Hello yellow!

Lee was quick to point out that our new yellow paint was, um, BRIGHT!   I assured him that a few accessories would do the trick.  I'm pretty happy with the results. I could probably take off the masking tape now.

Happy Birthday, Lee!

Happy Birthday to the daddy we adore!  You're God's amazing gift to us.  XOXOXO

Happy Easter!

Our kids pretty much don't need us to help them dye eggs anymore.  They had a great time writing Easter messages with the "magic crayon", and reveled in the discovery that if you dipped the egg once and then wrote the message, your words could be different colors.  They wrote Jesus is alive, I love Jesus, He livs, He is risen indeed, Happy Birthday Dad--you're the best (Lee has an Easter b-day this year), and Go Memphis Tigers!

And yes, I did nab the last egg, but Ben was the one who gave me the words, "Jesus rises and SHINES".  

It has to be spring...

...I just saw the first robin!

We shoulda thought of this a long time ago!

I mean, seriously, is child labor such a bad thing? They don't look too abused do they?

This project has been in the works for two years, give or take. Wallpaper. Need we say more? We have removed other wallpaper in this house, but THIS wallpaper was hung with superglue. So it's gone now. Hallelujah! The walls aren't perfect, but they will have to do.

P.S.  If you think we really let our kids paint their whole bathroom, vaulted ceilings and all, we've got a good deal on some real estate for you along the Gulf shore...but the part about the imperfect walls is the absolute truth.

Here it is...

In honor of a day that feels like spring, here's the unveiling of our gingerbread Easter church. If you want to see the whole process, visit Bethany's blog for the video.  

P.S.  Some of the relatives got the inside scoop on the guessing game from Bethany--but congratulations to Aunt Dayna for figuring it out herself!

Here's the next clue...

Guess what we did today...

It's Official

Ben is very pleased to announce the formation of his new club. It's the Nerd Club. (Remember Ben? He's the one who loves his sister even more than challenging math problems at school.)

So what must one do to join the Nerd Club?

1. Eat Nerds.

2. Know that 88+88=88 (that's what a Nerd would say because they don't ever have the right answer) (and because it's a palindrome and those are good numbers to start on)

3. Have a favorite NFL player, whose name and NUMBER will be on one's membership card (which also, of course, says "Nerd Club").

4. Sing the Nerds theme song (composed by Dad to the tune of "Verbs, that's what's happening" from Schoolhouse Rock):

Nerds, that's what's happening!

To taste to crunch to see to eat

To smell to touch to take a seat

Nerds, that's what's happening!

That's all. And if you can't meet one of these requirements, Ben will help you. He's an inclusive kind of a guy. You too can be a Nerd! Isn't it great?