Easter 2009 part 3

After church we headed to Mimi and papa's house for a little egg hunting and lunch. We took a few pictures, as you can see. Lily kept her pearls on all morning, which was a miracle!
My mom helped us by making Lily's outfit and William's sear-sucker(sp?) shorts. William got to pick out his shirt, which happened to match quite well with Lily's. They were so cute, we had to make some pictures!
We ended the afternoon by riding the scooter with Papa Bill, a game Lily thought should last forever and William lying on a blanket in the sun, one of his new favorite activities.

Easter 2009 part 2

Resurrection Sunday at our church always includes the children and preschoolers bringing flowers from home/the store to decorate a wooden cross covered in wire. William and Lily both got to bring some of the last azaleas from our house this year and enjoyed adding them in with everyone else's. When the cross is finished and flowers are "tastefully redistributed" (even before we arrange the flowers, it is beautiful because of the love the kids put into it), it is a beautiful reminder of the life we receive at the cross. We call it "The Living Cross."

Easter 2009

Here are some pictures of William and Lily seeing their baskets. William had eggs that were shaped like dinosaur heads and Lily had some shaped like animals. They are still playing with them everyday! William also got a new Bible. This is his first real Bible, aside from the dedication Bible he got when he was born. He picked it out and thought we weren't going to get it yet. He was very surprised to see it in his basket. He has been asking for weeks if he could have one to take to church with him.

GOOD FRIDAY

We had our Church Easter Egg hunt on Palm Sunday this year with a Palm Sunday Picnic. It rained profusely that morning, so we did everything inside. There is a picture of us eating our picnic inside. Lily liked it so much, we decided Good Friday might be a great day to have a real picnic. William has always loved eating, wherever we are, so of course he was ready.
The day was windy, so we didn't get too hot. While eating, we discovered Lily loves sharing food. I think this is the draw for her to picnics :-). After we ate, we decided to feed some of the birds that live at the park. There were geese, ducks, swan, and other kinds of birds. The kids both loved this part. After the feeding, we went back to our blanket were William decided he needed to take a nap-Lily followed, for about 2 seconds!

Lily's First Haircut

About a month and a half ago we took Lily to get her first haircut. Our friend, Mary Elizabeth, cuts my hair and kids' hair all the time, so she cut Lily's. Lily started out ok, but quickly started to panic and cry. I ended up having to sit with her and hold her in my lap for Mary Elizabeth to finish. In the end, it was cute!

Christmas Lights at the Zoo 2009

We always try to go to Zoo Lights at The Montgomery Zoo. This year we went just before New Year's. We had a great time! We took Mimi, Papa, Pop, and Grammy with us. We saw a goat standing on a zebra's back (see picture)-it was really funny. William liked picking out all of the dinosaur lights and Lily just liked riding around. Here are a few pictures!

New Year Stuff!

I know that it has taken FOREVER to post anything new, but finally-New Year's!

Our Church's annual Children's Department night of skating at Looney's was the week following Christmas. Anyone in the church that wants to, comes to enjoy pizza, friends, and skating. We usually have some visitors too, so it's a great opprtunity to get to know them. William skated last year, but didn't really remember it. He LOVED it this year! He took a quick skate lesson and was a pro! Lily LOVED dancing to the music that played the whole time. We had a fun time and Grammy and Pop even got to come!