Easter 2011

Here are some pics from Easter....my camera konked out so some of these are imported from others. It seems to be quite the trick to get an almost 4 year old to smile!

This is one of his good friends at Church. She joined our family picture. Love her. (yes, she has her own loving family that our little boy fits into at times too!)
Another attempt.

This is outside of the Church where Steve has been serving since last year.

Great Place. Great People. Great God!

Looking Up.

Other than it looks like I'm nearly in a choke hold...it's great!

They crack me up!

And this is her little sister...another friend.

Easter was a little bit chilly this year...at least the snow had melted.

Driving out to the country church for the sunrise service was breathtaking...watching the sun come up over the horizon (across the fields)...it was beautiful!

We had a fun breakfast after church...complete with sausages (of many varieties), eggs (hot, hard-boiled), rolls, fruit, and jelly beans. It was yummy.

We were then invited to lunch with a family from the church. The whole church has taken us in like family. We are blessed.

In the last 3 months...

We've finally gotten around to potty training and ditching the paci (that would be pacifier)! (Yes, it's only taken almost 4 years...but we knew we were ready & so was he!). Neither of which has been flawless. The potty training has worked well if he only has to pee....pooping on the potty...another issue. We still seem to be washing clothes from "accidents" more often than not...but it's getting better. As for the paci....it hasn't been that long, but it's going pretty well. Just need to think of some new "calming" strategies as the paci was stellar at accomplishing that feat. Just pop it in and it immediately seemed to do the trick. I've tried gum...doesn't seem to have the same affect/effect. (it also wouldn't seem to be the best tactic with him going to school in a couple years!) We'll continue trying.

Looks like it's going to be a beautiful day. I'm pretty certain we skipped spring and will jump into summer. Off to a state park today to look at eagles! Yay!

It's been a long time

After reading a friend's blog, I realized it's been 3 months since I've posted anything.

Then I tried to think of what has happened in the last 3 months....a lot!

So, instead of posting a lot...I'll just post a little.

This is a picture of our not so little boy!

Amazing how time flies!

He keeps us on our toes.

And we love him!