106 - 119 #amyj365

106 | 365 Love this...

I've got a new lease on life. They say you only live once, but I live twice. 

#mercyme #newleaseonlife #hittingreplay #amyj365

107 | 365 We went. We learned. We belayed. We climbed. 

Gravity Vault with girlfriends.

#lovedit #learnedsomethingnew #girlsnightout #amyj365

108 | 365 Something new to try at our house. 

Learning about dairy free and gluten free products for our girl.

#amyj365

109 | 365 Welcome to Moe's...

It was lunch with reps from our BC campuses (James, Camachos and Escobars). 

We just needed someone from Washington Township

#ilovemychurchfamily #amyj365

110 | 365 Words of wisdom for the day from Granny.

#grannyism #amyj365

111 | 365 Spring sunset skies in Haskell.

#amyj365

112 | 365 My niece Claire (11) is coming to stay with us for the weekend along with my Mom. 

It has been so fun texting with her throughout today about coming and the details. 

#countingthisasapic #questionable #amyj365

113 | 365 Cousins together for a few days. 

Missing Grace in this crew, but one out of two ain't bad. 

#clairebear #amyj365

114 | 365 When I said "P.F. Chang's" their faces lit up. Chinese food. 

It's what's for dinner. 

#glutenfreeofcourse #amyj365

115 | 365 This boy took us out to the ballgame today. 

We were his cheerleaders for the day. 

#thebluerocks #futureallstar #suchaboy #allboy #ohboy #lovemyboy #amyj365

116 | 365 I have never seen a more beautiful Tweedledum before. 

Sarah was a star in her role as a Tweedle in Alice in Wonderland Jr. this weekend at Haskell School.

She always makes us smile. We couldn't be more proud.

#howdoyoudoandshakehands #ourshiningstar #hugefanclub #funnygirl #lovemygirl #amyj365

117 | 365 We had a fiesta today celebrating Grandma's birthday. 

She is an incredible wife, mother, mother-in-law and grandmother.

Not to mention an amazing lady, pastor and friend. We love her so much.

#happybirthdaytoyou #amyj365

118 | 365 A sweet reminder for our Tweedle from her weekend performance.

#aliceinwonderland #howdoyoudoandshakehands #amyj365

119 | 365 A little stomp rocket action after school. 

#flyrocketfly #lovemyboy #amyj365

Grandma's Birthday...

We love celebrating Grandma and her birthday on April 24th.

You gotta have a silly pose with these kids.

Happy Birthday to you...

An iPhone 6 - SURPRISE!!!

Sammy drew a special train picture for Grandma.

We always miss having ALL of the family together for special occasions like this, but FaceTime is a wonderful thing and gives us an opportunity to include everyone on at least part of the celebration.

FaceTime with Kyle, Christy, Sophia and Caleb

MeMe and Claire...

MeMe came in April to see Sarah in her play and to watch Brayden play one of his baseball games. She brought Claire with her for the visit and we were all thrilled when we heard Claire was coming. Grace and Claire are my sister Michelle's daughters who live in Florida. We love spending time with them, but don't get to see them as often.

Because of our busy weekend activities we didn't stray far from home while they visited, but Claire seemed fine just to hang out and be with her cousins. 

The kids made videos while at P.F. Changs. We were laughing so hard we were crying.

The Christmas Tree Shop. MeMe always finds something.

Claire is such a sweetie! We love her so much.

Alice in Wonderland Jr....

I am back. Finally. No, I didn't fall of the face of the earth. I didn't quit blogging and life definitely did not stop happening. In fact, alot of life has been happening the past 3 months, so much so that there hasn't been time for me to blog. I knew at some point I would be able to catch up. Here I am finally having some downtime to post. They are all special memories, so of course I have to document them. So as you read my posts we will be rewinding for a bit to catch up on the past months. Thanks for sticking with me and checking back to see what we have been up to.

The weekend of April 25-26, Sarah was a part of her second drama production "Alice In Wonderland Jr.". She played Tweedledum. It was a lot of hard work and the way the cast worked together was quite different from her play the year before with a few more challenges, but she stayed with it and loved being a part of the production.

 Sarah and her friend Ethy (who played Tinker Bell last year in Peter Pan Jr. ) did an incredible job as a Tweedledum and Tweedledee. The two of them fit the role perfectly with the characters quirkiness. They received a lot of laughs from their role.

She had fun sharing the stage with all the other characters.

Alice

Cheshire Cat

White Rabbit

White Rabbit and Mad Hatter

Queen of Hearts

The Caterpillar

The entire cast and crew

Sarah had a huge fan club come to see her debut as Tweedledum. We are so thankful for all her family and friends who support her. 

MJ and Deb

Claire, all the way from Florida

The loving brother

Rich, Cayla and Melissa Brodeur

FaFa & Grandma

MeMe, who wouldn't miss a show.

Proud Dad & Mom

Aunt Susie & Sammy

Ms. Nolan was the director of the play. She had directed Peter Pan Jr. last year, but went to teach at another school for this year. Thankfully the PTA was able to have her come back to direct this year's school play. All the kids loved Ms. Nolan and I know she had much love for all the kids.

It has been so great to see Sarah these past 2 years in these productions. She displays such a confidence on stage that we are so proud of. We are excited for the opportunity she will have in High School to learn more about theater and to be in more productions.