Easter Festivities

Family Pic at my parents for Easter Lunch
Boys opening up their eggs

We started celebrating Easter last weekend with Jason's parents by having a little Easter Egg hunt in the front yard. The boys had fun and it was good practice for the egg hunt on Saturday at the gym.
Easter Morning before church

At the gym the kids did a few crafts, hunted for eggs, visited the bunny (Jacob), and had pancakes! Deacon wasn't sure he really enjoyed all of it but I'm hopeful that by next year he will be more adaptable. :)




We also visited the bunny at the mall per Jacob's request. Deacon again wasn't a fan but we have the memory for sure. Friday night after church we colored our Easter eggs another thing Jacob loved and Deker didn't Easter morning we enjoyed a beautiful service at church before lunch at my parents and big naps for the boys in the afternoon!

All the bunny stuff and eggs were fun but the most amazing part was seeing Jacob begin to understand why we celebrate Easter. We watched a neat video that really explained the sacrifice Jesus made as well as read the Easter story in the bible. He also came home from Sunday school with many good questions after our Good Friday service and our Easter morning service. He also learned some new praise song that he loved singing for both his grandparents!! We are so thankful for Jacob's growing love for our Lord and savior as well as for our church that helps him grow in his understanding of the faith.

Disney/Florida

We did it we took the kids to Disney and boy did we have fun!! I think Jacob loved it the most and his Daddy was a close second!! The weather was chilly but the sun was shining and we were able to do a ton. We spent 2 days enjoying the excitement that Disney has to offer. We spent a half day at hollywood studios and then met up with Grandma and Grandpa DeWitt to see the Animal Kingdom and go on the safari!! We spent the next day at the Magic Kingdom with both sets of Grandparents. It was great having all the extra hands with us in the parks to keep track of the little ones. We also did a character breakfast before we left the last day which was highlight for Jacob!!! He loved having his picture taken with the characters and always wanted to get a kiss as well. Ha Ha!!!

It's a Small World!Lightning McQueenDeacon watching the parade! The whole group with Woody and JessiePlayhouse Disney LiveJacob loving a dino ride with Grandma Mary!I guess they all wanted to ride together because the winnie the pooh ride was so scary!

Jacob in the "Honey I Shrunk the Kids Playground"

After our time at Disney we headed down to Ft. Myers beach for a week were we enjoyed a little time on the beach. The weather wasn't the best but the boys still had a few chances to get their toes in the sand and do a little digging.

Jacob is 3!

We celebrated Jacob's birthday with a Mickey Mouse party and some of his favorite foods. Cinnamon rolls and Chili!! Jacob was even involved in making the Cinnamon rolls for the party such a fun thing to do with him and the help of a dear friend and grandma B. Jacob got lots of fun toys as well as a big boy bike and scooter to use this spring and summer!!!

Exciting things about Jacob at age 3: ~Jacob still adores reading and loves to hear stories people make up for him even better. His favorite is to think of a subject and have us tell him a story about it. Sometimes this is difficult. (tell me a story about grass, clouds, dirt, etc...)
~Jacob also loves to make believe he is always and animal or building a house, cave, nest. His favorite is probably to play Simba and build pride rock from the lion king.
~Jacob still loves Oatmeal for breakfast and prefers to eat it with his dad.
~Jacob's favorite place to eat is Taco Bell. He really loves going to restaurants. We will be in the car and it's only 10 a.m. and he will say "Mom I might get hungry soon so can we go to a restaurant?" Maybe that means I'm a bad cook.
~Jacob is a baker and a craft er for sure not a day goes by that we can get away with skipping these kinds of activities. He will even turn down a cartoon to do these activities.
~Jacob favorite people to play with are still his cousins.
~Lastly Jacob has decided he is a country boy and would like to be at the barn with his buddy Lucas. At the gym they pretend they are mud running and hunting together. Sooooo FUNNNY!!
Jacob brings Jason and I so much joy and we are thankful for the Blesssing God has given us in him. We continue to be amazed by how much he as grown and what he learns everyday. We look forward to many more birthdays with him.