Book of the Week

THE BEAN TREES
(April 2, 2012)



I liked this book. I thought it was interesting and was a quick read. It reminded me that the world is hard but there are people from all walks of life who are good and generous. I liked the personality of the main character. The author, Barbara Kingsolver, also wrote the Poisonwood Bible which was recommended to me as a good book to read a few years ago...I'm interested in reading it now.


SAVING CEECEE HONEYCUTT
(April 9, 2012)


I really enjoyed this book. It was just sweet. I liked it better than The Bean Trees that I had read the week before. I think I am a sucker for happy endings. Especially ones that begin with a sad story. I loved that the beginning of this book was set in Ohio, close to where I live. I knew all the cities that were mentioned and that made it fun to read. I am also a sucker for southern living. Seriously, I should have been born in Savannah, Georgia. It's seems so full of beauty and charm.

Easter dinner

I LOVE Easter dinner. Mmmm...ham, cheesy potatoes, rainbow jello, rolls...so good!


I made rice krispy treat bunnies...



We had an Easter egg hunt in our backyard...




Our friends introduced us to "egg wars"...

Dying Easter Eggs

We dyed Easter eggs before church...



And the kids found the Easter baskets that the Easter bunny hid for them after church.

Easter egg hunt at church

Ashlyn's big day

March 20, 2012
For her 6th birthday she asked for a pancake cake, fruit and a danimal, and the annual birthday breakfast cupcake. We filled her room with balloons while she slept and in the morning woke her up singing happy birthday. I love her bed head in these pictures...





She wore her new outfit to school...

I brought homemade cupcakes to school for her birthday. Dave got to come too!



We celebrated that night at our house with cake and presents...I made Ashlyn a kit-kat and m&m cake for a change. I got the idea from my friend Mary. So cute!

ASHLYN TURNS 6!!

Ashlyn Nicole Collette
March 20

We adore our little girl. Things she adores: dancing, laughing, saying "totally", and her brothers. She LOVES gymnastics. She is going through an unclean phase (it may or may not be driving me crazy). She was always my meticulously clean one, let's hope this attribute resurfaces sometime in the near future. She is OBSESSED with dogs. Especially stuffed animal ones and also our next door neighbor dog, Lucy. She loves reading books. She loves books about the dog, Biscuit. She loves nail polish and jumping on the trampoline. She has moved on from coloring pictures to drawing her own. She is very detailed and her pictures are always beautiful. She is over the princess phase (finally). She still loves playing with make-up. She is still super lovable, hugs everyone, mediates fights, looks out for anyone who is hurt or sad. She still gives me a hug and kiss at the bus stop. :)
Ashlyn's words...
What she wants to be when she grows up:  A mom with 18 kids (no, that's not a typo)
Favorite color: blue
Favorite subject in school: library :)
Favorite food: candy
Favorite activity: gymnastics

disclaimer

All of my posts are totally out of order. I blame this fully on the fact that the internet was not working on our computer for 2 weeks and now I am totally behind. I do not like playing catch up.