Awesome Easter and 6 & 20 months!

Easter Morning

Easter Afternoon

Claire loves her food!!!!!!!!!

Wells loves his friends and finally plays with them! He really loves Jack (shown here) and Char Char (we'll show him in another pic!) He plays with them the most! He also LOVES his play group buddies from church. I pray they all grow up together! So fun!

Claire in her first tutu! A precious family friend

gave this to Claire so that we would have something

girly in the wardrobe! No problem there!! :)

Get ready for a longer post...

Happy Easter to Everyone! We had such an amazing weekend and day. We have been crazy (as always) the past few days, but have really tried to focus on what Christ went through for us and somehow relay this to a 6 month old and 20 month old through our love for them. I always read the Jesus Storybook bible to Wells before going to bed and the past two nights I have skipped to Jesus death and resurrection. Of course I know it's over his head, but he loves to look at the pictures and say "Jesus Bible" while I read. After reading the last two nights, he sweetly and earnestly said loudly "Jesus Bible" when I closed it for the night. It made me cry because I thought even though he doesn't understand yet, he is longing for me to show him more pictures and read more. Isn't this how God wants us to be? He wants us to yearn to read more about Him and be excited to read His word each day. It was just a precious picture and an Easter I'll never forget. It's amazing how precious words and facial expressions from our children can point us to Christ. What a miracle He is and what miracles our children are!!! Back to today... we had an awesome day!! We had an amazing church service, went to lunch with my family, nap, and then off to Chris' parents for the afternoon. It was again...beautiful chaos! Those will be my famous last words about every holiday until they are over 5! But I wouldn't trade a second of it! I love every minute of the chaos because it reminds me how blessed we are!!

This weekend was also Claire's 6 month birthday and Wells' 20 months. This was a HUGE month in milestones for Claire and Wells! Here is a summary of both of them:

Claire:

started rolling over

holding her own bottle!! (early I know...it's a second child thing!)

got her first tooth!

began eating and boy does she eat!!!

Loves her exersaucer

Loves for me to read to her and will sit still staring at the pages forever!

Loves her johnny jump up!

She started mommy and me swim lessons

She plays with every toy she sees

And she has become a daddy's girl!!

I feel like she is doing TONS more than Wells did at 6 months

Wells:

-Talks ALL day long! Here are our favorite new sayings: "Mommy, Are you???" (where are you), "Jesus Bible", "Awwwww, sweet!", " I see you!", "I coming!!", "Roll Tide!", and "I drop it" (everytime I ask where something is, even if it is something he can't carry)...so cute!!!!!

-he is running everywhere

- he no longer sits still except when I read

- he loves to close his eyes and pretend we can't see him

- he is definitely getting into the terrible twos!!! wow, major meltdowns and tantrums....no fun for us!

- he is a mama's boy!!!!!!!!!! I love this...most of the time!! :)

It's amazing how much Chris and I love these kiddos. It is kind of love that I never knew existed! Thank you Lord for my precious and fun children!