Easter 2015

I love Easter. What a wonderful day! He is risen!

Our church had 2 services on Friday night, 3 on Saturday afternoon/night, and 2 on Sunday morning. I served in the nursery both services Friday night and one on Saturday. Christopher served and led the group of Roadies (parking lot directors) for all 3 services on Saturday. What an amazing opportunity to be a part of this special weekend. There were so many new families walking in those doors and hearing about our Savior for the first time. Simple things, like helping them get in and out of the parking lot and finding a spot quickly or caring for their child, impact their church experience, and hopefully made them feel comfortable enough to worship with us again and learn more about Jesus. I just feel so humbled to be a part of my God's army and a part of someone else's journey to Christ. Amen? Amen!

Saturday, the boys and I baked some Easter cookies and dyed eggs. And you can't do that without bunny ears.

The kids worshiped on Saturday night and were looking SO ADORABLE.

The boys woke Sunday morning to a trail of Easter eggs that went from their room, down the stairs, and into the living room where they found their baskets filled with goodies (t-shirt, movie, candy, Lego set). Miss Wrenn had a basket too with an outfit, a book, body wash and lotion and a teething toy. AND? And! The coolest retro Tupperware Noah's Ark toy! ::swoon:: (So...we kind of forgot to show Wrenn her basket until we returned from VA that night around 7. Oops!)

Then we headed to my parent's farm in VA where we had a wonderful lunch and the grandkids played and played and played. We have an annual egg hunt for the grandkids, then a hunt for the kids (me, my brother, sister, spouses, and 2 older nieces). The big kids have money inside their eggs, which leads to some interesting on-the-ground fights over eggs (Ahem, Chris Jones! You shouldn't push your little sister down like that!). I am proud to say that I did not get the least amount this year per usual - that honor goes to Angela, who got 25 cents and a Rolo!  LOLOLOLOLOL

Wrenn - Week 18

Almost caught up with the Wrenn updates! She was 18 weeks the week before Easter, and turned 4 months old! We took her 4 month pictures with her Stickie Bellies (impressed that I remembered? I am!).

She rolled from her back to tummy and everyone missed it! LOL I was in the kitchen. The boys were in the living room with her, but didn't see it. Christopher said, "Ummm. I think she rolled over. You didn't leave her on her tummy, did you?" No worries - I rolled her back over to her back and she rolled right over to tummy and we all saw it. Every time she rolls to her tummy, she gets the biggest smile on her face, like she is so proud of what she's done.

Future Meredith Angel (and odd) like her mama!

Wrenn - Week 17

Wrenn still wasn't sleeping through the night, and actually started getting worse. She went from waking up once/night to twice/night and then every 2-3 hours like she did as a newborn! Luckily, that newborn thing lasted 2 nights. And FINALLY on March 26 (towards the end of her 17th week), she slept through the night!!! It was amazing! After doing some 4am researching, I came to the conclusion that she was going through a 4-month sleep regression.

I'd like to say she's slept through the night ever since, but she'll give me one good night about once/week to a week and a half. Otherwise, she wakes up between 3-5am to eat (takes her about 20ish minutes) and goes right back to sleep. Not ideal, but I can definitely function.

Also of note...during tummy time, the little stinker is actually trying to get up on her knees. Christopher didn't believe me until he saw it. He looked at her in disbelief. She definitely has a ways to go, but she is already trying. I think we're going to have a little mover and shaker on our hands well before her brothers were getting around (they crawled at 10 months and walked at 15 and 16 months).

She loves going day hiking in her backpack carrier!

The boys with our nanny, Lindy

Soooooooo close

Socks. Wrenn's favorite pastime - taking them off and eating them

Mani/pedi while she naps (and yes, that's polish on her face too.)

Wrenn - Week 16

Wrenn still wasn't sleeping through the night at week 16 and I was a walking zombie at work. Good thing she's cute!!!

She spent all day licking the flower on this shirt. 

Wrenn - Week 15

Week 15 is where it all went downhill for sleeping. Wrenn had been sleeping through the night (8pm to 7am) for weeks. But for some reason, she started waking up once a night, then twice a night this week.

She found her feet and has been obsessed ever since! She still loves her blankies; she soothes herself by rubbing blankies in her face and sucking on her hand and fingers (she hasn't gotten her thumb in there).

And she rolled from her tummy to back this week!

Wrenn - Week 14

Wrenn spent week 14 looking really cute, smiling and babbling a lot, & eating her hands and anything else she could get to her mouth. She also sat in the Bumbo for the first time! And tries SO HARD to roll from her back to tummy, but that stinkin' bottom arm keeps getting in the way.