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We hit the road early Sunday morning {we were still in Bham} to get to Auburn in time to do the Easter bunny and get dressed for the 11 o'clock service.

Libby was so excited to see that the Easter bunny DID come to our house... and left Sallie a basket too!

We were all so excited about Sallie's FIRST Easter! {even though she didn't look that happy... poor thing had been sitting in her carseat for 2 hours!} Love all these sweet first!

The girls got bathing suits in their baskets {I do this every year.} And some fun little things... chalk, bubbles, a little candy, diapers and wipes {for Sallie of course!} etc. simple, sweet and manageable! 

Libby wore a dress that I wore when I was her age. I'm going to be sad when the day comes that she outgrows all of these dresses. And Sallie wore a dress that my mom smocked for Libby when she was a baby.

The four of us had lunch at Jimmy's after church.

 Then headed home and we ALL took long naps!

I am so thankful for our risen King who sacrificed HIS life so WE could have eternal LIFE.

jesus calling

Thank you Lord for these words that speak so much truth to me. 

Have a great day!

he is risen

We had a wonderful weekend celebrating the Resurrection of our savior!

We baked our resurrection buns first thing Sunday morning. This has really helped Libby understand what the meaning of Easter is {except she got a little confused when i said Jesus was going to be the marshmellow :)} She is learning more and more each year that it's not about the Easter bunny coming {although the easter bunny came!}, but it's about Jesus' ultimate sacrifice he gave us. Eternal life.


Libby opened her Easter basket bright and early! She was outside in her pjs by 7:30 playing with some of her goodies. She was excited!

We went to church and had to stop by the yellow fountain for a photo op. thanks shealy!

After church we drove to the lake for Easter lunch with my family.

Poor child fell walking into church. She is all scratched up and bruised.

We went to Bessie and Papa's after lunch. Libby's new favorite thing at their house is BUBBLES!

Happy Easter!

"and who through the Spirit of holiness was declared with power to be the Son of God by his resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord. Through him and for his name's sake, we received grace and apostleship to call people from among all the Gentiles to the obedience that comes from faith."

romans 1: 4-5

merry christmas!

"Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord." Luke 2:11

a break + a new tradition

Libby is officially on Christmas break. Woo hoo! I am so excited!! We both get a nice little break from packing lunches and rushing out the door in the morning!

{we had sweet Tucker over last night! can you tell they have so much fun together!?
Libby had pj day at school while they watched the polar express... hence the reason why she's in her pjs!}

Libby took her sweet friends and teachers their gifts today. She LOVES presents, and gets really excited about giving them out to her friends and teachers. {and she doesn't mind receiving them either. :)}

I've been working on wrapping presents and my Christmas shopping up. I'm getting close! I
decided to take a more non-traditional attempt at the gift wrapping this year. I found this rafia at World Market and thought it looked so pretty together!

On to a new tradition in our household... We are doing a Jesse tree this year! I wanted to start one last year, but it just didn't happen. We are a little behind though with our readings. We are trying to catch up since there's almost less than 5 day until Christmas! Ahh!

Libby has loved putting the ornaments on the tree each morning and night. I hope that this will be something that she looks forward to every year! Thanks to Holly for all the wonderful links! {We used Ann Voskamp's printables and devotions.} It's a lot to print, but I put in a binder so I will use these year after year.

Now I've just got to shake this cold and find my voice! Thanks to these 3 things for helping me be somewhat productive today!

 P.S.- I thought I would share this FOTF broadcast about creating a memorable and meaningful Christmas. I have the FOTF app on my phone, and it has become such a great tool for me. I try to listen to the broadcast when I'm ironing, folding laundry, etc. They have such great practical advice for EVERYone!

Merry CHRISTmas!!!

Pinterest Favorites

Here are some things that I have found on pinterest lately that I just love and are so true! And it's monday, so who doesn't need a little motivation and inspiring words?!

{enjoy!}

all found here.

Prayers

I just can't stop thinking about the devastation that has happened in Alabama. It just breaks my heart to hear about houses being destroyed and people who have died. Such a tragedy, and I praise God that all of my  close family and friends are OK. My hometown, Lake Martin, needs prayers. Parts of the lake got hit pretty bad. Thank goodness my parent's and in-law's houses weren't touched by the tornado, but I know people that have had their houses {or cabins} destroyed and unfortunately 2 deaths. Such a heart breaking experience.

My Dad got on his boat Thursday to see all the damage from the water. These pictures will literally take your breath away. And they don't even do it justice.

This is the Blount House. Where Nolen and his brothers stayed a month ago for Thomas's bachelor weekend. Speechless.

 A lot of my friends from home go to Alabama, and I'm so glad that they are safe. Looking at the pictures just makes me sick to my stomach. I can't imagine what was going through their minds. What a terrible thing to have to go through. 

Please pray for all the places that were hit by this terrible tornado. I've been reading about so many blessings since this has happened. People donating, giving money, giving their helping hand. It's so neat to see everyone come together and help out.

Have a great weekend! I hope you can spend it with some family and friends. I am in Nashville with my whole family {except Nolen... he fortunately started a new job this week and unfortunately couldn't get off to come with us. He has been at the lake helping clean up. So proud of him!}