Easter Weekend

This weekend is Easter weekend. I am quite excited & quite disappointed. What is with this weather? Is it ever going to get warm? Ah, I guess I'll just have to get use to the fact that Easter is cold here in KY. I guess it probably always has been, I just don't remember it that way. 

Anyway, it is going to be a FULL weekend. Nathan and my birthdays are week after next. Since we're both going to be in Paducah this weekend, we're going to try to have birthday time as well as Easter time! With two families (Hughes & Andersons) to visit, that is no small order!! Hopefully we can juggle everything and make everyone happy. 

Truth be told, we never seem to make everyone happy. I wish just once we could leave town and have satisfied all commitments. There just isn't enough time in one weekend to do everything we want to do. It does feel like we did a better job of it when we were in visiting from Texas than we are doing now. Maybe it's because we were in for longer period of time when we visited. Maybe it was because expectations weren't as high. I don't know. Hopefully this weekend will be different & we will be able to be all things to all people. (Now do you see my personality? I am definitely a "people-pleaser" and this situation has me going in circles sometimes.)

Well, wish us luck! I can't wait to see everyone. It feels like it has been forever since we've been in!! It will be great to see family & to worship with everyone at Reidland on Sunday. Love you all!! Hope you all have a very HAPPY Easter!

Thanksgiving & Santa

This Thanksgiving has been a good one...and it's not over yet!! We found out after getting to Paducah that Ryan has to be in Memphis, TN Monday-Wednesday. So, Sydney and I are staying in Paducah while he heads to Memphis. That just means more family time for us.

On Thanksgiving Day, we were able to visit with family on my mother's side that we rarely get to see. It was a fun-filled day & we ate WAY too much!! Sydney got to play with 5 of her cousins! She was exhausted by the end of the day!! We also got to visit with Ryan's aunt & cousins that we don't get to see very often. It was a good day!

Friday, we went shopping!! If you know anything about me you will know this had me in heaven. What could be better than shopping?! Seeing Bret & Summer!!!! Summer called that morning to see if we could get together. I didn't get the message until after noon. It turns out that we were both at the mall at the same time! Weird! Anyway, we were able to visit with them for an hour or so. It was nice to see them! I miss them so much!

Today, we went shopping again! Yay! I have now crossed off 2 people on my list! Many more to go, but at least 2 are done! We also got to see Santa. He has a little house downtown. He was such a sweet Santa! Below is Sydney's reaction. I just hope he doesn't cross her off his good list because of this reaction. :-/

Tomorrow afternoon we will head to my parents' house where we will yet again stuff our faces! I'm going to have to starve myself until Christmas!!

I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving!! Love to all...

Happy Father's Day (early)

Since I will be away from the computer this weekend, I decided to post this early.

Happy 1st Father's Day, Ryan!

A year ago we were anticipating the little beauty that would come. You are so precious with her! She loves you so much. It is the highlight of my day to see her reaction to you walking in the door in the afternoon. It is absolutely adorable. Thank you for loving her as you do. You are an amazing father & she is blessed to have you in her life. Thank you for loving me and loving God. To say that we are the luckiest girls in the world is a huge understatement. I love you! I hope this Father's Day is an extra special one for you!!! Remember, I'm on diaper duty that day, so the day can't be all bad, right?! LOVE YOU!