Ahhhhh!!!!

It has been beyond busy around here. Beyond. But we would not trade a single day that these past few weeks have had to offer.

First of all, my parents and Jay's mom were able to come down for a visit. It was so wonderful to get to spend some time with them and do life with them on our turf.

Also, Jay was ordained into the priesthood on April 4th. What a sweet, sweet time it was. The ceremony took place during missions week, so we had lots of other priests and bishops who were able to make the evening that much more special.

Missions week was so great and we had many great conversations during the time. If you have never been in a worship service with many nations represented, then do that some time.

Our boys had their birthdays this past week. Isaac on April 9th and Josiah today, April 13th. We now have an 8 year old and a 6 year old. And the numbers just keep going up!

I just got back from Asheville, NC for a clergy wive's retreat. It was such a sweet time with the staff wives and such a great time spiritually for me.

Here are some pictures of the last week. I wish that I could have posted them all!

Dad and my kids.

I think that they watched every mission trip video that he had to offer. It was fun to see my kids learn about my dad's heart for missions. I hope and pray that they follow in his footsteps.

The boys decided that we could have a grandparent birthday party instead of a friend birthday party. Whew!

These two were pretty inseparable.

The birthday party crew

These were gluten free cupcakes and they were SO GOOD!

Pure excitement.

Present time!

Grandparent gifts!

More!

Excited.

Why does he make this face? I think I have a few photos I could put next to this and give you all a few laughs.

Jay was ordained a priest in the Anglican church. This was the main reason that our parents came. I wish I had pictures of the actual ceremony, but you can look at my mom's blog for those.

We had a week long missions conference at our church. Jay and I (and the kids) were up at the church most of the day and came home exhausted every night. I'm still trying to catch up on sleep. But it was such a sweet time with people from all over the world...and even from Amarillo. That's Patrick Schlabs on the left for any of our Amarillo peeps. :) We also got to see Erin Hicks Moon and had a sweet time with her baby girl.

Isaac's class.

Isaac comes home with chocolate smeared on his face sometimes. I always thought he was a messy eater and just didn't care what anyone thought. But then I witnessed it firsthand as Isaac and his weird 1st Grade friends did what weird 1st Graders do. :)

Josiah's favorite gift.

The box came with two cameras, but he gave one to Isaac so that they could take pictures together. I love that Josiah.

Ring Pops and Legos

Who could ask for more?

Even Liv got to join in on the fun.

This was before.

(The way I wanted it to look)

This was before.

(The way it usually looked)

After

Josiah also had a haircut today. Summer is on the way!