He Is Risen! (And Carolyn has left the state)

Well, after our beautiful sunrise service at church I left NC for the new job in STL.  So far it is going well, but that's only one day of reading endless SOPs. :) It does get better and I expected the job to start out like this.

Chris is staying in NC with the kids for the next few weeks, so pray for him and if you think he needs help -- offer, he won't do as good of a job asking as we might like. :) Chris has done an amazing job potty training G the past few weeks, and we may have crossed a line.  Hopefully it doesn't go bad with me not there.

The drive up was fairly uneventful, just some wind and rain in Illinois.

Here are some fun "I'm not ready to get up for Easter pictures of the kiddos."

Yes G's feet are almost as long as he is wide and yes, they sleep together in the same bed. 

The blue blanket has been our constant companion the past few weeks.  G has an amazing sense of things going on around him, even if he doesn't seem like it.  

Waving Palms

This morning was the last day for me to attend the church here in NC.  We are moving to St. Louis in the next few weeks and I'll be going up next week after the sunrise service.  We will decide during the week if we all will go to the sunrise service or just me.  I found a job with a company making vet products.  The new company is working on beefing up their existing quality department and helping me get there.  Chris and the kids will be staying in NC to finish up his term and then come up in a few weeks.  Prayers for all of us as we go through this exciting yet stressful time. 

The past few weeks have been eventful as we've watched some amazing things come together.  We have a contract for a house in the St Louis area and the contract was accepted outright.  No haggling or counter offers -- simply accepted. 

Anyway the children's choir sang "Holy Holy Holy" for church this morning after processing while waving palm fronds.  G got to wave a frond but was upset he didn't get to sing with the choir.  Here are pictures of the kids with their fronds and the choir. A is in the middle of the choir if you are looking for her in her cherub robe.

I hear the OU game going on so I'm going to watch some basketball since it is on the TV.  Boomer Sooner!

The Madness that Becomes March

For the last week in February A and I went to DisneyWorld with NJ and my mom.  A and I went down Friday night and went to see friends of mine from high school in Gainesville.  We went through Magic Kingdom, Epcot, and Hollywood Studios while there.  NJ was ill the day we had Magic Kingdom scheduled so A and I did that by ourselves.  Our favorite "ride" this trip was Enchanted Tales with Belle.  For this ride the kids act out the story of Beauty and the Beast.  A was: ottoman, an enchanted plate, Maurice, Chip, and the Beast! I got to be an enchanted piece of armor for one of the trips through the library.  Here are some fun pictures from the trip with a bit of everything thrown in. :)

Fireworks set to John Williams at Hollywood

We found army green men walking around the Pixar area in Hollywood

Waiting for the ToyStory Midway Mania ride

Ready to get in and play the ToyStory Midway Mania

Sitting outside at Epcot

Ready for a day in spaceship earth (A's favorite ride)

Fireworks at Magic Kingdom

Beast

Chip

Ottoman

The backside of the Fairytale castle

leave the "Be Our Guest" restaurant

In our "Mermaid" room

Look who we found outside our room

I'm a butterfly!

The best way to see butterflies