Happy Easter! He is Risen!

Here are some Easter activities we have been up to. . .

Easter Eggs

Lots of eggs and lots of fun dying and decorating

Adley wanted "another one!"

Jaylyn had a blast

Resurrection Rolls

We also made resurrection rolls where each ingredient represents something about
Jesus buried and rising again. Adley preferred just eating the marshmallows.

Dip marshmallows (Jesus) in butter (oils) and cinnamon/sugar (spices) for burial.

TJ read the scripture verses as the girls wrapped their marshmallows.

Wrap the marshmallow in a crescent roll or biscuit (cloth around his body.) Place them in the oven (the tomb). When they are finished, the marshmallows have melted and are not there! Just as Jesus was no longer in the tomb. (Thanks Jenny for printing it in the newsletter so I didn't have to look for my copy!)

Resurrection Eggs

These are always fun to hide and see what items are inside once they find them all.

I was excited that Jaylyn knew what most of the items represented about the Easter message. Although, it is kind of sad to see her growing up so fast!

Church Easter Egg Hunt

Well, unfortunately Adley and I missed the big egg hunt. She had thrown up the day before and we were waiting 24 hours to make sure all was well. Thankfully she isn't quite old enough to realize what she was missing and she was really feeling fine. So, all was well with us at home. But, it sounds like Jaylyn enjoyed her morning at the egg hunt!

Eggs everywhere!

She is a true girl and wanted to find the prettiest ones. :)

Easter Morning

The girls enjoyed looking through their Easter baskets

Adley wanted to eat all the candy right away.

The girls in their dresses before church. I actually finished them and hair bows too. Woohoo!

Easter at the Laxtons

We alternate family sides each year. This was our year at TJ's side. 12 kids excited to do their egg hunt after lunch and before the rain came.

More eggs!

Adley finally got to join in for real!

Jaylyn holding part of her loot. It is crazy what these girls brought home!

Adley of course, wanting more candy! Even after I took all her baskets away, she found someone to give her someone else's candy!

I think I posted these lyrics last year, but here they are again...
(from "In Christ Alone" by Keith Getty and Stuart Townsend)


There in the ground His body lay,
Light of the world by darkness slain;
Then bursting forth in glorious day,
Up from the grave He rose again!
And as He stands in victory,
Sin's curse has lost its grip on me;
For I am His and He is mine—
Bought with the precious blood of Christ.

Thank You Jesus for this hope of Easter!

Fun Outside

The girls enjoyed the weather today. Finally, not so cold!

Swing!

A little Basketball

Here is Adley with a dried bloody nose and muddy hands from the ball - "Yuck." :)

T-Ball time is here

Power hit

Working on her swing

Adley didn't want to miss out on the fun

Hit it!

Jaylyn is in egg hunt mode.

one over there!

And over here!

Preschool Easter Egg Hunt

Jaylyn and her friends enjoyed their egg hunt at preschool. It was a little chilly, but they quickly found the eggs and headed back inside.

Finding those eggs

On the run!

Found one!

There's one

I see some!

The class with their eggs

Checking out their eggs

Jaylyn was so sweet to give Adley her own egg hunt when we got home!

Jaylyn hid eggs for her over and over again!

Bath Tub Made It In!

Well, it was a little worrisome if the surround would actually make it up the stairs and in the bathroom, but it made it. They just had to take the stair rails and 5 doors and frames off. :) Here are some pics of it in. . .

Hooray!

Yippee!

Tim the Plumbing Pro

Poppy and his helpers taking the stair rails off.

Having Fun

Haven't been updating much, but we are all doing well. I am definitely lacking in energy now and I am getting a lot of comments on my belly. We will still wait and see if this little girl will continue in the path of her sisters of being a good sized baby. I am praying she does not exceed Adley!

Today was our second to last MOPS meeting of the year. Things are wrapping up quickly. We had a great meeting talking about the meaning of Easter. I will be stepping down as co-coordinator for next year, so I am kind of sad about that. But, at the same time, I can feel the relief coming. :)

The bathroom is coming along slowly. We can really only work on it on Saturdays so far. Last Saturday was kind of a loss, but the tub is at the store and they will be bringing it on Saturday. Progress is coming!

I am trying to sew my girls' Easter dresses! Am I crazy? Yes! This is my first time sewing from a pattern since I was in junior high. I have actually finished Jaylyn's, although I need to make a couple adjustments. Adley's is started and I am moving MUCH faster with hers now that I have done one. I know what to do now! But, time is running out. . . You will all have to wait and see if I can do it and if they are actually wearable in public. hee hee!

Here are some pics of the silly girls. . .

It was a hat day!

Jaylyn has been in such a creative mood lately. She is coloring and cutting and pasting like crazy! She has even decorated our front screen door with lots of notes for all of the traffic to see. A friend who lives in town asked me what all those notes were all over my front door! She thought it was an awful lot of info to leave for a delivery man. :) Here she is in a creation she made a few weeks back. She wanted to blend in with the wall so no one could see her. Except, she just had orange for her hands. She did it all herself, except I had to help her with the one hand since she had already taped up the other one. She is so funny.

Adley is just plain silly.

Random pics

Adley being silly as usual.

Jaylyn, Adley and their cousins: Hailee, Mylee and Elijah. We were at Mylee's first birthday party. The girls had a great time.

Jaylyn Braved the Dentist

Those of you that know Jaylyn, know that she is a girl with many fears. They say you shouldn't say in front of your fearful child that they are shy, etc. So, I think I am just going to say God has given her a "cautious spirit". Well, the dentist experience has been one of those that she has been unsure about. I have taken her a couple times, but she has never allowed them to touch her teeth. Although, she did let them look. Well, it has been a while and now that she has gotten a little older, she is doing better at trying some things. She does try to be brave. :) So, we tried again. I told her if she could be brave with getting shots that hurt, she could be brave at the dentist since it doesn't hurt. Poor girl was very nervous and kept getting tears in her eyes thinking about it. She just kept trying to wipe them away. On the way there, she told me she could not stop thinking about the dentist! She made sure I went first and asked over and over again what the hygentist was doing and how she was NOT going to do that to her, just mommy. She would not sit or take her eyes off what the hygentist was doing to me. It was pretty comical. But, we joked with her and she seemed to be doing okay. One thing was for sure, they were not going to put that "Poky Thing" in her mouth! She repeatedly mentioned that one!!! That poor hygentist is going to be answering Jaylyn's questions in her sleep now. But, when it was her turn, she got in the chair (the princess throne) and let her polish her teeth. Although, she was worried it would tickle too much on the top teeth, so she would only let them polish the bottom. :) But, she did it and did fine and knows now that it doesn't hurt. It was quite an afternoon!

Here she is on her princess throne waiting for those shiny princess teeth.

Letting the hygentist do her thing.

Adley also enjoyed this adventure at the dentist. She also had LOTS of questions.
That poor hygentist. Adley also said many times, "Not brush my teeth!"

Bathroom Update

So far, TJ has been able to work in the bathroom on Saturdays and today my dad is here to help with the radiator part of the project. Such a FUN part that I'm sure he is thrilled with tackling. He has it out and is working on rearranging the pipes below the floorboard to work with a baseboard heater instead of bringing the radiator back in. He is definitely making a lot of noise up there. :)

Here is the progress Tim and TJ had made a couple Saturdays ago when the dumpster was here. They ripped out the rest of the wall and got the exhaust fan started.

Notice what is missing?? No more radiator! And you can see some of the dry wall Tim and TJ got up last Saturday. They also finished the exhaust fan. Moving right along!

My happy Dad so excited about this radiator project. Nothing is ever simple with our house and there are plenty of difficulties in changing that radiator to a baseboard system. But, I think he is making progress!!

More Catch Up

Well, I have been away with a "media fast" and now I have lost all of my energy and so I am just trying to get done what needs to be done. :) But, I am now officially in the final trimester. So, that is exciting. So, here come some catch up posts!