A testimony. A resource. A memoir.

This past Saturday, The Door Church hosted a fun, family picnic and Easter egg hunt on the lawn of our church. We had SO much fun eating and playing with friends.... Eleanor had the best time and it COMPLETELY wore her out! From the bounce houses to the hunt, she was all about it! Daddy wore Tripper boy for the first little bit until it was time for him to nap... he was such a champ!   Momma and her precious baby girl... who could care less about a picture and was way more concerned with bounce houses.   So off to the bounce houses we went...   And to the slides....  Having fun in the "big kids" bounce house...   Notice the curled up hands? Eleanor loves to make fists when she is really excited and when she is really mad. At this point, it was because she was excited.   Leni Kate , Eleanor and Lucy were ready for those eggs!  And the hunt began! The church had a special section for kiddos under 2. We had no clue what...

  Happy Easter 2012! It seems so crazy that last Easter we were telling everyone about Baby Rector #2, and now, Tripper boy is not only here, but he is the most snuggly little four month old cutie. We had a GREAT day celebrating the anniversary of Jesus conquering death once and for all. Thank you, Lord, for your precious gift of salvation... by your wounds, we have been healed! So, it wasn't necessarily the prettiest of days... so there are a few fails from this Easter: 1. No family picture, 2. No extended family pictures either, 3. Easter egg hunt INSIDE of my house. Oh well...  at least the day was spent with the ones that we love... my parents, brothers and sisters, BJs parents and our dear friends the Litzners ( the Rives joined after their family activities). Tripper Boy's Easter outfit was TOO small (we at least got his pictures taken in the Bluebonnets wearing it) so he was our casual little guy... still pretty cute if you ask me.   And Eleanor ju...

It is safe to say that this Christmas was a little different than normal... we had a new baby, I was recovering from a C-section, BJ was in transition to a new job and family came to us. Although it was a quieter holiday, we were truly blessed with a lot of family time and that was the best gift ever. We did manage to take Eleanor on a small Christmas outing to Bass Pro Shops... they had a Santa and a carousel that we knew she would love. Honestly, besides going to see Santa at the Galleria with Lucy this was the only Christmas activity we did. WAH-WAH.   Uncle Benny and Auntie Kristen traveled to Washington for Christmas, so they came over a few days before to give Eleanor and Tripp their gifts.... opening this gift was just a small preview of the FUN we knew Eleanor would have this year!    I mean, she got the Popper... didn't we all have one of these when we were younger?! On Christmas Eve, Pamie came to celebrate with us and showered Eleanor and Tripp wit...