Mother's Day

For Mother's Day, Mike grilled out at our house and we gathered for a delicious meal with Aunt Amy and the Graemparents.  I hope all of the Mother's out there had a beautiful day!  I am so thankful for my mother and my mother-in-law.  Both of these women are such a blessing in my life.  

decorating a cupcake for her mommy, with Graemma's help

helping Aunt Amy make homemade ice cream

Mother's Day at Chick-fil-A

No, we didn't spend our Mother's Day at Chick-fil-a.  It's kind of hard to do since they are closed on Sundays.  However, the Tuesday before, at Family Night, we went and Mikaela had the opportunity to color a card and an oven mitt for her mommy.

Talk to Gran

As we were getting ready for bed, Mikaela kept saying that she wanted to go to the store.  We told her it was dark outside and the store was closed.  We would have to wait for light for it to open so that we could go to the store, to which she replied, "I want to make light."
"Well, you'll have to talk to God about that one."
"No, I talk to Gran."

Thrill of the Grill

The whole family got up Saturday morning, April 21 and ran a 5K, the Thrill of the Grill in Plano.  Cocoa Bean & Mikaela came so Mike not only ran the 5K, he did it while pushing the stroller and keeping up with the dog. He still managed a time of 35:02, which is very impressive!  Thanks to Mike for taking on the stroller and the dog, I was able to run my best time of 34:46 - 14 seconds under my goal time.  Can't wait for the next race on May 19th!

left center - which shirt, black pants, to the right of two small children is Donna

Rough Riders

We went to opening weekend of the Frisco Rough Riders minor league baseball team with our small group.  It was a tense game at times, but the Rough Riders had a good 8th inning and came out on top.  

 

 

members of our small group

more members of our small group

 

The Rest of Easter

I realized I never finished our Easter weekend.  Before lunch, we did an indoor hunt of the hard-boiled eggs that Mikaela dyed the day before.  It had started to storm/rain so Graemma and Graempa's front room became the hunting ground.

eating bunny cupcakes for dessert

What does that spell?

On our wall coming down the stairs is a beautiful photo collage taken by my friend, Kylar Anderson.  It is six photos all in a line because in each is a photo of at least one member of our family and a letter.  Together - it spells FAMILY.  See the picture below:

So, coming down the stairs one day Mikaela says, "Look.  F-A-M-I-L-Y."
Daddy: "Yes.  What does that spell?"
Mikaela: "Jesus!"