt 2014

Though it was a cooler egg hunt than expected, we enjoyed visiting with friends as Turner hunted eggs at her favorite egg hunt in Auburn.  Mike and Rene's yard is full of beauty with a creek and large rocks to climb, making it a perfect venue for a 700 egg hunt!

What I love about this next picture that you can't see…she was in full out hunt mode and didn't notice this little boy.  Like me, he's so into his Smarties, he's not moving very quickly.  She stood up to run off with the egg and we called her name.  She paused and turned back to him, realizing he was there to get that specific egg.  She handed him the egg and away she went.

Last year, Mark talked her into to giving up some of her eggs with a little boy who arrived late and had no eggs to hunt.  (She got two treats for her generosity - like a trip to Shakey's pizza and Chill Yogurt sized treats.)  We hope that these teachable moments turn into a habit of kindness and compassion for others.

I just love watching these two play.

Palm Sunday 2014

A beautiful Sunday morning is the perfect excuse for an impromptu after-church photo session.

Thanks to our budding photographer, Mark and I have an updated picture together also!

Wacky Wednesday!

I've been a little under the weather, so I was super thankful that Mark helped Turner pick out the perfect outfit for her school Wacky Wednesday celebration!  So grateful for fun learning opportunities and a girl with the personality to really enjoy these crazy days!

Shabby Chic Horse Birthday Party

Last Sunday we took a road trip to Lafayette, AL to celebrate Turner's friend McKenzie's birthday.  The party theme was a shabby chic horse party, but it appeared the weather was going to put quite a damper on the celebration.  Thankfully the rain held off for the most part and the kids were able to ride calm and mostly agreeable horses.

Oh the drama…you should have heard the accompanying "Yeehaw!"

More drama…where does she get this?!

Such a fun way to spend a Sunday afternoon!