We have been so blessed with a friend, Emily and her daughter Erin. Just when I was freaking out about how I was going to work until 2:15, while Mailee gets out of preschool at 12:00, a friend I have met through Bible Study, Emily, offered to help out, picking Mai up two times a week, and letting her and Erin play until I can get there. Mailee has a BLAST at their house! The Keys have the best backyard in the world. A child's paradise! They have a trampoline, 2 Jeeps, a child pool, a play structure, a swingset, need I say more???
Emily has been snapping some pictures and sent them to me yesterday! Check out the fun Mailee gets to have while Mommy and Daddy work!

Easter Day 2009

What a Blessed Day, Indeed! Mailee loved finding her Easter Basket at home before heading to Grandma and Grandpa's for an egg hunt and Easter dinner with her cousins!

Thank you Jesus, we are forgiven and free!

Meet and Play Easter Party!

We had a fantastic time at the family Easter Egg Hunt and party! Mommy painted faces while Daddy and Mailee met the Easter Bunny. The Bunny gave Mailee a basket with sunglasses as one of the treats inside. Our little DIVA didn't take them off the whole party and even went to bed wearing them tonight! What a doll!!!!!
She had a BLAST playing with all the kids and we had a nice time getting to know other parents. What a beautiful and blessed day!

Watering, Love, and Kisses...

Mailee waters the plants, and everything else too!

Mailee's newest favorite toy is an Ariel watering can and shovel. She was absolutely adorable to watch as she watered the plants, and the table, and herself, and my feet... She was so joyful! What a picture of Spring!

Heritage Church Easter Egg Hunt

Okay, just to let you know... when Mailee is INTO something, it is just about impossible to get her to look at the camera. She will see that you are pointing it at her and she will say the obligatory, "CHEESE" or even "CHEESE BURGERS" (thanks to Grandpa), but all the while she is not looking at the camera at all! So frustrating...
Last weekend was the Easter egg hunt at Heritage. Due to rainy weather, the eggs were "hidden" in the sanctuary. Mailee was very disappointed at first when we arrived to see all the eggs being collected in large tubs. She wanted to go grab some and put them in her basket. So you can see that she is very angry with me in one picture after telling her she had to wait. Later, once she saw the sanctuary, you can see that her demeanor changed completely!
Now every egg she sees, in person or TV, she calls "egg hunt." I can't wait until Easter Sunday when we have a large hunt with the cousins. Last year, she really didn't get the whole concept. This year, she sure does!