Easter 2016

We had a great Easter weekend full of family, worship, food and fun! These are my favorite pics from Easter 2016.....

Ava's Baptism

So this is a post I've prayed for/waited excitedly for/dreamed of writing since August 8, 2008.  Of all the dance recitals, soccer games and birthday party posts; no event compares to the significance of profession of faith and baptism.  Ava accepted Christ as her Lord and Savior on March 3rd after a psalms devotion about God's mighty power.  She had tears in her eyes when we finished reading and told us that she'd been thinking about her decision for some time and she felt like it was something she needed to do right then.  We prayed through tears and Ava committed her life to Christ in her room, in her bed, in her heart.  We celebrated her decision throughout the week and she was ready and excited to be baptized before her church!  Here are a few pictures of the sweetest day as Ava proclaimed her faith and followed with believer's baptism on March 20th. She was loud, she was joyous, she was sealed for all eternity.  Halleluiah! We were so thankful to have so many precious friends and all of our family stand with us on this special day.  We are thankful to our children's pastor, Dave Marsh, for his love and dedication to the kiddos of our church. And we are thankful for a God that saves.  We continue to pray that Ava's faith will grow every year as she draws nearer to Him in prayer and service.  What a mighty God we serve!

Keegan's Birthday Party

Keegan chose to have his birthday party at Jump Street this year so we celebrated over spring break with family and friends.  He wanted a star wars themed party of course and jump time with his buddies.  Here are some pics of his fun day.  I can't believe he's five!

Baseball Season!

Baseball season started a few weeks ago and this is Keegan's teams' first season playing advanced. Since we moved up to a new tier we had to change team names  and we are now Yankees. The boys are batting at 3 coach pitches then tee if they don't get a hit. The other major change is that we are following the 3 outs rule. The boys are blowing us away with their hitting and outfield skills. We are so proud of them!

Sharp dressed Yankees :-)

These boys are buddies. We have 7 returning players and 4 new teammates and they are so fun to watch! Keegan is hitting without the tee almost every time and so far he's thrown two outs to first base as pitcher position. They are progressing with each game and it's so fun to watch! We love baseball season :-)