He is Risen!

 This Easter was filled with fun, family, adventure, faith, and eggs.  We began the weekend on Friday at Champion Forest Baptist Church with a Good Friday Service. It was the perfect time to reflect on what the weekend really meant in our lives as Christians.  Saturday we got up and took a family road trip to Chappel Hill. We ate lunch at Beaver's Kitchen and did some shopping on Main Street before moving on to other adventures. Of course on Sunday we attended church in the morning.  It was a beautiful service. After church we returned home to quickly change and grab the brisket that had been cooking for 16 hours so that we could head to Christopher and Heather's home.  There we ate and celebrated the day with the all the Halls and Heather's side of the family.  Of course the day would not be complete without a good old fashioned egg hunt.  Each of the kids were able to find all of their eggs (the favorite being the money eggs!). Although, I am not sure if the kids had more fun hunting Easter Eggs or smashing the everyone with confetti eggs.  Let's just say I am glad the celebration was not at our house this year.  All in all it was an amazing weekend filled with blessings that were made available only because of the sacrifice of love by our Lord.  Happy Easter!

A day trip to Chappell Hill

There is no better way to spend a beautiful Saturday than with family in the country.  We started our day in search of bluebonnets, but when that didn't pan out, we moved on to lunch at Beaver's Kitchen in Chappell Hill.  We decided to reroute and head out to Washington on the Brazos State Park.  This is where the Texas Declaration of Independence was signed March 2, 1836.  They had a live museum going on, so the kids were able to see people dressed up and explaining various trades of the time period.  My favorite was looking inside the church like structure that was where the declaration was signed.  I always wonder if any of the men thought about what Texas would be like in 150 years and if they knew the significance of what they were doing.  We were also able to go inside the Star of Republic Museum and Barrington Farms.  Barrington Farms was a unique experience as it is a real working farm, so we were able to explore the grounds, homes, and animals.  It was a great day of smiles, wondering around holding hands, shopping in downtown Chappell Hill, and laughs.  Just a beautiful day! 

Decker Prairie Field Day and Fun Run

What a great afternoon with Caelin!  I took off a half day from work and Gamee and I were able to be with Caelin during her 4th grade Field Day and Fun Run.  The students started their morning with the fun run and then had field day in the afternoon.  It was definitely hot, but the kids had a blast.  Field day was always my favorite day of school each year and I am glad that Covid has been steadily out of the way in order to allow schools to return to having field days.  The students rotated through different stations and hung out with friends from other classes.  It was a day Caelin won't forget!

Bunco, 90's Style!