An Extra-Special Easter Present

Tonight I was talking with Elijah about Easter and why we celebrate it. He told me it was because Jesus died on the cross and then came back to life. We ended up in a sweet child-like conversation about Jesus coming to live in our hearts when suddenly he stopped, closed his eyes and prayed that Jesus would come live in his heart. What an amazingly, indescribable, parental moment. Immediately following that he began goofing off and being his usual silly self, but it was so special because there was no prompting. He just wanted Jesus to live in his heart, so he asked him. What a great day to celebrate what Christ has done for us by celebrating the 'new life' of my child!

Easter 2010

We went to church this morning and were reminded of the reason we are Christians...Christ came into the World, died for our sins and raised from the dead to conquer death. AMEN. We spent the day celebrating with family and friends. Here are a few pictures of the day.

Winter 2010

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The long awaited update

We have been super busy this winter. There have been trips, travels, events, family, and more. It's all been fun, but it makes things hard for me to update the blog. I am finally breaking down and sharing some pictures from everyday life and our trips. The girls are now 18 months old and Elijah is 3 1/2. Chris is gone to Guam for months and after a few weeks home, he will be off again to Iraq for six months. Mommy, well, she's too busy to write about, but she is teaching a college Algebra class and praying for provision in the upcoming year.

Fall Festivities

My Dad escaped a girls weekend away at his house and came to visit us. I did the longest bike ride (I think) I've ever done. We completed a metric century (100 K) which ended up being around 68 miles. Considering I had only been on my bike four times since I had the girls, I did pretty well. We completed it in 4 hours. Next year I would like to ride the true Century, 100 miles of rolling hills.

Anyhow, that weekend we also went to the pumpkin patch and my mom was able to join us. Elijah loved running through the field of "pungkins" and paying in the tents and little houses. He especially like seeing the giant pumpkins and showed us how HUGE they were. We are planning on going to Apple Hill this weekend, so I will get those pictures up soon.