He has risen!

Making "Resurrection Rolls" on Easter morning

Easter Basket goodies

Showing off their new flip-flops

New clothes from Grandma!

Our friend, Lumin, joined us for Easter lunch

Happy Easter everybody! What a glorious day:) We had a wonderful Easter Sunday celebrating our Risen Savior!
"He is not here: for he is risen, as he said." Matthew 28:6

March Madness

We had great seats for the kids to see the action up close

A few weeks ago David's boss gave us tickets to the NC State vs. Boston College basketball game. Even though we are "loyal" GT fans, we felt the least we could do was wear the color "red" to the game.....especially against Boston College (being the 'southerners' that we are we could not possibly root for BC). We did not buy any Wolfpack shirts or buy anything NC state related except some popcorn and peanuts. Surely we can't be kicked out of the GT club for that.....right??

We had great seats and the kids really enjoyed the game. It was senior night and the last regular season game so there was a lot of excitement in the air despite their sub-par season. It wasn't exactly "March Madness" but it was close enough for us:) :)

He's Officially Six!

Breakfast in Bed (pancakes, turkey bacon and eggs....his favorites)
The whole gang (even Sunny the hamster!)

Surprise!

Having fun

Don't you love the fruit punch mustache?

Happy Birthday, LD!

Reading a handmade card from a friend

Luke had a super 6th birthday! He had breakfast in bed made by Mommy, Sarah and Andrew that morning. (This has become a request by all the kids after doing it for Daddy's birthday back in September) He also had his door decorated by Sarah and Daddy as a surprise. Later that day he invited 7 buddies over to the local bounce house for jumping, pizza, and cake. What a special 6th birthday! He didn't even have to go to school that day because his class was tracked out.

We love you, Luke David, and we are so proud of you:) You are such a blessing to us!

Luke's Family Birthday

Luke standing proudly in front of the banner and presents
Best Looking table......love you guys!

Hanging Out with Aunt L and the cousins

Grandma at the salad "bar"

Brother looking on during the present opening

Cake Time!

Giving his new cuz a kiss

Showing off his new watch

Partners in Crime!

Walking Ivey together

Luke got to celebrate early at Papa and Gramie's house while we were in GA. After church we had pizza (Lukes' fav!), salad, and of course, cake and ice cream. It was a beautiful February day and the kids even got a chance to walk the dogs around the neighborhood afterwards. Luke had such a special day being with his grandparents, Aunt Joy, Aunt Lauren and his 3 cousins. He even got to hold baby Charlotte. (More pictures to come with her! ) Happy Birthday, big boy! We love you!

Open Wide, Drew!

While in Marietta, we all visited the dentist for cleanings. Sarah was a big help! She read to the kids while we each took our turn. This was Andrew's first time and he did a great job opening nice and wide........Ahhhhhhh! No cavities for anyone so far........hope to keep it that way!

Party at Gramie's!

Our sweet Gramie:)

Gift time!

Helping Gramie blow out the candles

Happy B-day!! We love you!!

During the children's track-out in February, the kids and I decided to take a road trip to GA to visit family and friends. Unfortunately we did not get a chance to see everyone we wanted to see, but we did pack a lot in the 5 days...........two birthday parties, two trips to Cumming to visit friends, a local consignment sale, a visit to the dentist for cleanings, a trip to the local library, overnights at both grandparents' homes, and holding a new baby cousin.

The first night we arrived it was Gramie's birthday. We went out to dinner and then had cake and ice cream back at Gramie's house. It was very special being with her on her special day! We love you Gramie! Happy Birthday!!

Weekend with the Burkes

Aunt Kimmy, Uncle Al, Maggie and Gideon
The Welcome sign on the front door

Precious Gideon

(Such a happy baby)

Maggie reading to Sarah

(Sarah loved having a "big" sister for a few days)

Luke and Andrew had fun playing with the blocks carved by the Burke boys

Our Valentine's Dinner together:)

It snowed about 1-2 inches on Saturday
(The Burkes brought a little bit of the Ohio weather with them:)

It melted by the end of the day...but it was a perfect "wet" snow to build a snowman in the front yard.

Aunt Kimmy, Maggie, the kids and I went on an adventure walk in the woods behind our house one day. We discovered quite a treasure.......a deer skull!!

We had a wonderful time visiting with the Burke family a few weeks ago. "Aunt Kimmy" (David's cousin), "Uncle Al", Maggie (16) and Gideon (1) came to Wake Forest for a marriage conference. The other 7 children stayed behind in Ohio with their grandparents. We wished we could have visited with them all! What an amazing family! It was such a blessing having them here. In just a short stay with us, they taught us so much. Sarah learned to braid, make yarn dolls, recite many of the new testament books through song, and even eat the crust of her sandwich bread! The boys had so much fun making new creations with the handmade blocks that the Burke boys made for them. We had such fun playing games and just visiting with them in front of the fireplace at night. Thank you to the Burkes for such wonderful memories!!