Happy Easter!

WOW! Today was a great Easter Sunday! We attended all three services today and I sang last night at the 6pm service. Busy, but well worth it! All four services I attended were to a packed house and that's amazing! I can't wait to hear how many lives God touched over this Easter week(end). Beck posted about the Kids In Action....it's incredible! Check her blog.
Sam looked beautiful (as usual) this morning for church as well, but I didn't get a picture. (I had to sing at 8, so we left pretty early!) I'll have to get one. Carly's in GA, so this year's Easter pic was just CJ, but he had enough color on for everyone! :)

CJ sporting his Easter gear!

Carly's in Georgia

Yesterday was bitter sweet! I took Carly to the airport for her to fly to Georgia to be with her Dad for Easter. I miss her when she's gone but I am so thankful that she has a wonderful father and stepmother in GA that love her and love having her there. She will have a blast with her two little bros in GA, too!

Just posting a couple of pics from the airport that I took during the flight delay......Technology today....I sat and txt my bff's and she sat and txt hers. So just before she boarded, I txt her a prayer. You GOTTA pray! Come on.....I think God likes txting.

Carly in Nola airport txting.....

Carly's plane. Door closed, ready to push back.....

Gearing up for Easter Break

CJ's class had their Easter party at school today to kick off the Easter (Spring) Break! What a blast. I have video that I want to post. I hope it's as amuzing to you as it is to me. The kids had an egg hunt, they made their own ice cream sundae's had an egg toss AND had an egg relay. The weather was perfect and the kids had a blast!

CJ explaining the rules of the egg hunt. Randi looks like she doesn't like them and Cameron looks like he doesn't understand them!

Video of CJ's egg toss with Kiandralyn. Check out his technique. Its the 'ol toss and jump. (like a hot potato!)

Video of CJ when his team won the egg relay. CJ doesn't celebrate like everyone else, so he goes off to the side for his own private victory dance.

Black and White

While we were on our way home from Festival yesterday, Carly and I came upon a cow bench. Its outside a local dairy near our house. Since it was black and white and Carly was in black and white.....well, it made sense at the time!

Festival

WOW! Carly's school band performed at Festival yesterday and what a performance! Normally band concerts are not my thing. Never know the songs and the judges do not like for me to dance. I'm more of a karaoke girl! :) But yesterday they played like I have never heard them before and did an amazing job. Their scores were not high enough to make it to district competition, but I am still so proud of Carly and that group. Because Carly is only in 7th grade, she had to try out to be a part of Festival. That's typically a priviledge for 8th grade students and we are so proud of her and her friends! Here's a snipet of their performance. I wanted to get this of Carly. She plays by ear (but don't tell her music teacher!) so she sings the tune. That's why she's biting her lip or her mouth is open! haha She's "la-la-la-ing" to the beat......

My apologies for the shaky video. I was struggling with the go-go gadget camera!
If you have about 2-1/2 mins, here's the entire band playing their last song. They are so awesome! (and tiny, sorry but there were so many!) Mr. Barbay, you rock!

Kudos to the dude playing the aluminum pie plate. You can't see him, but it was cool! Sounds like a whip, but its a pie plate.

Saturdays are Awesome!

Saturday was the annual Children's Miracle Network Bass Classic! It was awesome. Mike was up and checking in boats at 2am and the kids and I joined the crowd around 10am. Some of Mike's crew from work got there early to cook an awesome jambalaya for the cooking contest. It didn't win, but it was the best! Those guys did an amazing job and had a ton of fun! Later that night we had dinner with the volunteers at Hymel's. It was a great Saturday! High light of the day.....Carly found a snake that she played with for a little while. Pics for you to enjoy.....

Jambalaya Team - Awesome job!

CJ waiting for jambalaya - looks like he found mud somewhere!

Carly and her snake

The Perfect Gift

As many of you know our wedding anniversary was back on March 6. It seems that my gift from my husband has caused quite a stir. I wouldn't say confusion; although I have had alot of questions. Most just think its funny and, well, me and Mike. I love my husband dearly, but when he gave me my first gift, I was a little disappointed. I needed it, but didn't want it for our anniversary. Then he gave me the little box and almost redeemed himself. Anyway, few of you wanted pics, so here goes. My first gift was a 44/40 Ruger Vaquero hand gun. And then he redeemed himself with my diamond and sapphire necklace.
As Pastor told me, Mike's so good to me......