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Alrighty my friends... the time has come for us to switch to a more anonymous blog!  

So... this will be the last post here! 

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The Vanilla Tulip

Public Announcement...

I would like to make a public announcement....

I HAVE THE BEST HUSBAND IN THE WORLD!!!

Seriously, I LOVE this guy!!!

This past Friday night he took me out on a date that he planned (normally I do the planning because I love to be in charge... terrible I know... I am working on it!!! :) ).  He surprised me with tickets to the Dallas Symphony!  Now... I realllly love the symphony...lots.  

On a scale of 1 to 10 my love for the symphony is a 10.

Trav's love for the symphony is a low 1 or 2 (his own rating).

So the fact that he would buy us tickets to somewhere he would rather not go was such an act of love! LOVE HIM!  It did help however that we went out for Mexican right before so he had a nice full belly for the show! :)  AND he may or may not have slept through the first 1/2.  ;)

And to top off our weekend he worked on our back yard for me.  And when I say he worked... I mean he WORKED from 7 in the morning until bedtime.  Here's what he did...

He put together a swing-set for the kids, built a small deck for me to sit on while watching the kids (and also to sunbathe on! woohoo!) and built me two raised garden beds.  All in one day!  I am so proud of what a hard worker he is!   There still is a lot to be done in the back yard but I couldn't resist showing you a picture of what he's accomplished so far!  Have I mentioned that I LOVE my husband!?

On to other news...

This little guy is getting closer and closer to crawling.  His newest trick is to pull himself up onto his knees.

And this little girl has discovered that she loves "yemmins"

As for me... I've been loading up on Benadryl and Calamine Lotion because of this evil weed...

This plant has been my enemy ever since I can remember. In case you don't recognize it it's Poison Ivy.  Blah.  I'm not sure where I got it from...perhaps during our Sunday Easter egg hunt. Who knows.  It hunts me down.  Truly.  I am so allergic to it that if it's within 100 miles of me I have a reaction (at least it feels that way).


Alrighty... off to clean up the house before the husband gets home from a track meet!
Have a wonderful Friday everyone!

Easter Pictures 2010

Hope everybody had a wonderful Easter!

HE IS RISEN!!!

He AROSE!!!

Matthew 28:6

"He is not here; He has risen, just as He said"

Happy Easter!!!  What a day to celebrate!!! HE IS RISEN!!!  

Without Christ dying on the cross and rising from the dead we would be nothing.  Thank you Lord Jesus for dying for me.  

One of my favorite Easter hymns is "He Arose."  

Here are the lyrics:

1. Low in the grave He lay,

Jesus my Savior. 

Waiting that coming day,

Jesus my Lord

Refrain:

Up from the grave He arose,

With a mighty triumph o'er His foes,

He arose a Victor from the dark domain,

And He lives forever, with His saints to reign.

He arose! He arose!

Hallelujah! Christ arose!

2. Vainly they watch His bed,

Jesus my Savior;

Vainly they seal the dead,

Jesus my Lord!

3. Death cannot keep its Prey,

Jesus my Savior;

He tore the bars away,

Jesus my Lord!

Have a blessed Easter!!!


Here's a link to somebody singing the hymn...  

He Arose!

Eggs and Resurrection Rolls

Yesterday our Sunday School had an Easter egg hunt after church for all of the kids.

Emma had NO clue what was going on. 
All of the kids were lined up waiting for the "GO"... all the other kids had their eyes fixed intently on the eggs they were about to get.  Emma on the other hand was busy smiling and trying to socialize.

She finally got the hang of it and was interested when she discovered there was CHOCOLATE in some of the eggs!  Her favorite :)
We gathered the kids together for a group picture at the end... love all those little people!

We are so excited to celebrate the Resurrection of our Lord on Sunday!  I LOVE LOVE Easter Sunday!  Later this week we will make Resurrection Rolls with Emma! I posted this recipe last year as well...but for those of you who missed it here it is again! 

RESURRECTION ROLLS

• 1 package Cresent rolls
• melted butter
• large marshmallows
• cinnamon
• sugar

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Give each child a triangle of cresent rolls.
The cresent roll represents the cloth that Jesus was wrapped in.
Give each child a marshmallow.
This represents Jesus and His purity.
Have child dip the marshmallow in melted butter.
This represents the oils of embalming.
Dip the buttered marshmallow in the cinnamon and sugar.
This represents the spices used to annoint the body of Jesus.
Wrap the coated marshmallow tightly in the cresent roll
(not like a typical cresent roll up, but bring the sides up and seal the marshmallow inside)
This represents the wrapping of Jesus' body after death.
Place in a 350 degree oven for 10 to 12 minutes.
The oven represents the tomb (pretend like it was 3 days and nights!)
When the rolls have cooled slightly, the children can open their rolls (cloths) and discover that Jesus is no longer there,
HE IS RISEN! The marshmallow melts and the cresent roll is puffed up,
but like the tomb - IT IS EMPTY!

Laurie Anna's Giveaway

One of my favorite shops in Canton is having a giveaway!!! Check it out!

My Secret Theory

I have a confession followed by my secret theory..which I guess won't be a secret once I publish this post :)

I will NOT and I repeat NOT let my children out of the house without rubbing Johnson's Pink Baby lotion all over them if I know that they will be left in somebody else's care (i.e. church nursery, a friends house...etc.).  If I forget to rub it on them before they get dressed then it goes on their hands, cheeks, neck and leftovers on their clothes. There's my confession.... now here's my theory...

A baby that smells good gets treated good

Tell me it's not true?! If there are 5 babies in a nursery... 4 of them smell stinky and sour and the other one smells like delicious Johnson and Johnson Pink Lotion...which one would you pick up and love on!? :)  So terrible...but let's be honest...100% true :)

So..there you have it.  My secret addiction to baby lotion.  I counted the bottles that I have around the house, in the car, in the diaper bag and my purse...8...a little excessive...yes!  But well worth it! :) 

Does anyone else have a little theory or confession they want to share about things they do with or for themselves, families or babies that other people might think is crazy?! :) Please do share!!!