Happy Easter

Celebrating a Risen Savior!  

"And he said to them, 'Do not be amazed; you are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who has been crucified. He has risen; He is not here; behold, here is the place where they laid Him.'"  Mark 16:6

"For if the dead are not raised, not even Christ has been raised; and if Christ has not been raised, your faith is worthless; you are still in your sins. Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished. If we have hoped in Christ in this life only, we are of all men most to be pitied. But now Christ has been raised from the dead, the first fruits of those who are asleep." 1 Corinthians 15:16-20 

Children's Museum Fun!

The children's museum offers free admission on the 1st Monday of the month.  This made for a fun family day for our family last month.  The place was packed...but we still had a really good time. 

As we were driving through downtown, we showed the kids the city bus that my dad has rode to work for years.  It was neat to get to the museum and see a mini model of the same bus.  The kids were excited to take a picture to show to Pop.  

Our little nurse 

She played the part of a receptionist quite well too :)  

Doesn't she just look like a natural?  

Grocery shopping together  

Then Hannah switched roles to be the cashier

paying for his groceries

fishing

This was such a fun climbing area.  Hannah went through it several times.  

My 5 year old Gracie Girl

Can't believe it!  5 years old was big deal for me.  I feel like this is a big birthday...can't believe how fast my baby girl is growing up.  She bring so much joy to our lives.  Hannah is loves all things girlie.  We have fun doing our hair, painting nails, doing crafts, shopping, reading Bible stories, and doing homeschool preschool together.

Here's this years 20 Questions: (you can read last years responses here)
Favorite color:  Pink
Favorite Toy:  (the ones she is playing with at the time of the "interview") playdough icecream shop
Favorite Fruit:  Watermelon
Favorite TV show:  Wild Kratts
Favorite thing to eat for lunch:  peanut butter and jelly
Favorite outfit:  Panda bear shirt
Favorite Game:  Candy Land
Favorite Snack:  clementines
Favorite Animal:  zebra
Favorite Song:  "Jesus Loves Me"
Favorite Book:  "Stellaluna"
Best Friend:  Milan
Favorite Cereal:  Mini Wheats
Favorite thing to do outside:  play baseball
Favorite Drink:  Juice
Favorite Holiday:  Christmas
What do you take to bed with you at night?:  Bear
Favorite thing to eat for breakfast:  waffles
What do you want for dinner on your bday?  Hotdogs
What do you want to be when you grown up?  A baseball player

It's always fun to hear the way that she responds.  :)
Hannah loves her electronics.  She is always asking to play the computer, ipod, leapster, or watch tv.  We try to limis this time so that she can use her imagination...but these are some of her favorites.  She is an AMAZING reader!   She will sit and read for hours and can read just about anything you put in front of her. She loves to read to Isaac and has been reading our bedtime Bible stories.  She is learning addition and subtraction and loves to write.  She is really into games right now.  She would love it if we could have family game night every night.  Some of her favorites are:  Candy Land, Strawberry Shortcake, UNO attack, Guess Who, and The Lady Bug Game.  She loves God's Word and absorbs it like a little sponge.  She can't wait to be at Sparky in AWANA. :)  What a blessing she is to our lives!  We thank God everyday for our Hannah Grace!