Easter Basket Fun

Here are some pictures of Sarah discovering her Easter Basket.  We did her Easter basket after church because we knew better than to do this before we left for church.  We don't 100% want her to know about the Easter Bunny, but rather focus on Jesus and the resurrection.  We talked a little about the Easter Bunny, but she also knows that Mommy and Daddy got her the stuff for her basket.

Happy Resurrection Day - Preschool Resurrection Eggs

Mommy made preschool resurrection eggs to help explain Easter to Sarah.  Here we are with Mommy laying them out for her to look at all of them.

I labeled each egg with the letters for Easter on one side.  On the other side, I placed numbers (1-6) so that we could also practice our numbers. 

Here Sarah is looking into the eggs and hearing Mommy's description of the eggs.

I took some pictures of each of the eggs along with their meanings.  I am so proud of Sarah because she is able to remember the meaning of most of the eggs.  



Sarah doesn't believe that this is a tomb.  "No, Mommy ... it's a playdough!"



He is Alive!  He is Alive Indeed!!!

What were you thinking?

Did you really think we were drinking alcohol?? Of course not, Susan took a field trip to Whole Foods. She came back with Ginger Lemon Peel Herbal Water. It was ... interesting. Not really terrible. A little like a diet sprite with messed up carbonation from McDonalds. However, ours was carbonated. I think it could be pretty yummy with some kool-aid, a squeeze of fresh lemon, a sprig of fresh mint ... or an ounce or two of your preferred beverage!

Look it up, branch out and try something new! For more info, please check out the shopper herself ... Susan's blog!

How do you handle stress??

Some days at work can be really hard.  It occasionally requires us to partake in some adventurous liquids. 

 

Do you like to read?

I've been trying to read this book for awhile, but I've been having some trouble getting into it.

What is on your reading list?

Thank you chick-fil-a and Sarah for my flower and mother's day card.

Nothing like a yummy chocolate milkshake!

Sarah loves eating rice at Habanero's with her "friends".

Blast from the Past

And then, just to leave you with the cutest little image in your mind ... at least until I can add more pics up here of more recent things ...

Look at these pictures of her ... Early 2010

First Snow

 Helping to do Laundry

Look at the sweet face after a bath ...

Love that little bug!!!

Clearing off Camera: Christmas 2010

Jesus is Alive!!!!  Hallelujah!!!

Of course, we managed to stay busy throughout all of Christmas.  We went to the Zoo for Zoolight Safari.  Sarah had a good time seeing all of the lights, but she couldn't understand why none of her favorite animals were out for her to see.

This was the closest we came to seeing a flamingo.  We just had to settle for seeing a light-up one!

This picture was taken on Christmas Eve.  Every year, the fire department comes through our neighborhood with sirens blaring and Santa Claus on the back.  When we heard the sirens, we ran outside for Sarah to see Santa on the back of the truck!

Of course, we went overboard ... here are some of Sarah's presents ...

Here is the tired girl mid-morning ... crashed from opening up all her presents!!

Cleaning off Camera: Callaway Gardens December 2010

We went to Callaway Gardens with my parents to see the Christmas Lights.  If you've never been, you should definitely go sometime.  We like to go over there every few years to see them.  It is always a special time.  It was Sarah's first time and she was really excited!  It was really cold!!!

This is a much larger version of "Buddy".  We have Buddy at our house too.  Sometimes, he likes to get into a little bit of mischief (elf on the shelf), but overall Buddy is pretty tame at our house!!

Clearing off the Camera: Sarah's Birthday Party (11/21/10)

We had Sarah's 2nd Birthday Party at McWane Science Center.  This was an excellent decision.  They did everything!!!  The theme was Messy Art, so I made each child a t-shirt that said "I got Messy at Sarah's Birthday Party". 

Illegal Substance -- Beware!!!

So look at what was found in the parking lot of work, near my car to be specific!  Yes, that's right ... weed, grass, pot ... marijuana.  Rolled into a baggie, just like on tv!  I flushed it down the toilet, with Mrs. Louise as my witness.  It was a little bit dry and crusty with a strong odor.  Why would someone want to ingest dried up lawnmower grass clippings?  That really is what it looks like.  Who thought up that bright idea?

Anyway, never a dull moment here at work!

First Milkshake

Sarah has discovered a love of chocolate and ice cream ... well, what could be better than putting those two things together.  Meet the chocolate milkshake!!  On a recent weekend, we met some friends for dinner and ended up at Chick-Fil-A.  After having a taste of Daddy's milkshake, Sarah decided she needed her own.  Luckily, Evie was there for us to split the milkshake with.  Yummy! 

Future Grocery Shopper

Sarah has a love-hate relationship with the grocery store.  She likes to go with us, but she wants to constantly alternate between sitting in the race car buggy and walking on her own.  Well, you can imagine a 2 year old walking running through the grocery store on her own.  Well, I came up with the idea to let her bring her own grocery cart to the store and maybe that would help matters ...

Well, it only helped for a little while.  Once she had her buggy filled up with cereal bars, bananas and pears -- it was time to play!  So instead of having a 2 year old run through the store, I now had a 2 year old WITH a buggy running through the store.  It was still pretty cute though! :)

Be Careful Monkeys!!

Sarah has always loved the song "Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed'.  Right before Valentine's Day, I was looking around in random stores (like I love to do) and found this set of monkeys and a bed.  The set had 5 little monkeys, a momma monkey, a doctor monkey and a bed.  She was so excited about it!!!  Of course now, the bedspread has become a blanket for some of her baby dolls instead of the monkeys ... but she still loves singing the song!  It was actually probably one of the first songs that she ever really sang on her own.

Turn your sound up to hear the video of her and Daddy playing and singing the song.  Sorry for the quality, its from my phone.