Little miss know it all....

......just cracks me up sometimes. My sweet Emmah Grace is my sweet, loving, cuddle bug and also my very stubborn and strong willed child. this morning she was playing with her purses and was trying to fit one inside the other when she asked me to help her. I had just gotten the little purse inside the big purse and I said "here you go....What do you say?" (waiting for a thank you) and she looks at me and says "I told you" she was saying... see I said the small one would fit in the big one......all I could do was laugh, as this comment was coupled with her cute little look that she gives. I then said again "What do you say?" as she then replied "Thank you". Sometimes I just can't help but laugh!

There's a light at the end of the Tunnel....

Yes, there is a light....wow what a year it has been. Tim and the girls and I started living apart last summer and it has been long at times (10 months and counting) but also nice to have time here in Michigan with family and dear friends. But the light at the end of the tunnel is almost here. On June 6Th we are leaving to go back to Virginia to our new house. We are all very excited. Tim will not be back in Virginia until October of this year so there is still a bit of tunnel left with that one but we are glad to be back in our own house, the glorious summer beach days and back to NO Snow for next winter....yeah. This Northern girl is loving the mild winters in VA. There is nothing like the smell of the salty ocean air....I LOVE it. So our light is almost here and we are excited on this next move and what God has in store for our family. We will still have our house here in Michigan on the market and praying for a buyer but we know God will provide one at some point.

Over the first couple weeks in April Tim was home so we spent three days out of the first week loading our entire house out of a storage unit into a 28 foot ABF trailer. (We load it and ABF drives it for you). Than the next week Tim and I flew to Virginia to meet the trailer at the New house to unload it. We flew out on Wednesday afternoon and than we were flying back to Michigan at 6am on Saturday morning. So, this was a short and sweet trip. We had 24 hours to unload our 28 foot trailer, they give 3 days to unload but were had return flights back to Michigan to get back to the girls. We did it though or should I say my wonderful husband did it with my help. It was actually not that bad we got everything into the house, dryer and washer hooked up, some boxes unpacked, our bedroom furniture set up and even went out for dinner for our Anniversary on Friday night. Did I mention I LOVE it that the house has second floor laundry room...though it was not fun helping Tim get those front loaders up two sets of stairs....ugh. We were tired though let me just say that. We are so excited about the new house in Virginia though, I have posted some pictures for y'all to see........ only a few hence there is still lots of boxes every where. Y'all in Michigan will have to come for a visit and y'all in Va will have to come for dinner to see the rest of the house and take a dip in the pool.

Here it is......we love it.

I know... crazy to be posting the laundry room... but I love the second floor laundry. Family Room! This is the view of the Kitchen from the open breakfast nook.....please excuse the boxes and mess. These are not the best of pictures being that I took them at 4am before catching our return flight. This is looking back over to the Nook area from the Kitchen side. Last but not least is the Community Pool! There will be many of fun times had here I am sure!

Easter Memories

Coloring our Easter Eggs

Well, as usual this is a little behind but here it is. We had a great Easter this year, we were all together and it was with our home church and Pastor. We love Pastor Jim and it is always a blessing to be at our home church with our dear friends as well. The day before Easter the church did a little Easter festival with blow ups, the Easter bunny, egg hunt, cotton candy etc etc. The kids really enjoyed it as did Tim and I to take them. It is always a joy for me to be taking them with Tim and not by my self. I was glad I didn't take them to the mall for the Easter bunny though for two reasons; the bunny at church was free and because Paiyton didn't want anything to do with it and Emmah did....go figure...the one that you think will won't and the one you think won't will. Anyway, it was a fun filled day and than at 9:30 at night we were coloring our Easter eggs. I am always behind schedule when Tim is in town. So that is why the girls are in their night gowns coloring Easter eggs, but they loved it and had fun and so did we. I am so thankful that they know that Easter is about Christ and his Resurrection not the Easter bunny...though he is fun to see.

Paiyton displaying her Easter Basket

Girls getting everything out of their baskets Easter morning. They had gotten thier baths and hair done but were still in a t-shirt and night gown.

Daddy and his girls!

Hunting for eggs....

More hunting....in Poppy's Big back yard....

Our beautiful Easter Chicky's

We love to Bowl....

I know I have said this many times in the past but we LOVE to go bowling as a family. So, a few weeks ago Paiyton's entire school went on a bowling field trip, it was so much fun and WOW was it a job keeping 14 kinder gardeners and some siblings in the correct bowling order. They had the best time and it is so fun to watch them interact with one another. So here are some pictures from that fun fun day!

I LOVE this picture of Paiyton throwing her bowling ball....LOVE IT!

Emmah, Victoria, Jensen and Paiyton......Victoria & Jensen are Paiyton's Chapal buddies they are 6th graders. They are wonderful young ladies.

My sweet sweet little lady!

Emmah laying on the step in front of the bowling lanes......yuck...I know....this kid won't be still in a chair. If she only knew how much I love her so.... Goofy Emmah!

Paiyton, Lizzy and Mariah My Little Monkey Girl!

Mariah, Hannah and Paiyton...sweet little girl friends....

School Easter Egg Hunt...

I love love love Paiyton's school, I know I say this a lot but I love it. It will be hard to leave the school here when we move in a month to go back to Virginia. This post is Paiyton's Easter Party at school. Mrs. Neumeyer did a wonderful job as usual and I love that she allows the younger siblings to attend these events in class (some teachers/schools don't allow this). Emmah loves it too, she feels like she is part of Paiyton's class.

Paiyton showing off one of her eggs from the hunt.....

The girls and the entire class had a ball with this Easter party. There were enough boiled eggs brought in by us parents that each child including siblings were able to hunt for a dozen eggs each. Some of us parents also had the pleasure of hiding them all on the school playground. The kids were a hoot to watch as they found their eggs and they could not wait to get back inside to peel one and eat it. There was one little boy in the class that as he peeled an egg he yelled "Mrs. Neumeyer it looks like a real egg" than he took a bite after peeling it and yelled "Mrs. Neumeyer it tastes like a real egg too" this was hilarious. I LOVE the innocence of these sweet children. The class enjoyed their Easter lunch, played Easter Bingo and sang songs of praise to God for all of the parents to watch....it was FABULOUS.

Emmah enjoying her time in class with all the kids!

Playing Easter Bingo with Jelly beans!

I love that when I would randomly ask Paiyton the question "What is Easter really about?" she would reply "It is about Jesus dying on the cross and he rose again". I am so thankful that my sweet BIG girl knows Jesus as her savior, there is nothing better than knowing she will spend eternity with Jesus in heaven!

Little Miss Dress Up....

Oh my sweet Emmah Grace you LOVE to dress up in anything you can from a princess dress to a church dress. This was a picture from when you were wearing a wig that came with a dress that Grandma Carlton bought for you for Christmas. We laugh hysterically every time you want this wig on and as you can see by this picture it is getting wore OUT literally. Oh, how you make us laugh sweet girl.....Mommy loves you.