Sunday was Gracie’s official birthday, but she decided she did not want us to wake her up at 11:01pm to sing! We enjoyed a fun breakfast with Grammy and Papa at Cracker Barrel before they left for home, the girls and I headed to church and Jimmy headed to the MinuteClinic! Turns out Jimmy had a double ear infection and a sever sinus infection. He was miserable. But we are thankful by the end of the week he was well and able to enjoy Easter!
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| 8th Birthday! |
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| our "baby" at 4 1/2! |
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| I love my family! |
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| Grammy and Papa enjoyed Sunday morning with us before leaving! |
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| So…I don't know that I have ever shared that Grammy and Papa ALWAYS bring donuts (powdered donuts that is always a guaranty). |
Gabe, Katelyn and Ellie came over Sunday to visit and to give Gracie her birthday gift…..a new tradition, she now has her own Pandora bracelet with a ladybug bead. She was tickled to have something just like Mommy and how special from them!
Sunday was not one of my finest moments as a wife or mommy. I hit a mini panic attach (some would say no, but Jimmy would agree that is the case). While these don’t happen often, when I get stressed with my to do list I have trouble focusing and prioritizing. This made the entire family on edge. Jimmy asked me to make a list so we could accomplish it together and as I was doing so I could already tell my mind had my list much larger than it really was! Praise God for some quite moments to refocus and a husband that balances me more than I ever imagined even when he is not feeling well. I also had to apologize to Gracie as I had told her we could try to run that afternoon but when things needed to get done I pushed that aside. She was very forgiving and it was a good lesson for her to know even parents make mistakes!
Papa came in to keep the girls Thursday and Friday since they were out of school. They had a great time. They enjoyed all the special time with him.
I had a business lunch this week just making connections in the community. It was fun to share what I like about my current role, but even more exciting was to hear one of them say, “its very clear you have a strong skill set but even more clear is how passionate you are about your family and your role today”. WOW. I was glad that after 2 hours that showed through! While right now this is not where I believe I should be, we do have some decisions to pray about related to my career.
Saturday I was able to get away for a haircut and highlight. I feel much better now! It was getting too long, too dark and at the same time too much grey! We enjoyed the day outside and hosted a church Easter egg hunt at our house. Anyone who knows me well knows Easter is my favorite. I love spring, the egg hunts, the dresses and all those fun things, but nothing compares to the day being the fundamental basis for the Christian life….the resurrection!
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| We love to dye eggs, although I do get anxious about the dye spilling |
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| Proud of their creations. Good thing we love to eat hard boiled eggs! |
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| Grace took quickly to the bunny! |
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| Maggie was not so sure about the bunny! |
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| Love these sweet girls together. So blessed we get to do life with them and their parents. |
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| The oldest ladies! |
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| Now that is a lot of kids! |
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| Jimmy as always humors me and mows the yard to have circle patched to hide the eggs. |
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| Ready to find her eggs! |
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| and off she goes! |
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| Family pic! |
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| We sure miss the May's being in the neighborhood, but sure thankful for their leadership with the church and even more their consistent friendship! |
