Thursday, May 19, 2011

Easter

Easter Festivities
bonus: my parents came for the weekend

petting zoo
major doing a little preview of the egg situation
hunting with champ
guess who found a golden egg and got FIRST prize
don't mean to brag but... guess who found a golden egg and got SECOND prize


Easter morning at home
We were recovering from the bronchitis situation so we had to forgo some of the usual fanciness as to still enjoy the holiday.

church egg hunt
RayRay and Major




I love the age of the boys and getting to teach them the real reason for Easter. Hudson was super receptive and interested. We played with our resurrection eggs a lot and that seemed to be fun for him while I tried to teach this 4 1/2 year old about the reason for it all! Can't wait for next year and every moment in between that God allows me to be the messenger of the good news! What a huge responsibility and honor!

Love

Bronchitis

When I find this man on the floor asleep, it ain't good. Bronchitis it is. Poor guy.

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Major the 3 year old

Good Morning Precious One
birthday breakfast
practicing showing he is 3
Hudson is 4... he would like y'all to know
Major requested a "Bob" cake for his birthday. It was a process for him to get the message across as to what kind of cake he wanted. Once we figured it out, we made sure the little guy got his request. He was sooo excited about it and I think it is about the most fun cake ever! We love Bob.


Bounce Time
tater tot a.k.a. Kate
birthday boy and dad

me, hudson, and katie
can you stand it? i cannot!
Kate and Tai
bringing some class and sass to the event
hudson, victoria, and angelina
tire swim with our neighbors

awesome mommy friends
Playdate birthday was my secret plot to not have dads there who usually don't attend anyway. This adds the bonus of some girl time for yours truly. I enjoyed it :) It was exciting to do it all on Major's actual birthday, April 18th, and I liked having it during the day.

brothers
Stephen, the only man in attendance was a magnet for the kiddos. They all flocked to him to present their crazy bouncing skills. No one was injured but it sure looked like they were trying sometimes.
Major was so cute. He walked around the whole time with a huge smile on his face. He was so into it being his birthday. This is a picture of him peaking his head out at the top of the slide. He kept doing this and yelling, "yoohoo!" Sweet boy!


miss. tia
cake time


present time
checking out his dvd from Kate
girl time
see... my secret plan worked. I'm so glad they stayed and we got to hang out after the party.
he's in heaven
This post disappeared a few days ago. I posted it and even heard from a friend that she saw the post. Not sure what happened and redoing it was the only option. Hopefully this one won't go away. I might save it somewhere just in case. It was a little disappointing but I guess a fun post to redo if you have to...

I'm so thankful for my Major. I look at him and the light in his eyes just beams. He lights up a room and I know that the light I see will grow. I can't wait to watch him grow and become a man. It's happening too fast but at the same time, I can't wait to see it all unfold. The mystery of it all is fun as I spend each moment by his side. There is so much wrapped up in his heart and mind and I pray that God will be my one and only guide as I navigate this world as his mother. Three years old and he has my heart. I can hardly stand it! He is just full of life and as our journey continues I pray that his passion will be for Christ.

Saturday, May 7, 2011

One Thousand Gifts


One Thousand Gifts by Ann Voskamp



Do yourself a favor and get this book. It is life changing and I'm not prone to exaggeration. I plan on blogging more about it but for now I just want to get it out there. It truly is a blessing to me every time I read it. If you have already read it I would love to hear what you think. I'm inthralled and I love it!






My perspective on things like this have changed, as I try to count my blessing in humility to my savior. When I came upon this scene, I decided to see the growing independence of my little guy as opposed to just seeing a mess to clean up. I'm trying and always a work in progress. I'm enjoying slowing down to notice my blessings in everything and praying for God to open my eyes to more... beyond what my selfishness allows.

Lizard Paradise

Our backyard is a lizard paradise. At least, one can only assume that due to the crazy amount of them. It's been this way at the Livesay house since I can remember (we're talking two years of crazy lizards). They are on our windows at night and in our yard during the day. Here is one little fella that Hudson rounded up...