My beautiful first-born is growing up!
Lucy Lou with the curls and flower as big as her head...priceless.
Still young enough to love stuffed bunnies, yet old enough to resemble his Daddy and Uncle Matt.
Notice the chocolate in the corner of Miss Preslie's little mouth...and those eyes I want to dive right into.
Jeka was sweet enough to take some pics of the kids while I got the ham in the oven after church. She is much better at this kind of thing than I am. It was so rainy today that I wondered if we'd get pictures of them in their Easter clothes. I am going to try to get them dressed up and take them downtown this week for some outdoor shots. I already have some cool places staked out.
Trying to capture all 4 with happy faces is next to impossible. The littles were in a cat fight over that particular step, so we are fortunate to have one this good. Plus, after the candy was introduced, if Preslie didn't have some in her hand, she wouldn't crack a smile. Little stinky monkey!
Uncle Matt arrived in town last night bearing gifts from Kristin. We missed having her here, but her family was in Norman visiting her so we had to share. The kiddos were ecstatic opening all of those goodies. She is super-thoughtful and I have a sneaky suspicion that one of her love languages might be gifts.
{take note, Matthew}
Does it seem like every pic we have of the kids with Matt includes them lounging on him and invading his personal space? Probably so, but he doesn't seem to mind and the kids adore him. {Not exaggerating}
They also got to open packages from Noni and Papa and Nene and Papa. I'd say they were 4 happy little stinkers last night!
{take note, Matthew}
Does it seem like every pic we have of the kids with Matt includes them lounging on him and invading his personal space? Probably so, but he doesn't seem to mind and the kids adore him. {Not exaggerating}
They also got to open packages from Noni and Papa and Nene and Papa. I'd say they were 4 happy little stinkers last night!
Friday night, our church had a Tenebrae {night of darkness} service. It was so powerful. Really amazing. Shelby and Jesse got to go in with me and Jeka and their Daddy played Matthew during the Last Supper. Shelby insisted we sit on the front row, of course, and I am now glad that we did. There were no distractions and we were all very moved. Jeka and I went through quite a few tissues and the kids even connected emotionally with the story of Christ's last night before the crucifixion. This is the first year that I can see light bulbs flashing on in the oldest two's little eyes when we talk about what Jesus did {and continues to do} for us. It is a time of great discovery for sure...when they get to make their faith their own. Sure, it will develop over years, but this is the beginning and it is so exciting.
