Our Family Blog – Mike, Louanne, Nadia, Amelie, & Dani
Ahhhhhhhhh! I am so happy with how my tulips and daffodils turned out this year. After last years coming up all kinds of crazy colors (they were not what the package said), this years made me smile every time I looked at them. I know their life is so short here in Texas, but there is something amazing about finally seeing them. God’s majesty in my front yard.
Look at the 2 tone daffodil bulbs I bought.
Happy, happy, happy!
I hope all our readers have a blessed Easter. Rejoice – He is Risen!
Hear the bells ringing
They’re singing that you can be born again
Hear the bells ringing
They’re singing Christ is risen from the dead
The angel up on the tombstone
Said He has risen, just as He said
Quickly now, go tell his disciples
That Jesus Christ is no longer dead
Joy to the world, He has risen, hallelujah
He’s risen, hallelujah
He’s risen, hallelujah
Hear the bells ringing
They’re singing that you can be healed right now
Hear the bells ringing, they’re singing
Christ, He will reveal it now
The angels, they all surround us
And they are ministering Jesus’ power
Quickly now, reach out and receive it
For this could be your glorious hour
Joy to the world, He has risen, hallelujah
He’s risen, hallelujah
He’s risen, hallelujah, hallelujah
The angel up on the tombstone
Said He has risen, just as He said
Quickly now, go tell his disciples
That Jesus Christ is no longer dead
Joy to the world, He has risen, hallelujah
He’s risen, hallelujah
He’s risen, hallelujah
Hallelujah
My Grammie comes over to our house to play with the girls virtually every week. For 3.5 years she had a “playdate” with Nadia and now she has 2 great-granddaughters to have fun with. Nadia adores her and I know Amelie will love these weekly visits just as much as Nadia as soon as she is big enough to understand. This is such a special thing for me to see because growing up I didn’t live near my Grammie. So my special treats were packages that I got from her in the mail or letters written in her beautiful handwriting.
On Christmas Eve my mom would let me open one gift and I ALWAYS picked the one from my Grammie. Once I complained to my Grammie that “nothing ever says Louanne. Ever!” I was referring to things like personalized mugs and keychains. That year for my birthday I got a box full of things with my name on them and it was SO COOL!! A package of personalized pencils for school, a wood carving of my name for my bedroom desk, a watch with my name on the face and more. IT.WAS.AWESOME.
What made me think of all of this today was my Nancy Drew collection. I was getting excited thinking about Nadia learning to read and how when she and Amelie are big enough they can read all my books! I have the entire collection because my Grammie mailed me 3 -4 books at a time throughout my childhood until I had the entire collection of the original 56.
This post could be 10 times longer, but my point is to say that I am blessed that Grammie is such a part of my life and now my girls lives. I love you Grammie!
Click the photo above to see the whole album.
Amelie was baptized with 3 other kids from our church at the beginning of the month. She looked so pretty in the little dress Grammie bought her. (And yes, the hearts are there on purpose in honor of our Valentine’s kiddo). Pastor Jordan explained to the people in the church why we baptize and then started with Amelie. He usually holds the babies, but he decided that I better just hold her and that was the smartest plan. She thought the whole thing was weird and put on her “I am not paying attention to you face.” I have to admit if I was a toddler I would wonder why a bunch of people were looking at me get a handful water poured on my head 🙂
We love being a part of our church and how much love they have showered on our family.
After church we took the girls outside to try and snap some photos. It was really windy, but I think that Mike got some great shots.
