April 16, 2007

We are the Hokies.

We will prevail.

We will prevail.

We will prevail.

We are Virginia Tech. (Nikki Giovanni, April 17, 2007)

Easter frocks

My beautiful kids on this Easter day:









I'm so thankful for the cross, but I'm even more thankful for the empty tomb! He is risen! Happy Easter, everyone!

Easter egg hunt

The original plan was to have an Easter egg hunt at a friend's parents' house. However, the torrential downpour yesterday caused the event to be moved indoors. Thanks to our host and hostess for providing lots of fun for our kids, and thanks to another friend for taking the pictures.

So, this is exactly what Pierce sounds like when he sees something he wants

Can anyone relate?

Flirting with spring

On Sunday, we had highs near 70. On Monday, it rained and was still pretty mild in the low 60's. Tuesday and today have been downright chilly. I'm glad we took advantage of the nice weather on Sunday. Here are some pictures of our afternoon:

Funny/Sweet things from this morning

We were visiting some friends and it finally stopped raining. We went outside and I immediately heard Madelyn say, "Hey, let's find some ants to stomp and kill."

While we were inside, the little boys we were visiting decided to have a "boxing match", where they were pretending to box each other. Madelyn was a little nervous about this, but Pierce seemed very interested. I told one of the boys that I would box with him, and I let him "knock me out." Pierce immediately burst into tears and started yelling, "No, Mommy! No, Mommy!" He was so concerned that I had really been hurt. It was really sweet, but I did feel bad for making him worry.

It's been a week

since my last post. That should tell you a bit about our lives right now--nothing much to report. Most of my time lately has been spent house hunting. We are looking for a new house (to rent), and it's been a bit more stressful than I had planned. While it's kinda fun to look at different houses and think about what you would do with them, once you decide on a house, you just want it to be over. We think we've found a house. We've been in touch with owner several times, and he's done the credit and employment checks. We're just waiting on the lease to sign. I do feel somewhat relieved, but I won't feel settled until the lease has been signed.

Other happenings include watching my growing belly bump. I can still fit into some of my pants, but I think that'll only last a week or two more. I go to the doctor next Thursday. JD is taking his annual camping trip with his cousins this weekend, so it'll just be me here for long weekend with the kids. Kinda dreading it, but he always has a really good time, so I'm glad he gets to go. Madelyn's spring break has started. She doesn't have school on Friday or any of next week.

And that's about it. Hopefully, things will spice up around here.