Family Pictures

We hadn't had a family portrait done since Emma was one, so we decided that now that Miley is almost one, we should have a new family picture taken.

I just LOVE it.

Dustin and Brandi

While we were there we took "couples pictures"
Ten years ago, Dustin and I took pictures together at JC Penny. Now that we've been married almost 10 years now we thought we should do it again.
Here is the collage (we didn't buy it)


Emma Lee

Emma took pictures with her guitar.
Before our sitting, she walked around the waiting room singing to everyone like a mariachi (sp?). She was singing "Jesus Loves Me."

She didn't want to take more pictures. She just wanted Wetzels Pretzels.Her sweet face

Miley Elizabeth

I LOVE her crying face!

She got tired too :(Here are some other really cute ones.
And . . . her sweet face

Then we went and got pretzels :)

Easter Morning

We all went to the 8 o'clock service and afterwards we went to my mom's house for a beautiful breakfast out by the pool. After breakfast we went swimming and Miley took a nap.

Emma and Miley got cute matching bathing suits and towels for Easter.
Emma getting her water gun ready
Having a blast.
When Miley woke up she went swimming too.
My back got so sunburned. We went home and took a long nap before going over to Grandpa Lee and Grandma Linda's house for dinner.

Easter Portraits 2008

We took the girls to get Easter pictures taken. And I have to say that while it is always crazy getting pictures taken, I was so blessed by Emma. While I was ordering the pictures she was playing with the other kids off to the side. There were about 5-6 other kids, all older than her. Well, she told them to sit down and then she got up and preached a message of salvation to them. She held this monkey book in her hand like it was a Bible and she told them about God, and Jesus, and how people don't know God and you can know God if you know Jesus, and if you want to go to heaven you need to raise your hand. And then she passionatley said, "If you want to go to heaven raise your hand!!!"

ALL THE KIDS RAISED THEIR HANDS

:) It was such a blessing to see her love for Jesus and her boldness.

I wish I shared my faith like her . . . just tell people to sit down at JC Penny's and listen to a Bible study. It was rad.

Anyways, here's the pics.

SistersMiley is eating the fake rabbit and Emma just killed the other bunny.
Emma is being a princess and Miley is throwing up! :)

Emma



Miley

The Night Before Easter

The night before Easter we went out on a double date!!!!

We went out to Espiau's with Mollie and Steve and had a really nice (QUIET) dinner.

There were no interuptions to the conversation, no whining, no crying!!!!

Just 4 adults talking about Jesus and laughing together.

Here is a picture of Mollie and I trying on weird sunglasses and dog purses at a silly store. Mollie in a psycho tweety bird jacket
Dustin and I together
Dustin and I being silly
It was such a blast. We walked around after dinner and got Starbucks. Dustin dropped his frapp and I went to go buy him another one, but the girl was so nice and she made him another one for free. It was so nice. I think the highlight was learning about beef stew.

Pre-Easter Fun

Since Dustin works all morning on Easter (he leaves by 4:30 and gets home at 3pm) we have decided to start a different tradition--having an Easter egg hunt the Saturday before Easter Sunday. It was really fun. Emma and I dyed the eggs on Friday night. And Dustin hid them Saturday morning. And before we went on our hunt I gave them their Easter baskets. Inside Emma's basket was her first Barbie doll--I got her Cinderella because she has a modest dress and light makeup. :)

Miley carried around the egg carton. Here they go . . .

Here is Emma finding her first egg

Here is her basket. The eggs got pretty tore up after we hid them 3 times.
Miley getting an egg. She actually grabbed it too hard and pieces of it flew everywhere!
See!!!Miley with Emma's basket
Miley with the swings

Miley climbing up the burning slide. Oww.Emma eating a hard boiled egg after the hunt.
Counting her eggs.
It was so much fun.

Some people don't celebrate this stuff because they think it is pagan, but honestly you can teach so many spiritual lessons with these things--lessons about being made new, the resurection, and how God changes us when we let him into our hearts. When we celebrate this holiday as "Easter" we are really demonstrating our right to celebrate our belief in Christ no matter what persecution comes against us!!!

HOSANNA!!!!