Spring is in the Air...Sunshine!!!

Gotta love it when it finally FEELS like Spring! And today it sure did! We enjoyed the sun as much as possible today, not only because it's not been this warm in we don't know how long, but because rain is in the forecast for the next 4 days...so we spent some good quality time at the park, and will be back again when Daddy gets home. Mommy was not on top of things and forgot to bring the camera (I'll remember it tonight) and so managed to get shots of us out on the back porch with lemonade afterward. FUN! And might I comment on the fashion stylings of one Miss Elena...She said she wanted to wear Sparkles (hhhmmmm, wonder wear she gets that from...) and that it was a good day for Valentine's Day, so she wanted to wear her heart pants. Ok, whatever makes you happy, girl! So there's a picture of that, and our new bunny family...if you look close you can see Momma Bunny hovering over her babies (there's a little white tail sticking out!)...she has 3...SO cute! Oh, and a close-up of Jumpy Squirrel! ;)

(In honor of our beautiful sun today)

Psalm 113:3From the rising of the sun to the place where it sets, the name of the LORD is to be praised.

BIRDS!!!!

Yep...more birds. Apparently, the alarm was sounded, the bells tolled, and bird-spread-the-word...feeding time!

The Good, The Bad, and...The Bunny?!?

So we've talked about our critters around here showing up for Food Fest '09...yesterday, there was a showdown, or at least we thought there would be between Bugs and Jumpy...I enclose background music on YouTube for your viewing enjoyment so you too can see what I was thinking as we watched on.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmSjbnbR_pQ&feature=related

As you can tell though, no guns were drawn, no claws exposed, and we had a happy ending.

Easter at Home

Here's some fun shots of Easter...before church in our Easter Dress, which as you can tell, Elena was none too pleased about taking...Easter egg hunting in the house (too cold!)...and a happy visit from Izzy (and Megan and Jason) on their way home from a family weekend. When they showed up, Elena hollered down "My baby!" at Isabelle...and Izzy backed away...very slowly...HA! Of course, she was very sweet to play Elena's game of "fetch the egg". What a good sport! The girls with the musical instruments was fun, as we got to hear both of them singing "The wheels on the Bus go Round and Round." SO CUTE!

Happy Easter

Matthew 28:6 "He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay."

1 Peter 1:3-5 "Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade—kept in heaven for you, who through faith are shielded by God's power until the coming of the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time."

Good Friday

"Whatever happens, whatever you see, whatever your eyes tell you has become of me...this is not the end. I am making all things new again..."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-r-M_dORk0



John 12:27"Now my heart is troubled, and what shall I say? 'Father, save me from this hour'? No, it was for this very reason I came to this hour."


John 3:17"For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him."

Welcome to the Cove!

We have a new Water Park here that opened about a year ago called Key Lime Cove that we thought we'd spend part of the weekend at, just to get away. Yes...in our town...why not? ;) So we headed over for some swimming and relaxing, and enjoying the snow from really warm indoors! There are parrots, shops, excellent restaurants, and water, water and more water! Elena had a blast! She was all over that place, was really big about "freeing" the inner-tubes that washed up on the sides, and was especially excited about a giant pineapple at the top of one of the play areas that fills with 250 gallons of water and at the sound of a bell going faster and faster, dumps all over everyone below for some super "soak-age". Good times! I highly recommend it. http://keylimecove.com/

Not just Rabbits...

We have a new "couple" in our yard who've decided to partake in the food festivities. Meet Mr. and Mrs. Duck...I think we have a zoo now!!!

Awww...yes, it's Spring...Guess Who's Back?!

It's Bugs!!! Well, at least one of his kind...guess we're not feeding just squirrels and birds anymore. Elena kept telling me to go out and catch him...right...

PS, is it not FABULOUS that our snow is gone (well, almost)?!?! Whoo-Hoo!!!

It is Spring, RIGHT?!?!

Sunday Morning we get a call from our neighbors in small group letting us know that church has been cancelled due to inclement weather...WHAT?!?! Sure enough, we look outside to this mess...so we had a big breakfast, Elena and I made gingerbread loaf, and Eric said he felt like he should put on Christmas Music because it felt so much like Christmas Day. Ok, well, I LOVE Christmas, don't get me wrong...but when it is a couple days to April, not so much. It was pretty though, and we had a nice family day together.