Curtains

I have a severe aversion to vertical blinds. Just hate them for some reason. So, we are slowly but surely getting rid of all of them in our house!

W sent me some shawls from Afghanistan. The type women wear to cover their heads (see pic. for an example). They have all sorts of cool patterns, fabric, etc. I tried making one into a skirt and that was a terrible failure. However, I took 4 matching one's and made them into panel curtains! LOVE them. We really like having meaningful pieces in our house (furniture from Korea, artwork from Thailand, self-created paintings, etc.) So, the new curtains just add to us creating our home in our style.

Below are some before and after pictures. I still have to patch and paint the wall from where I (with my dad's help) took down the vertical blinds. Maybe I'll get to that when I get out some paint and do the garage/laundry room door and some baseboards that I've intended to do for about a month now. :-)

BEFORE:

AFTER:

BEFORE:

AFTER:

..and since I'm pretty sure most of you could care less about my curtains and dislike for vertical blinds...I'll try to post some pic's of the kiddo's soon.

Ezra's WALKING!

2 days ago Ezra started walking! He had been taking a few steps here and there. We were all playing on the back porch, and I look over and he's walking all over the place! Where did this come from!? He LOVES to do things when HE is ready-not when we are. He's gotten even better at it today. I'm so proud of the big guy, and I think he' s also quite proud of himself! :-)


Yes, I saw Levi put something in his mouth-nothing new! It was an old piece of play dough. But get this, the other day he ate a little dead worm!! I saw the thing, and was going to get it in a bit. I saw him chewing on something-look over and the worm is gone! I didn't have the nerve to dig it out of his mouth. Hope you enjoyed it little buddy!

In this video, Ezra gets super excited. I LOVE It!


Little note: both the boys are starting to say more and more. They both say "Bubba" for their brother. Isn't that precious? They are also both saying "up" and of course "mama". Lots of "Mama" happening! Levi is even started to say "UH oh". Ezra says it ALL THE TIME, and Levi now says "UH".

It's also super cool to see how they are understanding things. After dinner, when I say "let's take a bath" they crawl to the bathroom door. (granted, part of that is probably out of routine). There's other things that they "get" too. When I say we are "Going to get Sissy from school" they smile! Love that.

Easter

( our ATTEMPT @ a family picture! UGH!)

What a joyous day we celebrate today! All week we've been singing "He's Alive, Alive, Alive Hallelujah!" They sang it at church today too. Love it. Love this day and am so thankful for a Savior. Here's a video of the song:



Gotta put the lyrics too!

"Alive Forever Amen"

Verse 1
Let the children sing a song of liberation
The God of our salvation set us free
Death, where is thy sting? The curse of sin is broken
The empty tomb stands open, come and see

CHORUS
He's alive, alive, alive. Hallelujah!
Alive! Praise and glory to the Lamb.
He's alive, alive, alive. Hallelujah!
Alive forever. Amen

Verse 2
Let my heart sing out, for Christ, the One and only
So powerful and holy rescued me
Death won't hurt me now because He has redeemed me
No grave will ever keep me from my King

CHORUS
I'm alive, alive, alive, hallelujah!
Alive! praise and glory to the Lamb.
He's alive, alive, alive. Hallelujah!
Alive forever. Amen

Bridge
Worthy is the Lamb, worthy of our praise
Worthy is the One who has overcome the grave
Let the people dance, let the people sing
Worthy is the mighty King.

KIDS WITH THEIR EASTER BASKETS. Can you appreciate that "The Bunny" (as Elliot refers to it) brought her teeth flossers AND that she is wearing her Christmas jammies?!