Fun at the park 4/22

 We love hanging out with our friends Ben, Caleb and Devon. Now that the boys are older it is so much fun to see them interact! It was funny seeing Jude and Ben show off their muscles. And they all three love to swing! We had a great day at the park.

Jude LOVES to color! :-) random I know but that's what he is doing right now. He tells me when it's time to color by pointing at the markers and saying colors! Love it!! 

Tank You Mama

Jude several times today has said thank you mama. The first time was this morning when I gave him some fruit loops. He said "tank you mama" with that big smile on his face! It makes mama so happy when he says thank you and then when he said thank you mama I almost cried I was so proud of him!! We went to a stroller strides class this morning with our friends Shona, Nicole, and Devon. It was a lot of fun and Nicole and Shona even when a couple of prizes. Jude watched everybody the whole time. Again I was so proud of him because he did not fuss or cry he just watched and watched. He loves to be outside and watch his mama work. After the workout class there were activities for us to do. He really liked riding in the train. Again, I am so proud of my little boy! 

Yesterday we went to the library for story time and he sat and listened. At the beginning he was a little bored but then he really began to enjoy it when there was singing and began looking at the pictures in the book. I look forward to the summer when we get to go do it more often. 

Easter

Jude was so fun getting his Easter eggs this year! There was a hunt at the church after service and he ran out there grabbed and egg and chunked it across the field. Then we told him to put it in the basket and he was pretty good at it. I didn't help him much I let him do all the work. I just held the basket for him. Then we did one at home and he was smiling and having a good time! Grammy, Paw Paw, Katie and Clark were here this weekend to celebrate with us. It was so fun to have everybody here! Jude is trying so hard to say Grammy and it makes her very happy.  Everyone came from all over. Paw Paw came from Southlake, Grammy came from Diboll and Katie and Clark came from Abilene. They all got here on Friday but at different times. Grammy and Paw paw watched Jude while Ryan and I went to go see God's not dead. We have not been to a theater in a long time so it  was really fun to go on a date! What a great movie! It is so awesome to see movies that are successful that are focused on the true God! On Saturday we went to the park and I was so impressed and proud of Jude! He can do pull-ups! (kind of) He just hangs there dangling for  several seconds! Much better than any of the rest of us can. 

The sermon yesterday at church was phenomenal.  He gave the illustration of being in debt. God sending his Son for me is like him taking away all of my debt. But not only that he refills my bank account with the perfect life of Jesus! Wow! Grammy said it was the best Easter sermon she has ever heard. Love Pastor Dan! 

Brady's 2, Colorado and Retreat

Not sure why the previous post didn't post but I wrote it at the end of February. Jude and I went to Vail, Colorado with Grammy and Paw Paw and Katie and Clark. Ryan couldn't go and we missed him dearly. It was Jude's first plane ride and he did much better than I was expecting. I was mentally prepared for the worst but he did well. We played games on the iPad and ate LOTS of snacks. Mostly vanilla Oreos- Gigi and Papa got them for him and he loved them!! We left out of Dallas after going to Brady's second birthday party. I cannot believe he is two!! The party was cars themed and Chelsea did such an awesome job decorating!! Getting Jude and Brady together is so fun. After everyone left I got to spend a little bit more time with Kylee and she just laughed and smiled at me. I loved it!! Jude loves Kylee and would smile at her and try to play with her. 

Anyway, back to Colorado. I got to ski two days while my mom watched Jude. It was so fun getting to spend some time with Katie and Clark. I don't get to see them as much as I would like. We FaceTime chatted with dad every night and Ryan would play basketball to get Jude's attention on the phone. 

Speaking of basketball.. Jude loves it! In Colorado Jude woke up a lot the last couple of nights (we were there Sunday to Friday) so in the middle of the night we would turn on sports center and hope they'd show a basketball play. He watches it! 

March madness is going on right now and I left Jude with Ryan. I love when they hang out as father and son. It makes this mama so happy. I went to the Grace Bible  Church retreat and lead worship with Lisa. It was a blessing to be there surrounded by women of God learning about being faithful in a faithless world. It was in Glen Rose so I left Jude here with Ryan and they had a blast! We now have a basketball court in our living room! But that's okay. It can stay for now :-) 

When I got home today Jude was so so happy. He ran up with a big smile and then would not let go for a long time. I loved it!! He was a crazy child but I think it was just because he was so excited. Then later, for the first time, he put on Ryan's shoes. I thought it was so cute! I got so excited!