Picture by my Lizzie

What a Joyous Celebration

My sister and her little family came for their annual trip to our house for Easter.

They have a new baby girl named Saylor!

She's always so precious in pink and of course her mommy always dresses her up in the best.

We spent the weekend enjoying the beautiful weather and playing in nature.

The bluebonnets this time of year is one of the best reasons to live in Texas.

We spent our Easter Sunday at my in-laws and just had a great day of playing.
My sister and her son, Tripp, enjoy an Easter cupcake in the shade.

another picture by my Lizzie

Tripp really enjoyed the cupcake!

My three year old nephew, Lawson the "pro skateboarder", tried and tried to teach Tripp how to do it right, but for some reason, it just didn't work out right...

more pictures by my Lizzie

I wonder why?

For this Easter, I decided to make my son, Jackson, something special.

I made him a shadowbox with memories of his best friend Thomas who passed away in February. I wasn't sure what his reaction would be, but when he saw the keepsake he had the sweetest look on his face and just smiled at me.

Lot's more memories to come!

Well, I'm finally doing it! I'm creating my own blog. I have been so inspired in the last year by many creative bloggers to start thinking about blogging myself. I first had to think about what I wanted my blog to reveal about me.

So I asked:

What is most important to me?

What do I spend most of my time doing?

Who do I spend most of my time with?

Who do I seem to do everything for?

Bingo, my FAMILY!

Everyday my life is centered around family, not just the three people that I share a home with but others also. My extended family, my family of friends and my church family. I am truly blessed that God has given me wonderful people to spend my life with.

So why not write about them?

Why not write about the fantastic times with them?

Why not write about the traditions and

memories I create with them?

I think it is so important to make as many memories and traditions as we can while we have the opportunity. One of my dearest friends recently lost her ten year old son, who was my son's best friend, to a tragic accident. God opened my eyes to how important time is in this little world. Time spent with the Lord. Time spent with my family that God created for me. Time spent with my cherished friends. How important it all is and how fast it goes!

So, here I go. I hope you enjoy this journey with me and

come to love the people that I am so thankful for.