Happy Easter!!

But God is so rich in mercy and He loved us so much that even though we were dead because of our sins He gave us life when He raised Jesus from the dead. Ephesians 2:4-5

We started off our Easter weekend with my parents coming into town! Our Saturday basically revolved around food (and shopping)! I wanted to make a big Easter lunch on Sunday, but my parents were leaving for Florida, so we had a traditional "Thomasville" lunch on Sat. when they arrived instead. I made fruit salad, "Savannah" Salad (sort of like Savannah Moon's), ordered in The Scoop's chicken salad (best ever), and artichoke dip. We also had Cape Cod chips, and tea. We drink Crystal light tea in our house.











Daddy and Matt did yard work Saturday afternoon, while mama and I visited a few of our favorite stores. I didn't spend ANY money though. She spent enough for both of us :).






My brother came over from Valdosta for supper. We made Logan County Hamburgers, brocolli casserole, and cut up potatoes. Then my brother requested corn casserole at the last minute. After supper, we were sitting around watching the Blind Side when it started seeming too hot in the house. Sure enough, our air is blowing tons of cold air into the attic (we have a leak) and not into the house. Soooo, that would definitely explain our way high bills the last few months (like $400). I just knew it didn't sound right, but Matt assured me that it was because it was so cold and that we didn't know how our new house heated. It was just strange to me because even in the coldest month (Dec.) our bill was not nearly that high, and we never even bumped the heat up. I digress....the ac guy is coming tomorrow! We are however sweltering!! I was planning on making carrot cake for dessert, but we were all way too stuffed.



This morning was kind of hectic, because my parents were leaving at 8:00 to drive to Valdosta to go to church with my brother at Crosspointe, and we were trying to leave for our 8:30 service at church. Thankfully, we all made it. It was a great service. And we had a nice Sunday nap. We wanted a good picture of us in our Easter clothes, but of course never got one. Here are our outtakes. :)




This last picture cracks me up! Matt was tired of taking pictures and said that he was going to make a Jake the bachelor face! HA!

Happy Easter Y'all!!!

Thankful

But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, and by His wounds we are healed. -Isaiah 53:5

If we were moving...

which we are not....anytime soon I hope. I would would want to buy this house.



Why, you wonder? Well, it is RIGHT NEXT DOOR to my parents. The back of its fence is basically right by mama and daddy's garage. Sometimes my parents even cut their side yard grass. My brother and I played catch in their side yard growing up. The awesome inground pool and sweet screened in porch are cool too. I asked my parents to buy it for me as a gift, and told them that I'd pay them back as soon as I was rich enough to handle two house payments. It could be my Dublin home. HA!

Seriously though, my dream is to live next door to my parents. I would really love it if they would just move to my town (3 hours away), now that would be PERFECT. But I would miss the awesome neighborhood that I grew up in, and we would miss going back home to visit. Oh well, a girl can dream!! :)

Back to reality...I am on SPRING BREAK!!! I just got a refreshing 12 hours of sleep. I went to bed last night at 8:00 (by accident) and missed Matt's softball game, and my tv-shows. I woke up right as Matt was leaving for work this morning! I guess all the egg dyeing (this is the first time that I have been brave enough to dye eggs with my kids, and I found that my kids are monogram happy!), Easter egg hunting, and Easter partying....wore me out! I also brought our video camera to school and got the cutest footage of my babies hunting eggs, singing, and acting silly and crazy. I mean think about it, a field trip, Easter festivities, a 4 day week, full moon, and Spring Break. I was definitely in survival mode. :)






I am very excited to have 10 days off!! Now, what to do with a full day off and no plans?? First up, I'm going to walk Blakely around the block!

The Last Song, Welcome back High School

The Last Song releases today! I can't wait to go see it soon! I read the book, and it was obviously great.

Did you know that the movie was filmed on Tybee Island right here in GA? I haven't been to Tybee Island in a looong time, but just hearing about it brings up lots of memories of high school!




I didn't live too far from it, and that is where my friends and I would always go for day trips to the beach. Spring Break, Lazy Summers, Graduation...oh, those were the days! I love that little island and am excited to see it on the big screen!! Not to mention, I love the song by Miley.


And I love this too. American Honey by Lady Antebellum...my favorites! This reminds me of summer and summer memories too!

Come and Listen

My what a wild week!! I have been checking things off of my to-do list left and right. Which is a good thing. I can see the light at the end of the tunnel...Spring Break! We had a field trip today and on Thursday we have our Easter egg hunt and party at school. Monday, my support and I spent most of our free time at school preparing pineapple cans to be Easter buckets!!! You could hear the sounds of drills coming from my classroom halfway down the hall during naptime!!! lol! The kids think we are crazy...so much fun! Here is the finished product!




We finished our Spring Bible Study last night. It was really good and I hated for it to end. Already ready for the next one!

I have started decorating for Easter. I don't have many Easter decorations at all. These are the two things I have.



So, I went on the hunt for a few nice branches today in my yard to make an egg tree while supper cooked. I had the perfect branch (from my old Assistant Principal) but i threw it away when we moved. I am please with the way it turned out!




I do a little floral arrangement every year too, but I'll probably set it up on Friday. Pictures to follow this weekend. :)

Oh, and Abigail decorated my plate for Easter. :)


Of course I have to show this...Our first supper at our new table.




This song has been on my heart lately. It is on repeat in my car. I feel like it puts my mind in the right perspective each morning on my way to work.


Psalm 66:16
Come and listen, all you who fear God; let me tell you what he has done for me.

Our weekend...

We went to Atlanta this weekend to see our family. We got to see our nephew, Luke, who we hadn't see in a long time. And we got to meet our new niece, Harper! It was a great weekend, but far too short! We spent most of Saturday at Bekah and Shanes house hanging out, playing, and eating. Matt's sister Rachel also flew in from DC, so we got to see her too! Sunday we went to Mike and Ellen's church, West Cobb Church, and then went to eat at Sweet Tomatoes (it's a tradition), and did a little bit of shopping at Home Goods, Michael's, and TJ Maxx! Here are some pictures from our weekend. We'll be back up there in less than a month and we can't wait. Just looking at these pictures of Harper make me want to just drive those 5 hours again right now and scoop her up!!!











I took this pictures Saturday night and it is my absolute favorite!!!! It is of the three Whelan siblings and then the two grandbabies all on the same couch!!! This wasn't staged. I couldn't resist taking a picture of them! So sweet!