We have been reading a couple Easter books to Will to prepare him for Easter. Will loves reading about all of the baby animals and he's learned a little about the meaning of Easter. It amazes me that he can point out Jesus in his books and Bibles, even though the pictures of Jesus are all different. We've talked about how Jesus died on the cross and everyone was so sad, but then he rose from the dead and everyone was so happy. He points to the cross and says "Jesus" which just melts my heart. Being a parent is such a huge responsibility and I worry about bringing Will up to know and follow God, but I pray that God will move his heart and give him a passion for loving Jesus.
We had a great time this Easter! On Saturday Joe ran his first sprint triathlon. Will and I showed up to watch him at the end of the cycling part and helped him transition to the 5K. He swam 1/2 mile, cycled 16 miles, and ran a 5 K and didn't stop! He did a great job in the 5K. He kept a great pace, Joe guesses about an 8 1/2 minute mile pace. We don't get the breakdown in times for a couple more days. We are so proud of him and I think he's going to do another one!
Will and I went straight from the triathlon (he started at 8:15) to an Easter Celebration at Immanuel Baptist church that started at 10:00. We stayed at the gym until Joe finished his triathlon and then drove to meet the Stewarts for the 10:00 celebration. It started out with singing and a puppet show. Will did not like the puppet show because the puppets scared him. Then there was a juggling act, which he loved because it included balls. The egg hunt was at 11:00 and Joe met us for that. Will picked up a few eggs, but he was more interested in looking at the playground equiptment. He really loves slides! We went back into the gym for some craft time (he water colored a paper mache cross), face painting (he got an egg on his cheek and a dinosaur on his hand), and some snacks. It was time to leave, but we had to make a short stop at the playground.
Easter morning we had a quiet morning at home. We went to church on Friday because Southland always has a ton of guests Easter weekend and we wanted to make room for all of those people Sunday morning. Will got into his Easter basket and then we went outside to wash and clean out Joe's car. Since Joe does a lot of driving for his job, his car gets pretty dirty! Will loves to play with the hose and we also played some basketball. After lunch and a nap, we headed over to Papa John and Diddy's house for some Easter dinner. Nonnie had some wonderful presents for Will. He loves to play with the little cars, pop-ons, bubbles, books, and so much more. She also got him a pair of Thomas shoes! T
hose are so special. Diddy and Papa John got Will a book about Spring and all the baby animals and Tina got Will some needed summer clothes. We had a yummy meal prepared by Tina and Diddy. Will got to find eggs that the Easter Bunny left at Papa John and Diddy's house, too! That was so much fun! We went home and went to bed. Will was very tired from his exciting day!
Oh, the last picture is of Will painting his own face with his new markers. Luckily the Easter Bunny brought him washable markers!
We have been reading a couple Easter books to Will to prepare him for Easter. Will loves reading about all of the baby animals and he's learned a little about the meaning of Easter. It amazes me that he can point out Jesus in his books and Bibles, even though the pictures of Jesus are all different. We've talked about how Jesus died on the cross and everyone was so sad, but then he rose from the dead and everyone was so happy. He points to the cross and says "Jesus" which just melts my heart. Being a parent is such a huge responsibility and I worry about bringing Will up to know and follow God, but I pray that God will move his heart and give him a passion for loving Jesus.
We had a great time this Easter! On Saturday Joe ran his first sprint triathlon. Will and I showed up to watch him at the end of the cycling part and helped him transition to the 5K. He swam 1/2 mile, cycled 16 miles, and ran a 5 K and didn't stop! He did a great job in the 5K. He kept a great pace, Joe guesses about an 8 1/2 minute mile pace. We don't get the breakdown in times for a couple more days. We are so proud of him and I think he's going to do another one!
Will and I went straight from the triathlon (he started at 8:15) to an Easter Celebration at Immanuel Baptist church that started at 10:00. We stayed at the gym until Joe finished his triathlon and then drove to meet the Stewarts for the 10:00 celebration. It started out with singing and a puppet show. Will did not like the puppet show because the puppets scared him. Then there was a juggling act, which he loved because it included balls. The egg hunt was at 11:00 and Joe met us for that. Will picked up a few eggs, but he was more interested in looking at the playground equiptment. He really loves slides! We went back into the gym for some craft time (he water colored a paper mache cross), face painting (he got an egg on his cheek and a dinosaur on his hand), and some snacks. It was time to leave, but we had to make a short stop at the playground.
Easter morning we had a quiet morning at home. We went to church on Friday because Southland always has a ton of guests Easter weekend and we wanted to make room for all of those people Sunday morning. Will got into his Easter basket and then we went outside to wash and clean out Joe's car. Since Joe does a lot of driving for his job, his car gets pretty dirty! Will loves to play with the hose and we also played some basketball. After lunch and a nap, we headed over to Papa John and Diddy's house for some Easter dinner. Nonnie had some wonderful presents for Will. He loves to play with the little cars, pop-ons, bubbles, books, and so much more. She also got him a pair of Thomas shoes! T
hose are so special. Diddy and Papa John got Will a book about Spring and all the baby animals and Tina got Will some needed summer clothes. We had a yummy meal prepared by Tina and Diddy. Will got to find eggs that the Easter Bunny left at Papa John and Diddy's house, too! That was so much fun! We went home and went to bed. Will was very tired from his exciting day!
Oh, the last picture is of Will painting his own face with his new markers. Luckily the Easter Bunny brought him washable markers!
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What a wonderfully full and exciting time The Stones had during the Easter season. We were happy that we could share in a small part of that together. Papa John says,"I try to think of some advice that I can give Julie and Joe on rearing Will, but I can't think of any, because they are doing everything right!" We love all three of you, and pray that God will continue to bless and guide your lives.Diddy and Papa John
Hi Julie... I dont know if you remember me. You were one of my Jr High leaders at EvFree in Newbury Park. I think I have a photo of us at one of those mall photo booths. Good times. :) It was wonderful to catch up with your life on your blog: married, got an adorable little boy and your living in KY! Wow. Amazing to see. I will keep checking back for sure.
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