Easter

Happy Easter!! We hosted Easter a day early, a pre-ressurection Easter. It was really nice to have all day to prepare and for others to be able to leave town at a decent time. We had my parents, Tio Kevin, Luke's parents, Nonna, Great Aunt Phyllis and her friend Doug from Lincoln. It was cold but a great time too. Annabelle looked for eggs in the living room. Basically the eggs were laid on the floor and tables and couches, but after a couple of days she found all of them.

A special picture with Nonna.

Balance From Moderation to Passion

So the MOPS magazine has given us a sample of Full Fill magazine, living out your leadership and influence. I really like it, one night I was reading this article and it was like yes, this is exactly how I feel. Here is a taste:

Domestic Equilibrium Definition: that mystical, magical state where
one can actually pivot potty training, Martha Stewart-esque decorating,
dinner prep,
spiritual development, pilates class, blogging,
small group night, organic baby food processing, grocery shopping, bill
paying, friendships (huh?),
volunteering, beauty regimens, and a vibrant marital relationship on an axis the
size of a pin-head. Of course, if we're good women, dedicated women, savvy women, we should be able to manage this.
Get just the right mix of it all. Right?.... However we define balance
in our lives as women, we cannot avoid this truth: Jesus engages people
primairly on the level of what manages them, not what or how they can
manage. Jesus presses first and foremost to know the passions that
drive them. Becuase for better or worse passion organizes our
lives. It's what gets us out of bed and how we set priorities.

What a relief, find your passion, protect it. That is what gets us through the overscheduled week. So I treasure my ballet and my relationships with the YL leaders, my passions.

No More Peanuts

It has been confirmed Annabelle is allergic to peanuts. Boo Hoo!! There could be worse things, but it is just annoying. We will just aviod them, and carry around Benedryl and and Epi pen. I do not know how hyper-sensitve we will be, like not eating anything that has been produced in a place that has peanuts. She has not had an anaphylactic reaction, just a rash and swallon face thank goodness.

"MACE" aka Macy

Annabelle has discovered her friendship with Macy. After our week at Trail West she is asking about "Mace". And likes to look at the picture of her in her room. We went to Wichita this weekend for Kate's dedication. Annabelle asked for Macy throughout the 2 hour drive. Unfortunatley I did not take any pics of Baby Kate just the girls.

In PJ's at Trail West waiting for club to start.

Palm Sunday together.

Spring Break

Spring Break- what a wonderful idea!! We began with a nice weekend with the family in Denver. Mark and Maria and their 4 kids and us stayed at Tia Angie's house. We met up with three of the Carr families at the Denver zoo. There is a pic of the crew we had to work hard to keep track of all 12 kids. Annabelle just plopped into other people's wagons no problem. And then the kids are racing, Anaya is 6 and on the left, Annabelle just runs like the little girl that she is.

Then we went on the Trail West. Relaxing, a great time of fellowship and enjoying God's majesty among the mountains, with the great YL service to boot. Lots of memories: Apple to Apples, jumping 10 feet out of a chiar lift, lost lift ticket, lost credit card, typical things for us, yet entertaining to others. Just ask!