Happy Easter!

April was quite the eventful month. We literally had something going on every weekend.
In early April we headed over to the space coast to celebrate our beautiful Goddaughter's 1st birthday. Even though it was a quick trip, we were so glad we made it.




Nick got the garden bug and has been busy turning our back yard into a farm. I am excited about the prospective bounty, and hope he can prove to have a green thumb. We've got a billion tomatoes, give or take, two cucumber plants, some pepper plants, a raspberry bush, blueberry bush, strawberry bush, Mandarin orange tree, lime tree, little lemon bush and little key lime bush. We maaayyy see our water bill go up a tad.
Natalie has been excited about it, and she even got her own little garden kit. She planted some pumpkin seeds, so we will see how those do.
Here's some pics of our trees going in.









We had a really great Easter. Saturday, we went to St. Paul and hunted Easter eggs. Natalie got three eggs, realized something was inside, and then stopped. Oh well, she had fun anyway. :) She also had time "riding cars" with her friends.









Then, after church on Sunday, we headed over to my Aunt Elaine and Uncle Dick's for a great family dinner, and one of Natalie's greatest days ever. She started the day with a new train set, a Veggie Tales movie and two eggs with play dough. Then, she got spoiled rotten at Elaine and Dicks with a private egg hunt, banana pudding, got to watch two movies, and eat pop corn. :) Fun for all. She also LOVED her "pretty new Easter dress". She looked quite adorable.












We have had lots of new additions to our house this past month. First, we adopted a new kitty. We went to the SPCA thinking we wanted a kitten, but instead, we ended up with 2 year old, Lilly. She is a fantastic cat and has adapted very well to our family. :) Nick said I have a knack for picking out great cats.

Our back screened in porch is really coming along. I recently got my new porch swing put together and up. We love it!


Easter is always a time to reflect on the new life we have because of Jesus' selfless sacrifice, death, and glorious resurrection. Likewise, our family is celebrating and giving thanks for another little new life He has blessed us with. Baby M2 is expected to arrive around December 1st. :)
Big Sister, Natalie has been keeping us smiling as usual. Blessings to all!