Easter

Hannah had a fun Easter in spite of the storms. She got to hunt eggs and Mimi and Papa's house last week and Sunday morning, the Easter bunny hid eggs inside because of the rain. She opened her blinds Saturday night to see if she could see him, but she fell asleep. He was smart enought to put the eggs where Piper couldn't get them, but Hannah had no trouble finding them. She had some fun stuff in her basket including a flower headband, but she said she looked like a 7-eared bunny in it! She looked precious in her Easter dress and went to church with Daddy. (Mama had the crud and had to stay home.) The easter bunny hid eggs at Nanny and Papa's house too and some of them had dollar bills in them! She is saving up for a new Build-A-Bear (as if she needs any more stuffed animals.) She got to go down to the lake and see the new baby ducks! They are so cute! There are five of them and they stay right close to their Mama! Hannah fed them some bread and watched them swim off all in a row.
With all the bunnies, eggs, candy and "easter" stuff, it's hard to keep the focus on what Easter is really about but a TV commercial helped us do just that. We saw a commercial for an Easter service in California that spoke of Easter being about peace and unity. Since when? We had a chance to remind Hannah that Jesus took the wrath of God upon Himself that Good Friday in our place. On Easter Sunday, he conquered death and rose again. The fact the we believe in that truth does not unify us with the rest of the world. It should unify us with other believers because we have been called to live a life set apart from the world.

Princess

Yesterday, Ky and Hannah went to see our friends in Carrollton. I had to work and so did Amber so it was just Ky, Jeff and the three kids. They had a great time playing together! The guys took them to their favorite, a computer store and then to a pizza buffet. The kids finally got to exchange Christmas gifts and had fun playing with those. Hannah got some cool pictures she can stitch the picture on, and a Disney Princess gown that she couldn't wait to put on last night! She twirled, spun and leaped around the house making her gown flow behind her. She was so cute! Thanks Jeff, Amber, Olivia and Aidan and thanks Ky and Jeff for being such great daddies!

Palm Sunday

Last Sunday, Hannah sang with the children's choir at church. The 1st - 3rd grade choir sang and they did so good! Hannah really enjoys choir and we're looking forward to their spring concert in a few weeks.

Rockin C Ranch

We went to the open house at Rockin C Ranch last weekend. Hannah had a great time and she's looking forward to going to day camp there one week this summer. She rode, horses, did the zip line, played ping pong, played in a tire swing and looked at all the animals. It is a beautiful place and she can't wait to jump on the blob in the lake this summer!

13th Anniversary Trip

Well, I'm getting my posts a little out of order, but I finally got the pictures from our trip on my computer. Hannah's Tourette Syndrome Camp happened to fall on our anniversary weekend. We didn't want to drive all the way back home just to pick her up again in a day and a half, so we found somewhere nearby to go. She was in Burton, Tx so we went to Bastrop which is about an hour away. We stayed in a cute little B&B right by the Colorado River. Our room was very nice and we even had our own private sunroom. Our breakfast was served in our room, so we ate in the sunroom and enjoyed some peace and quiet. We were only a couple of blocks from downtown so we strolled down the trail by the river and walked across a footbridge that spans the river. We stopped at an interesting place for lunch downtown. It was called Cindy's and it is actually a second location of a biker bar down the road. That one is called Cindy's Gone Hog Wild. Their logo has a picture of a hog riding a "hog". Too funny! Anyway, when we walked in it felt like a scene from the movie "Wild Hogs" when everyone stopped what they were doing and turned their heads toward the door. At first, I felt really out of place and not just because I was only drinking Diet Coke. Turns out this "bar" had shuffleboard and there was no smoking allowed inside. Rough place!
That afternoon we went on a 6 mile kayaking trip down the Colorado River. It was fun but a lot of work. We decided that we won't get a tandem kayak next time. At times it seemed a little more like jousting than paddling, although I think Ky did that just to aggrivate me. There are so many dams on that river that there is very little current and we were going into the wind the whole time. Ky's competitive nature came out when we caught up with the family that put in about 30 minutes before us. He just had to pass them and get to the pick up place first, and we did. (Mostly because their teenagers kept getting out of the kayaks and swimming.)
We had dinner at a nice restaurant downtown and enjoyed the peace and quiet of the B&B. Hannah is really looking forward to going to camp again next year and we're looking forward to finding a new fun place to go for our anniversary while she's there.