Baby Shower

We had a baby shower for Kim today. Sarah made some incredible decorations for the shower and, as usual, Mom made an incredible cake! We had a great turnout and Kim received some wonderful gifts for the new baby. We can't wait for Baby Klaire to make her appearance.

Easter Fun

I'm only a week late, but I wanted to share some of the adorable Easter photos of my family. The Greens came to our house on Saturday evening for Mexican food and an Easter Egg hunt. Sunday morning we worked in All-Stars for the early service and then went to the late service at Trinity. After that we headed to C-town for a fantastic Easter dinner that my mom and Gary put together. The kids were able to hunt Easter Eggs outside! And we celebrated Uncle Stephen's birthday. It was a busy weekend but tons of fun!

Bad Blogger

So, blogging is not my strength. I have pictures to upload, news to share, and things to say, but I just don't seem to get it all on here. So, the latest....

My sweet baby turned five. 5 years old! Bobby and I cannot believe that Lakin is already 5. Where has the time gone? She loves to remind us that she is five and that soon she'll be 6, then 7, then 8, then 9. LOL. She thinks the reaction that she gets from us is hilarious. She has so much personality, too. She bobs her head and bats her eyes and we are thinking we are in big trouble when she's a teenager.

Miss Maggie is on a quest to read as many Nate the Great books as possible before the end of the school year. Her teacher tells me that she'll be recommending her for testing for the gifted program at school which she finds terribly thrilling. She also expects to be super-busy at gymnastics this summer preparing for competition. Her coaches believe she'll be ready to compete in August.

Jayce attended a Young Writer's Conference on Saturday and enjoyed learning more about creative writing and illustrating. Later Saturday he tried out for a play at Poteet Theater. We found out today that he was chosen for the part of David in the 7 Brides for 7 Brothers part of the musical review that will be produced in August.

Life is busy, but we know that we are richly blessed.

Oz

"Oz" was a great success this weekend. All of the children that came to see the play were enthralled, and all of the adults were amazed at the talent of these young people. Jayce made a wonderful, animated munchkin, dancing and singing his heart out. The leads were remarkably funny, terrific performers. The songs were so catchy. Lakin can't stop singing them! Thanks to all of you that came to see Jayce's performance.

Lakin and Brilliant Blue

Lakin got to bring home Brilliant Blue this weekend! Brilliant Blue goes home with the Pre-K kiddo that is well behaved during the week. Blue stays with that child for the weekend, during which time they document their time together. Lakin played guitar hero and danced with Blue. Blue got to help her sign Valentines and decorate her Valentine box. He also helped build the new door for the master bathroom. Blue got to meet Meme and Papaw on Saturday since they came up to help with the door project. On Sunday, Blue got to go to church with Lakin and then he got to meet Nana and Papa who stopped by before shopping to bring the kids a Valentine's surprise. What a weekend!

Jayce places second in the Spelling Bee!

Congratulations, Jayce! Jayce placed second in the third and fourth grade spelling bee. I thought the word "accumulate" would get him, but he spelled that like it was "cat." The word "irrigate" is the one that tripped him up. I was so proud of his attitude! He really wanted to win but showed fantastic sportsmanship.

Donuts for Dads

Bobby enjoyed a special treat with the kids the past two days. Yesterday he attended Donuts for Dads with Lakin. She made him a special necktie that she colored. He was very impressed with his new neckwear! She also filled out a special questionnaire about her Daddy. She said he was 40 years old (ouch!) and that her favorite thing to do was go places with Daddy. Today Bobby attended Donuts for Dads with Maggie and Jayce. Jayce made him a booklet with awesome drawings. It told that Bobby's favorite color is orange, his favorite sport is golf, and that he is very funny. Maggie wrote a poem about her Daddy that says she loves him "from the highest point to the lowest point." He said it about made him cry. Sounds like a great couple of days for the kids and their Daddy!