"I Can See Clearly Now"

When Katie went for her 8 year old check up on her birthday, she failed her eye test pretty bad. So she went to see the eye doctor last week and sure enough, he said she needed these.......



..........glasses, which she was actually pretty excited about. Thank goodness.



We went to pick them up today after school. When we got home, she came and sat in the recliner and said, "I can see the clock!" I didn't know she couldn't see it before. I wonder what else she couldn't see.



She loves them, and so do we!



Could she be any cuter? I think not!



I'm not sure, but she may have gotten a little tired of the camera in her face.



Cutie patootie!



Of course little sister wanted to try them on. Now she wants her own glasses. She'd be pretty darn cute with them too.



Here she is on the phone telling her friends and family about her new glasses. I'm so glad she's so excited about them. The doctor said she needs to wear them all the time, except while she is playing. He also said her eyes should correct themselves after she wears glasses for a while. So, we'll see what happens.

The Big 6-0!

Kent turned 60 on the 13th, but we didn't celebrate until this past weekend. The surprises started on Thursday when Ammon flew into town from Virginia and Adam and Rachel drove in from Austin. Then all of the adults of the family went out to eat at Spanky's in Orange, Texas on Friday night, which is one of Kent and Aaron's favorite BBQ places. The food was pretty good, but the company was great. We had a fun time, despite our waiter who informed us that he tried to stay away from Mormons. Pretty funny.

On Saturday, all of the family and a few close friends went over to Kent and Johnice's house for a fish fry. Aaron was in charge of cooking, and it was fabulous! My man can sure fry up some fish!



We then let him open the present that we all pitched in on and bought together. He was pretty surprised (and excited) about that too.



Then it was time for the scrumptious looking birthday cake, which tasted even better than it looked!



We also celebrated Rachel too, who has a birthday coming up Wednesday. Happy Birthday Rachel!



Here is Kent with his best buddies, Mr. Gene, Mr. Donald, and Mr. Brady. They are quite a group.



Kent and his sons.



The women of the family.



The cousins had a great time together.







The girls love when Uncle Adam and Aunt Rachel come to town. They love to play with them..............



.........and their dogs, Peanut..............



..........and Dixie. We call them their cousins from Austin.



And since we missed Easter weekend together, we had to play the traditional game of "Funny Bunny"....................









.........and of course we had to have an egg hunt too. Eggs hunts at Maw Maw and Paw Paw's are their favorite because they put money in their eggs. However, it was raining cats and dogs, so we had it under the car port, which was pretty interesting, but still lots of fun.





Katie hit the jackpot when she found about ten eggs in a little pile all together. The only problem was that Uncle Ammon had strategically placed them right under the water pouring off of the roof of the house. =) So she got them, but for a price.



Even Dixie enjoyed playing 'fetch' with the eggs.



Sarah checking out her 'prizes' from the eggs.



A fun time was had by all. We love you Paw Paw Kent and hope you had a wonderful birthday!

Easter Weekend

We had a most 'egg-cellent' Easter weekend. We started it out by making these beautiful 'Mardi Gras' Easter eggs on Friday with some of our Mardi Gras beads.



Our neighbor showed us how to make these and we just love them. They are so pretty!



Since we weren't getting together with Aaron's family because they were all out of town, we accepted an invitation to the O'Dell's on Saturday for an afternoon of fun. First the kids dyed eggs.



My girls love to dye eggs...........



.......and they also love to eat them.



Then they hunted the eggs.



And of course they love to hunt them too! We had a great time at the O'Dell's hanging out and visiting with friends and enjoying the nice weather. It was such a beautiful day.



Then Saturday night we left some carrots and milk out for the Easter Bunny. We didn't have any whole carrots, so we had to leave out matchstick carrots. But the Easter Bunny didn't seem to mind and ate them almost all gone.



The girls we excited to find their baskets full of yummy treats the next morning.



All dressed up and ready for church.



Aren't they so cute! Look at our handsome little man!



We even went outside and got a picture before church.



And it's a good thing we did the picture before, because it poured the entire third hour of church. And this was our driveway when we got home. The girls couldn't resist playing in the water a bit before I shewed them inside to change out of their dresses.



Then we made these cute 'Bird's Nest' treats that Maw Maw introduced us to last Easter. We of course fell in love with them and decided we needed to make some ourselves this year. Fun and yummy! Edible crafts are always the best.



Then we dyed more eggs. Did I mention how much we love to dye eggs........



.......and eat them too? Yummo! I cooked brisket, creamed potatoes, and rolls and we had our neighbors, a new family in the ward, and Kent and Johnice over for dinner. We had a great time visiting and sharing our Easter dinner with good company. We are so grateful for this time of year when we pause to reflect on the resurrection of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. We are so grateful for Him and His great love and sacrifice for each of us. Hope you all had a wonderful Easter too!

Two Months

Our sweet little boy is two months old. At his well check up today he weighed 14 lbs. and was 23 1/2 inches long. He's growing like a little weed. We think he is the most adorable thing we've ever seen!



We took him to the doctor a few days ago and he has another ear infection. Bless his little heart. Hopefully this is not a sign of things to come.



He is such a happy little guy during the day. If only that would carry over into the nighttime and we could pretend like the 'C' word was never even mentioned.



He still likes to be wrapped in a blanket and be all snug and cozy. And he absolutely LOVES bath time.



He gave his first little laugh to Grandma while she was getting his sugar the other night. It was the cutest thing, and made Grandma's day, of course.



His blessing day. He looked so handsome.



He started smiling last week. It is seriously the cutest thing ever and melts my heart everytime!



He has also started 'talking' a little too. They are the sweetest little sounds. We sure love you little man and are enjoying watching you grow!