Weddings and Birthdays

Well, my brother was tying the knot, so we HAD to travel to St.Lucia to show our support. Here are a few pics of our overseas excursion.

Going out for dinner one night. The food we ate at every restaurant was amazing!


The beach at the resort. It was cloudy about 80% of our time there, which had its advantage of not being so hot.

Mark went sailing several times.

Relaxing on the beach.

Relaxing at the pool at the resort. This was the sunniest time we were there.

The view from Pigeon Island National Park. It was raining when we made that hike.

Posing for a pic with the groom while we waited the arrival of the bride.

The wedding site was beautiful!

What God has joined together, let no man separate. Sand is such a neat symbol of that.

You may kiss the bride.

Cutting the cake.

Having a little fun after the ceremony.

The reception site was beautiful!

Dinner at the reception was excellent! I'm so glad we were able to be there to share that time with my brother!

When we returned to Arkansas we celebrated Charlie's 2nd birthday! I gave him several pictures of cakes to choose from and he chose a kitty cat cake.

What a joy Charlie is to us! As you can see, he enjoyed the chocolate cake.

In other news,one of Grandpa's chickens started sitting on her eggs. Since he doesn't have a rooster, we had to get some fertilized eggs from a friend. So maybe in a few weeks, we'll have some little chicks to raise! Here is Charlie petting her as she sits.

Easter 2010

First some random pictures.

Jack is doing a great job riding his tricycle!

The boys after an afternoon of play with Granpa. Notice how dirty Charlie is!

Charlie making a "mad" face.

We have a friend who invited us to an Easter egg hunt at their house. There were a lot of children there, but they were divided by age groups. So they all had a fair chance at "hunting" eggs. Charlie filled his basket to the top.

Jack picked up a few in the bushes.

But he was really more interested in this rocket toy.

We had a wonderful Easter morning. We gave the boys lambs again and made Resurrection rolls. Jesus died on the cross and they placed him in the tomb (marshmellow goes in crescent roll). After three days, the tomb was empty! (marshmellow melts during baking and leaves a hollow center) Jesus rose from the dead and is alive!

When we ate them, Jack would look inside the roll and say "Where is Jesus?!" as in he is not in the tomb anymore.

Family photo at the special Easter service at the auditorium. Thank you, Aunt Connie, for the matching shirts! The service was wonderful! We took communion and our pastor showed scenes from the Passion of the Christ. It was difficult to watch the portrayal of Jesus' suffering and death. He was the lamb of God to take away my sin and I am so thankful!

Later that afternoon, Mark's parents filled Easter eggs with quarters and hid them in our backyard. The boys "hunted" them. Jack was very good about leaving some for Charlie or sharing with him.

After the hunt, Charlie was very interested in examining all the eggs in his basket.