Thursday, April 16, 2009

Easter

The day before Easter we took Ava to the zoo for an Easter egg hunt. It ended up being pretty chilly out, so we didn't stay long. I think Ava enjoyed it though.
Here we are about to go get our Easter eggs!!


And here are some pictures of Ava in her Easter dress. I took a ton of pictures. It was hard for me to narrow it down to just a few.




Last week, one of my friends let me borrow a book called Treasuring God in our Traditions. There was a chapter on Easter and it gave me some great ideas for next year. I want Ava to learn that Easter isn't about bunny's, eggs, chocolate, etc. It's Resurrection day! As Ava is getting older, it will be fun to start some traditions of our own.

Friday, April 10, 2009

Workin' Away

One of my friends sent this picture to me recently and I really wanted to share. She's such a cheeser.We have been loving this great weather, so we've been taking advantage by working in our yard. This is a first for us. We have no clue what we are doing when it comes to yard work, but we like to act like we do. (Any suggestions would be helpful.)

Ava enjoyed helping daddy and also playing with my shadow.
And lastly, we have a porch swing!! I've always said that the first thing I want to buy when we bought our first home was a porch swing. I just love them. So, this past Christmas my in-laws gave me this swing. And better yet, my father-in-law made it. He did a fabulous job. Thanks, Benny! We love our swing-it's perfect!!