catchup

oh, how i hate to be so new to my blog and to also be so behind already! i'll try to catchup in this post. the last real post was for Caden's 5th birthday. my little man is not so little anymore. we love everyday with him and are so thankful to be able to be his parents. Caden's birthday was on Good Friday. We spent the day after his birthday at an Easter Egg hunt. There were 50,000 candy-filled eggs on 3 soccer fields. the kids were able to fill up a good sized gift bag each in less than 10 minutes and we were done!

The next day, was a big day! Granny Amy had come to spend a few days with us, it was Easter, we had special music at church, an Egg hunt at church, a birthday party for Caden and Easter lunch at MeMe and Granddaddy's house with more than 50 of our favorite family and friends. Know what I love about Easter? Jesus loved us SO much that He died on the cross for us! "Love so amazing, so divine, demands my heart, my life, my All!"

after Easter, was the most horrible day in local history i can remember. the tornados of april 27, 2011. More than 250 people across the state lost their lives that day. by God's great mercy, our family and our houses were all spared.

i think the last thing we need to catch up about is my birthday. nothing to see here... just my 30th birthday. it really wasn't that bad! :) my dear friends Jenny and Bonnie started the day off bright and early by littering my yard with HUGE signs and more Easter eggs filled with my favorite candies.

the next day was a mess. Josh had torn his ACL playing basketball that night at a lock in with Scott. Then, I had a Mother's Day Tea at church and then he wanted to take me out for dinner. We were to go early, so that we could get home in time for Jamie and Nate to go out on their date. What i didn't know (or only had a slight idea about) was that my closest friends and family members were waiting to surprise me at my house for my 30th birthday. While I'm sorry that I wasn't super surprised, I was very thankful and excited to spend the night with my friends and family. Jamie, Libby & Josh worked tirelessly to try to keep it a surprise, but also to have great food, decorations, and a fantastic cake!

We then followed up the weekend with Mother's Day and a trip to Family Court. That's another story altogether. Maybe I'll post about that later. If you've made it to the end of this post, congrats! email me for your prize :)