The Easter Bunny

This year the Easter Bunny sent Paw-Paw Kenny and Kay-Kay all the way to Saint Louis to deliver special Easter baskets to our boys.

The boys were so excited about all of the sweet treats they found in their Easter baskets.

Caleb loved all of the colored eggs, and he was amazed that the eggs opened up and had even more fun stuff inside.

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The Easter Bunny's Favorite helper- our very own Kay-Kay (with her cutie).

Our Boy's Baptisms

It has been such a special blessing to have Dawson's parents join us for the baptism of both of our boys.

Kay-Kay and Paw-Paw Kenny with Caleb (9 months old) at his baptism.

Kay-Kay and Paw-Paw Kenny with Joshua Stephen (7 weeks old) on his baptism day.

We were also blessed to have Dawson's grandfather join us for Joshua Stephen's baptism.
What special days and precious memories!

Caleb's Baptism

We are so excited Caleb was baptized on March 16 . It was such a special day for us! Baptism means so much to us because we believe that God's promises to us as believers extend to our children.

Acts 2: 38- 39
"Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ ^for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. For ^the promise is for you and for your children and for all who are far off, everyone whom the Lord our God calls to himself."

Praise God for His promises to us and our children! We continually hope that our boys would never remember a day that they didn't know and love Jesus as their Savior.

We started a new family tradition with Joshua Stephen- we hope to have each of our children baptized in the same baptism gown. We think the gown will become a precious family keepsake, and hopefully a special reminder to us of God's faithfulness to us and our children for generations to come.

One happy little Caleb Drue!

We have been waiting to have Caleb baptized until we found a church home here in Saint Louis. And after many months of visiting other great churches we finally decided to become members of Providence Presbyterian Church. We just love our new church family and we are continually encouraged by the teaching and fellowship we find there. One fun thing about our church is that children (of all ages) get to attend the worship service.

If you know anything about our rambunctious little two year old Joshua Stephen, then you know that sitting quietly for over an hour is not an easy task. But having the boys with us during the worship service has been something that we have all enjoyed. It is so neat to have the opportunity each week to explain to our boys how Jesus died for our sins as we share the Lord's supper together. I am always so encouraged by Joshua Stephen's questions and it is so precious to hear him reciting the Lord's prayer as we say it all together as a church family each week. I am continually blessed by his child like faith. Now mind you, the worship service is filled with more distractions with two little ones sitting by your side, but it is such a blessing to get to worship together as a family.

Joshua Stephen helping pass out palm leaves on Palm Sunday (the day Caleb was baptized).

Sleeping Babes

I just love to look in on my little men while they are sleeping each night. They are so tranquil and quiet after their long and busy days. Seeing them like this reminds me how quickly they grow up and just how precious they are.

Our March Blizzard

It's hard to believe that over 12 inches of snow fell in under 8 hours, and during the first week of March no less. Here's some pictures from our fun little snow day.

The view from our window during the middle of the blizzard.

Joshua Stephen with his feet sinking in the snow.

Golf anyone? Joshua Stephen loves to use golf clubs (or any type of stick or really any long straight item) as a weapon. He is such a boy, but he'll be a great protector one day!

Caleb enjoying the fresh air.

Joshua Stephen making snow angels with his good friend Maya. What Fun!!!

We decided to bring a little of the snow inside with us and make Snow ice cream. Here's the recipe:
1 gallon snow, 1 cup sugar, 1 Tablespoon vanilla extract, 2 cups milk
When it starts to snow, place a large, clean bowl outside to collect the flakes. When full, stir in sugar and vanilla to taste, then stir in just enough milk for the desired consistency. Serve at once or freeze for a fun treat later. It's Delicious!

The Easter Bunny

Last week we were playing at the mall playground, when the Easter Bunny decided to pop in for a visit. (It was a really slow night at the mall, and the Easter Bunny didn't have many visitors so he came looking for some new friends.) We were all very surprised to see him, but we had fun getting to snap a few pictures with our new friend before he sprang back into action.

A work of art

Joshua Stephen made this fun craft project at the Log Cabin. He refers to it as his "church window" since you often see stain glass like this at church. You can't really see it, but there is a little sticker on it that says "Jesus died for me". I just love it!