Easter Weekend

This weekend my family came to visit for Easter. We were very happy they were able to come especially since my dad has been in and out of the hospital recently. They brought their dog, which Evie loves, as well as her very own bounce house to play in. (They rent them out along with other party supplies as part of their business.) She had a blast in it.

On Saturday, I decided we would take her pictures while sitting the the bluebonnets.  We found a nice spot not too far from our house.  Then we took a trip to the mall where I just couldn't pass up a cute spring dress.  After that, it was fun in the bounce house.  She hasn't figured out how to "jump" just yet but she had fun trying to walk and falling down.  While she was napping I hid a few eggs in the yard. She enjoying collecting them but might have been a bit disappointed when she stopped to open them and find there was nothing in them.  (I was not about to fill a bunch of eggs with candy that she didn't need.)  Her favorite thing to do with the eggs is to open them and have us put them back together so she can open them again.  I think she would do this all day as long as you were willing to put them back together for her.  We ended the day with more playing in the bounce house and chasing the dog around the yard.  

I really am thankful that we have family (both mine and Gabe's) that share the same hope with us that Easter brings.  I was reminded again at church on Sunday that this IS the greatest celebration we have.  We really would live in a hopeless world if Christ had not overcome death.  

Enjoying the bounce house

Trying to pick up an egg without spilling her basket

"Now, I thought I saw another egg over here."

Easter morning

March and Some of April

Evelyn and I recently took a trip to visit my family while Gabe went to Chicago for course work on his masters. We had a very productive weekend helping my mom repaint her kitchen and working on some other projects around the house. Evelyn enjoyed playing with my parents dog and watching way too much TV. I don't often resort to entertaining her with hours of television watching, but it was either that or have her help paint. Below are a few pictures of Evie from our trip.

On Friday night our church had an Easter Egg hunt. I wasn't sure how Evelyn would respond but she quickly figured out that you should collect as many eggs as you could in your basket. She also enjoyed opening the eggs and dumping the contents onto the ground. I forgot my camera but Gabe took a few pictures with his phone and we may have some more to post later from a friend of ours.

Looking for more eggs

Sharing the loot with friends

Enjoying some of the candy for herself.

We were talking with friends and looked over to find her enjoying a nice piece of chocolate.

Only 2 1/2 more months until our little girl arrives. Lately I have been busy redecorating Evelyn's current room so that it will be ready for the both of them to share. I realize that having them share a room could be a big mistake. I'm hoping it works out, but we'll see. The biggest change to the room is the addition of Evelyn's new toddler bed. We've spent the past weekend having her sleep in it. The first night I think Gabe got up three times with her and after the third time I put her back in her crib. The second night Gabe only got up twice. (He's such a nice husband to get up and let me sleep.) She can't open the door yet so she stands at her door knocking and trying to turn the handle while crying of course. I'm hopeful that tonight will be better.

Lately I've had the urge to clean drawers and closets out and then reorganize them. With everything I've collected maybe I'll have a garage sell in June before the baby arrives. We'll see what my energy level is like then.

So right now my evenings are spent with me organizing the house and Gabe working on a paper for his class. We are an exciting couple. Who knows what we'll be doing the next time I find the time to post.