F.I.V.E.

I cannot believe our babies are five. Why must they grow up?  What a precious, precious time.  Luke asked me the other morning at breakfast "how" we grow up.  As I began answering him, I thought about the fragility of that question. What a LIFE question Luke! So early in the morning too!

I began describing to him how things grow and what makes them grow and how God designed the baby to be small so it could fit inside a mother....then i started to loose it. I had to turn to face the sink and drop a little tear.  Whew! He is such a thinker, such a great thinker! I love that he has questions.  As I answer them, I really try to be correct and think about his heart and how he might translate my response.    They are both just full of life and the age of five is still such an innocent age, and i truly feel that we must keep that innocence about them for as long as we can.  Not to hinder, but i belive that by doing that, we allow the true spirit of a child to develop.   We are just more in love with these two spring babies as ever and can't wait to see what the next five years and beyond bring to us! 

Our celebration over the weekend was such a blessed time!  By Monday night, I think Josh and I were  seeing double because we were so tired.  I am certain the kids were wiped, but we celebrated hard because that's what you do when you have a double birthday!!!  I try really hard each year to make each of them feel like it's their day, and to feel special individually.  But this year it hit me that, they may be individuals, but they truly don't know anything BUT being together, and so they would'nt have it any other way.  Sweet.

We are ever so thankful for our two little growing children.

So here are the highlights from the weekend.  Now I guess it's Happy Easter! Go hunt eggs with a child...pick a flower...look up and feel the sunshine. For this is worship!

The Lord is RISEN, He is risen indeed!!!!!

Hallelujah!!!!

My big boy at the zoo riding a bull.  We had a sunny day on Friday, and we couldn't resist the zoo!   Do you see Isabel in the back?  That little girls name was Olivia, and she had a little sister named Isabel!  As you can imagine, our Isabel thought that was the neatest thing!

You better believe it, we're turning FIVE, Chuck - E- Cheese!!!!

Sweet Daddy!!

Why is skee-ball so fun!!?  Good times!

Ok,  I guess it had been quite a while since I had been to chuck e cheese for a party, and I was SHOCKED that they took away the entire animatronics show!!!!   What???  No cheerleader?  No ape on the electric piano? Josh and i were like....what is chuck e cheese without that?  I mean, that was  THE BEST PART when i was growing up! All the animals playing instruments, and all the good music and they only played it once every hour.  Well at least the twins didnt know what they were missing.   But then, they may have redeemed themselves a little with the TICKETBLASTER!!!  It was pretty awesome.

McKenna got her ears pierced and hair done at the American girl salon!  I cannot believe Isabel has not asked to get her ears pierced.  Maybe she just doesnt think we would let her.  Josh and I had totally planned on letting her, if she asked, since she wanted to get McKenna's pierced.  Nope, she didnt ask, so we didnt either.  Until she asks I suppose we won't do it.

For school, I made pink and black soccer cookies for them to take to school!  

Breakfast and a present before school!

Celebrating with friends at school!  Found these cute glasses instead of party hats at Target, and the kids LOVED them.   That is Luke looking at his best pal Crayton.  They are so funny together!

Isabel and her sweet friends Ava and Meighlyn

Decorating on their birthday..

Luke wanted a Hockey Puck cake!

Isabel wanted a "big pink cake"

Lamentations 3:22-23
 Because of the LORD's great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail.  They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.

I hope you enjoyed the pics :)

Life is SO worth celebrating!  

We also want to wish our sweet cousin 

"Marky"

a VERY Happy Fifth Birthday tomorrow!!!!!