Easter and Mothers Day

Sorry for the lack of blogs lately. Our computer took its' final breath and the purchase of a new computer is not at the top of our financial priority list. I must say it has been kind of nice not having one or the other of us hooked up to the "world wide web" at night. Currently I have the computer run to our tv and I am sitting on the floor with my neck and face turned up to see the screen. So, to avoid any neck problems this will be a short picture post.
First of all I must report on our church Easter program. AMAZING! God was all over that place! To check out the video of the cardboard testimonies you can go to http://www.tbachurch.com/?page_id=175 and click on Easter 2011 cardboard testimony.
Isaiah had a great Easter and enjoyed all of his goodies. Thanks to Cappy and GranDebbie, Gigi and Pete, Aunt Ashley, Pawpaw D and Nana for donating to his day. Here are some pictures:



Mother's Day weekend was an absolute BLAST. I couldn't have asked for a better way to spend my first MD! We started off Friday night with a stroll through downtown Lakeland and a stop at our favorite pizz place. Saturday morning we were up and at em' with our dear friends the Stiversons! We loaded up the suburban with strollers, coolers, sunscreen, carseats, babies, toddlers and precious friendships and headed off to Tampa for a day at Lowry Park Zoo. The weather was perfect (as perfect as Florida weather can be this time of year) and we had such a great time. Ellie was a blast to watch. She was so interested in all the animals. I don't know what she liked more, feeding the giraffes or riding the camel! I have always dreamed of having a little family and taking off on adventures with other families. It was such a special day and I will treasure it forever!






After a full day of zoo fun you would think this family of three would be DONE! Nope, not us! We came home for a quick refresher and loaded up for another evening downtown. My precious friend, Mary, was running in the May Faire 5k so I wanted to go cheer her on. Mary is a super star. She did a great job! After the race we settled in to a spot on the grass with 100's of other people and enjoyed a glass of wine, some live music and a fireworks show. Isaiah had a blast. He LOVES Mary. She has a special way of making him smile and giggle (even without Lilly)! Once the fireworks ended we headed over to the Red Door to check it out. We didn't have dinner but I cannot wait to go back. They have a large selection of wines, microbrews and a menu that makes your mouth water just reading it. Tables are set outside surrounded by dim lights, tiki torches and live acoustic music. This is a MUST DO DATE NIGHT for us!



I am so excited about the summer. COME ON SUMMER DAYS AND NIGHTS! June and July are already showing themselves to be quite busy for us. We are READY and EXCITED!