Happy Easter

We made it to "Big Church" for Easter today! Our church does a special combined service at Easter in the Mayborn Center instead of having to do several smaller services in our sanctuary. The Mayborn Center is a big auditorium with black drapes covering all of the walls and big bright lights in the ceiling. It was wonderful entertainment for Drew...and he actually stayed awake looking at all of the lights through the whole service! Drew got to hear Daddy play piano at church for the first time. He loved all of the music and excitement. Pastor Martin even introduced him to the congregation at the end of the service after Andrew was finished playing the offetory.

We had a wonderful time praising the Lord and thanking Him for all he did many years ago in sending His son to die on the cross for our sins. Easter is the true celebration of the victory we have in Jesus, who was sacrificed for our sins, who overcame death, and who is living today to offer us forgiveness and eternal life with Him.

Now that I have a son myself, I'm even more amazed at the love God has for all of us that he would willingly offer his son as the sacrifice for our sins. There are many people I love very dearly in this world, but to actually give my son up for the lives of those that I love is something I can't imagine. How blessed we are to have a Savior and a God who loves us so deeply.

Happy Easter to all!

This is the day the Lord has made...

Let us rejoice and be glad in it!! (To steal a few words from Dr. Smith, as I'm sure he opened his sermon this morning with that exact sentence!)

Drew went to church for the very first time this morning. We only made it to Sunday School because I wasn't quite ready to drop my precious month-old baby off in the nursery in order to go to the worship service. Drew will just have to hear Daddy play piano in big church sometime later in life!

I was doing good to get us there with the diaper bag packed and clean clothes on his back, so I forgot to throw in the camera for action shots at church. But, I did get a few of him in his "Sunday finest" when we got home.

No matter how well you think you've timed things, they always break their schedule and decide to be hungry when you least expect it. So, once we got to church, Drew decided it was time for breakfast #2. My friend Elizabeth Bandy volunteered to feed him his bottle so Andrew and I could actually listen to the Sunday School lesson. He did great, until I hear the loudest toot I've ever heard from the little guy. Needless to say, a diaper change was the next order of business. We survived all of that and finished in time for friends to ooh and aah over him after the lesson was over. I think he had a great time on his first visit to First Baptist in Temple!

Love the Swings!

I love my swings!! I've got one tall one that swings me front to back OR side to side. It plays pretty music and nature sounds for me. I also like the big mirror it has so I can see myself. It's super comfy and I like to fall asleep in it. My Aunt Steph, Uncle Collin, and Cousin Avery gave it to me!

My other swing is much closer to the ground. The dog usually comes up to me and says "hello" when I swing in this one. It has really bright colors on it and it goes really fast. I like the songs it plays, especially the "If you're happy and you know it" song. Mom makes me clap my hands when that song plays. Mom's friends from work, Doretha and Margaret, gave it to me.

Thanks for the swings everyone! They're really fun.

Ruff Life

This baby business is hard work!! This little creature (who has taken over my room) hurts my ears and wakes me up at night. I don't know when his visit is going to be over, but I'm starting to think he might actually be a permanent resident. Good grief!

He's cute and all. I get to sniff his head sometimes. I still don't really want to sit too close to him. He makes weird noises and occasionally he spits at people (or worse)! Not sure what that's all about. He makes really loud noises that I can't figure out how to stop. I usually run to Mom and see what she thinks about it. So far, Mom and Dad can get it to stop pretty quickly, but sometimes it seems to go on forever! He's a funny dude though. He doesn't seem to walk and all he does during the day is sit in these colorful contraptions that toss him back and forth or rattle him really fast. Seems weird to me, but he obviously likes it.

My favorite thing about this new invader is these blue little plastic bones I see in his mouth every once in a while. I decided to try one out myself, and they were pretty good to chew on. It was all fun and games until Mom and Dad saw me chewing on it and got mad. The new guy should learn to share his toys, shouldn't he?? That's what they always tell me when my cousin Bailey comes over and wants to play with my toys. I don't get it.

Well...the creature is finally sleeping, so I guess I can catch some shut-eye too. Mom says you sleep when the baby sleeps. Luckily the little guy hasn't taken my spot on the bed just yet!