Ebenezer Homecoming 2008

We had our annual Homecoming at Ebenezer ARP church this year and it couldn't have been any more perfect than it was! Greg Marshall, one of our previous youth pastors, gave the sermon and did a wonderful job! The music was amazing and the weather was gorgeous so we were able to eat out on the front lawn this year! It was a great day! Here are pictures of Will and Emma and Uncle Kent. Completely forgot to take one of myself and Will b/c I was busy keeping up with him instead! :) Maybe next year!

Early Mother's Day Gifts

I came home the other day from work and Rick and Will were outside playing and Rick whispered something to Will for him to tell me and so he did... all I could get out of the conversation because Will was so excited was BIRD! :) So....Rick, myself, Will and our neighbors, Allison and Jackson headed to the backyard and Rick showed me what was my early Mother's Day gift - a birdhouse (I've been asking for one for years)! I absolutely love it and hope that we'll actually get some birds, especially with having Hawker in the backyard. Here are pictures of it:







We also went to the store yesterday and got an arbor - this is actually something that both Rick and I have been wanting for a while. We bought some Wisteria that we put on the sides of the arbor and were hoping that they'll start growing real well and look good with the arbor. Here are pictures of the arbor:

The Many Faces of Will

Will has been getting himself into some trouble lately for not listening and while he was sitting in "time out" tonight for once again not listening I took some pictures and the pictures obviously show everything - the many different faces of Will....

Will and his new wheelbarrow

We went out shopping for new landscaping bricks for the yard today - Rick's decided to make some changes! :) While we were out today we ended up buying Will a wheelbarrow of his own along with some plants and an arbor (which looks wonderful)! The wheelbarrow is just like his daddy's but obviously smaller and it's red! Will "helped" Rick put it together and then started to "work" once the job was done! :) He loved it so much!

Glenn Cairn Gardens and Come-See-Me (April 20, 2008)

Come-See-Me used to be something that we did every year growing up as kids so we all decided to try it out with our own children this year! We headed to Glenn Cairn Gardens first and got some yummy ice cream and Will got to take his picture with Diego - he was SOOOOO excited about this! This just made his day! The Gardens were gorgeous as always and Will and Emma enjoyed playing with the water fountain there also! We then headed over to Cherry Park where Gourmet Gardens was taking place and they have all kinds of yummy foods there - we went there for the funnel cakes! :) I also got a corn dog that was delicious and Ben got a gyro. Will and Emma both had their first experience with funnel cake and cotton candy and they of course, loved this! Were not too sure what to think of the cotton candy at first but definitely knew what to do with the funnel cake! After this we went to where all of the activities were - there were bounce houses and all kinds of fun activities! Will chose to play on the bounce house shaped like a fire truck and he had a blast as he always does on these things! :) We all hated to leave because we were having such a wonderful time but Will and I needed to get back to my parents to pack up and head back home to start another week!

Here's a slide show of all the fun stuff that we did today:

Here's also a separated picture of Will with Diego:

Macy Kiser Magyar

So Rick's cousin, Macy Kiser Magyar, was finally born on Monday, April 7, 2008 at 8:50 pm and was 6 lbs. 10 oz and 19 3/4 inches long and is absolutely adorable!!! Didn't get to hold her yet but did finally meet her last night - way too many people visiting last night to take a turn with the little one - we'll just have to make a visit to her home one of these days and take her mommy and daddy food and play with her then! :) Amanda is doing very well - tired and sore - as to be expected, Macy's great, and Gary is doing very well too - all just trying to get used to the new life of theirs that has begun!!! :) Here are pictures I took last night of the visit at the hospital:

Easter 2008

Our Easter weekend was a very busy one but a lot of fun! We had an Easter Egg hunt at our church on Saturday morning and had fun reminiscing with people that we grew up with in the church - many in the youth group with us and we all have children now! My mom had all of us take a group picture which I hope to get a copy of soon from my sister to post and we blew that picture up and made a huge birthday card with that picture along with a family picture and had everyone at the Easter Egg hunt sign it for my dad! Rick surprised my dad and was able to come to Rock Hill on Saturday night for his birthday so we had a birthday dinner for my dad on Saturday night and then after dinner we dyed Easter Eggs! We were letting Will drop all the capsules in the cups and all of a sudden found that he had snuck one in his mouth! Luckily it was a yellow one and it didn't show up that much - we took him right to the bathroom to brush the teeth! After that the night was smooth sailing with the dyeing of the Easter Eggs! He had a blast doing it! We went to church on Sunday morning and took some pictures afterward! We then headed to Lancaster to my grandparents for lunch and had another Easter Egg for Will and Emma - they had fun doing this! They also got lots of goodies from my grandparents! Rick, Will and I headed to Rick's aunt's daycare center in Lancaster after we left my grandparents to celebrate Easter with Rick's family - the children had a blast playing on the playground at the center! They also had an Easter Egg hunt for them there and it was with money!!! They were all very excited about this! There's a picture of Will counting his dollars - he got 5! :) He put them all in his piggy bank when he got home! He got lots of goodies from Rick's family and Rick's parents also and he loved this! Rick loved it too because some of the candy was for him! Will got some "big boy underpants" from Rick's parents with Lightning McQueen and Mater from the CARS movie and he was so proud of them - he's already taken them out and tried them on! Hopefully it won't be much longer until we can be using them! :) Well....I hope that everyone else had a wonderful Easter with family and friends - I know that we did!

Here's the group photo that was promised....

Riverbanks Zoo - March 13, 2008

My sister, Elizabeth called me yesterday at the end of my work day to invite me and Will to meet up with her and some of "the gang" from Ebenezer ARP at Riverbanks Zoo today (3/13/08) and luckily I was able to work it out with work to go. We headed there this morning and met everyone there and had a wonderful time and the weather was absolutely gorgeous!!! We got to feed one of the giraffes, the goats and ride the carousel - Emma wasn't too thrilled about riding (she takes after her mom there) but Will loved it, as usual!!! He rode the tiger today! We ate lunch at the Kenya Cafe and shortly thereafter we all headed out of Riverbanks Zoo to head home or work (me)! Again....I had a wonderful time and so did everyone else! I'd love to do it again sometime soon! Here are pictures from the fun-filled day:

Rick's 30th Birthday

Rick's 30th birthday is March 3rd and instead of planning a huge party I decided to plan a "get-away" trip for the two of us to Gatlinburg, Tennesse (also where we went on our honeymoon)! Rick's parents kept Will for us so we could have a trip with just the two of us! We had an amazing time!!! The place we stayed at was called Leconte Landing and the view from our house was spectacular!!! The weather was perfect (a little rain on Friday but we still were able to head out to Cades Cove and take pictures). We went to a restaurant called The Park Grill on Thursday night once we got settled into our house and the food was delicious, especially the desserts!!! We went to Cades Cove on Friday and enjoyed seeing all of the deer, old cabins, mountains, etc.. On Saturday we headed out to Laurel Falls for a hike and then on to Newfound Gap and we couldn't have asked for better weather! God really blessed us with a truly amazing time! We hated to leave but were also happy to come home so we could see Will - we did miss him!