30 Days of Thanks - Day 24

I'm thankful for passed down family traditions and also getting to start new ones with Caleb and Owen. How cool is it that Clayton and I get to take all the things that were awesome about the holidays from when we were kids, and share them with our children? Plus we get to add in new fun things in to make them all our own.

We spent last night listening to Christmas music and putting up the Christmas tree together - one of my absolute favorite things about the holidays. Today, we're having Jaime and Aaron over for Thanksgiving dinner and then celebrating Thanksgiving with the Smith family on Sunday. It doesn't get much better than this.

Happy Thanksgiving, friends!

30 Days of Thanks - Day 23

I am thankful for being CAUGHT UP on my photo sessions so that I can enjoy the rest of the week with my boys.

This means I won't have to feel guilty knowing that work or clients are waiting on me while I'm eating turkey and decorating the Christmas tree! OR flying around the giant floating fish that my dad got the boys! (Get ready to live, Jaime & Aaron).

Caleb Learned the Real Meaning of Easter

I have had quite a time trying to explain Easter to Caleb and why we celebrate it. It's hard to explain death to a 3 year old, let alone resurrection and what that means for us.

 

So I have been trying to simplify it as much as possible but didn't really think it was sticking.

 

We hadn't discussed the true meaning of Easter yet today - not since yesterday morning. All talk today has been the Easter bunny and candy. Then we had one of the best conversations we've ever had:

 

Me: "Caleb, do you know why we celebrate Easter?"

Caleb: "Yes, because Jesus saved us."

 

That was it. A beautiful, simple and perfect answer. Nothing more needed to be said.

 

And then the mom tears started flowing. I adore Him (both Jesus & Caleb).

 

Happy Easter

In the midst of all the Easter basket glory this morning:

Clayton: Do you want to try and go potty?
Caleb: (as serious as he has ever been and with chocolate all over his face) No. I don't want to do anything.

He looooooved his Easter egg hunt and basket this morning. I've never seen him move so fast in the morning. :)

And let's not forget the real reason we celebrate today:

Romans 6:8-11
Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him. For we know that since Christ was raised from the dead, he cannot die again; death no longer has mastery over him. The death he died, he died to sin once for all; but the life he lives, he lives to God. In the same way, count yourselves dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus.

Happy Easter everyone!