More Easter Fun!!

We had a busy, fun-filled Easter day! First, when Sydney woke up she got to see what the Easter Bunny had brought for her! She got lots of goodies, including candy (of course!), lip gloss, books, CDs, and a lamby. Next, we went to church to celebrate the Reason for the Season, Jesus Christ's resurrection!! After that, we traveled to my parents' house in Hendersonville for lunch with them and with my best friend, JoAnna, her husband, Will, and their precious little boy (Sydney's future hubby!), Ian. It was a yummy lunch!

After lunch, we headed over to Todd's aunt and uncle's house for an Easter egg hunt. It was loads of fun, and Sydney got a lot of loot!! Once that was over, we headed back to my parents' house to decorate Easter eggs! By this time, Sydney was exhausted. She hadn't had a nap all day! She was a trooper, though. She loves spending time with Ian, so she didn't mind missing her nap!

When everything was said and done, we headed home with one tired little Easter princess. She fell asleep as soon as we got in the car!

Here are some pictures from the day's festivities:

I think the Easter Bunny came for a visit!

Thanks, Easter Bunny!

The Easter Princess. :)

Having lots of fun at the Easter egg hunt!

Just chillin' with my beau, Ian!

LOOK at my loot, Mommy!

Whew! Hunting for eggs makes a little princess TIRED!

Decorating eggs with Ian and getting very, very tired!

Ooooooo..... stickers for the eggs! I LOVE stickers!!

Check out the chocolate-covered mouth (and a little blue on the inside from trying to drink the dye- YUCK!!)!

Soooooooooo tired, but had soooooooooo much fun!

We had a great time with friends and family, and we are thankful for a beautiful Easter day!!

Easter Fun!

Today Sydney and I had BLAST with our friends Jennifer and Emma Grace! Jennifer said she had a surprise place she wanted to take Sydney and me to, and boy was it FUN! After some yummy lunch at Chick-Fil-A, we went to Phillips Toy Mart in Belle Meade to see the live bunnies! Sydney and Emma Grace LOVED them! Here they are enjoying the bunnies!

After seeing the bunnies, we "hopped" on over to Cheekwood where there were a multitude of Easter festivities going on today! The girls had so much fun seeing all of the beautiful flowers and Easter decorations. They got to go on an Easter egg hunt which was great! Miss Emma Grace had her picture taken with the Easter bunny, but Sydney was a little afraid of him and wouldn't get close for a picture. She enjoyed looking at him from afar, though! The girls had a GRAND time (BTW, for some reason my daughter likes to look very serious in pictures. Trust me, she had a ball!). Here are some pictures of the festivities!

Thanks, Jennifer and Emma Grace, for such a FABULOUS Easter fun-filled day! We'll have to do it again next year!!

This Week's Bounty

I did my weekly shopping yesterday, and here's my bounty for the week (didn't get a chance to take pics, though):

Publix- Spent $62.97/ SAVED $82.13:

5 pkgs. Pillsbury breadsticks
5 pkgs. Pillsbury French bread loaves
2 pkgs. Pillsbury pizza crust
6 pkgs. Pillsbury crescent rolls
2 pkgs. Kraft cheese singles
2 pkgs. Kraft block cheese
3 pkgs. Birds Eye vegies
3 pkgs. Land 'O' Lakes butter
2 pkgs. Lipton tea bags (24 family size each)
1 Publix sugar
1 Domino's sugar
4 cans Dole pineapple
2 jars Ragu pasta sauce
2 16 oz. tubs Friendship sour cream
2 pkgs. Orville Redenbacher Smart Pop popcorn (6 bags each)
4 bottles One-A-Day Women's Vitamins- this was my BIG deal- they were $6.99 each (2 bottles had 100 capsules, and 2 were a value bottle with 120 capsules), and I had $18 worth of coupons for them- FINAL COST was $2.49 EACH (a little over $.02 per capsule!)- WOO HOO!!


Kroger- Spent $51.59- SAVED $36.09 (I almost always save more at Publix!):

2 12-can boxes Mountain Dew (for those of you who have been keeping up with my Lent sacrifice of giving up Mountain Dew, these were NOT for me- I have not had a DROP of Mountain Dew since Lent began!)
2 12-can boxes Pepsi
3 large cans Folgers coffee
2 pkgs. Knorr pasta sides
1 60-load bottle Downy fabric softener
1 60-load bottle Purex fabric softener
1 105-sheet box Downy dryer sheets
1 105-sheet box Bounce dryer sheets
1 bottle Softsoap hand soap
1 16-oz. tub Daisy sour cream

All in all, I spent $114.56 and SAVED $118.22! I also got some good deals at CVS and Walgreens. At CVS, I spent $2 and got $1.50 back in Extra Care Bucks, so it was like I spent $.50 and got a bottle of Dawn dishwashing liquid and 2 cans Glade air freshener. Not bad for a day's shopping, huh?!?!

Inspiring Video

Recently, a co-worker sent this video to me. I had seen it before, but it was a wonderful reminder of God's love for us. The love that the father has for his son in this video is only an INKLING of the love that our Heavenly Father has for us! Watch this video and enjoy:

My Redeemer Lives- Team Hoyt