Grandpas visit, Easter and a few things in-between

EASTER SUNDAY
Spring is here! And just as the flowers are blooming and the butterflies are escaping their tight confined quarters of their cocoons so is my spirit and soul awakening and glowing. I love this time of year! Jason and I, very specifically, chose March for our wedding date four years ago just for this reason. And with this season comes a wonderful Holiday, Easter. I love holidays in general because they allow me to sit back and reflect on how blessed I am to have my family and the people that are close to me in my life. But this Easter seemed to have even more significance than others past. I spent a lot of my day (in-between taking photos and watching my son shoveling jellybeans down his throat) just watching my family interact with each other and thought...we are so blessed! I am so blessed! I am beyond thankful for my husband, working his tail off each and every day at a job, that he loves but that is beyond stressful. Jason rarely utters a word of complaint or exhaustion, just so that we can keep our children home with us. My dear Jaxon, so sweet, growing so fast. He can put his own shoes on and spell his name. He orders his own food in a restaurant and FINALLY goes down most slides. And then my baby girl Jillian, sitting up so pretty and constantly sucking her thumb...against my every effort in deflecting such a habit. She just loves watching her brother make goofy faces at her and I feel very sorry for every animal in our house for when she becomes mobile, she is going to terrorize them!
And then there was the Easter Bunny, aka, my mom. I don't know what we would do without her, she has stepped up to the plate each and every time we have needed her no matter what the cost to her. Yup...this was a great Easter Sunday and I am thankful for what has been given to me.

GRANDPAS VISIT
If you ever want your in-laws to get to know you REAL well, have them spend 10 days at your house with just you, your toddler and your 5 mo. old. Just Kidding, it went so well (I hope). Grandpa was picked up from the airport by Jason and Jaxon and although Jaxon was a little shy initially, by the end of the 25 minute car ride they were best friends. Jaxon had a full-time playmate for ten days, I don't think he spoke to me the entire time Grandpa was here unless he wanted food. Grandpa was also very helpful around the house, poor man, Jason and I had him replacing sink faucets, bathroom faucets and anything else around the house we needed repaired. We spent more time at Lowes and Home Depot than I have in my entire adult life. Thank you Arnold, we are very grateful for everything.

So far this month Jaxon and I have focused on what Spring is all about and the true meaning of Easter. Above are some pictures of Jaxon planting is own little flower garden.

Watching Jillian grow has me doing a lot of reminiscing about the last three years watching Jaxon grow so I put together a slide BELOW of pictures of Jaxon growing. I hope you enjoy them.

I hope you all enjoyed your Easter Sunday as much as we did. I hope it was one day that you were able to set your troubled thoughts aside to enjoy what really matters in life...your family and friends!
God Bless you all!