Day One- Biloxi

Brandon and his Dad in our room in BiloxiEmma Tucker eating breakfast in Biloxi
view out of the window by the elevators

where we stayed in Biloxi

another view of our hotel

riding down the road

We left on Wednesday, April 15 at 3:15 to head to Katy, Texas for Dustin's wedding. We didn't make too many stops with Emma Tucker, just a few potty breaks and then we went through the drive-thru at Wendy's to get some dinner. We got to Biloxi, MS around 9:00 and stayed at the Grand Casino for the night. It was great for $39 a night! Emma Tucker stayed in the room with Grandmother and Pops while Brandon and I went down to check out the casino. We both have no clue what to do in there so we looked very silly. We thought we would play the nickel slot machines, but it took us a few minutes to figure out where the "spin" button was. Brandon played $2 and won $64 so we quickly decided to cash out and go to bed. Our big night in the casino lasted about 15 minutes. We can't stand the thought of losing money so we quickly quit while we were ahead. Here are a few pictures I took while riding through Biloxi!

Oh yeah..we ate breakfast in the casino restaurant before leaving yesterday and Emma Tucker said, " I want to play". It's not good that my two year old wants to play the slot machines.

Easter Sunday

What a beautiful day for Easter Sunday! We couldn't figure out how to get our flash on so our pictures with our Easter baskets didn't turn out so great. We did get a bunch of pictures after church with our family and friends. Mom cooked a delicious meal for Saturday so we had leftovers on Sunday. I hope your Easter was as great as ours!

Easter egg hunts and outdoor fun in Sylvania

While in Sylvania we had two more Easter Egg Hunts! We hunted eggs with Gamma and Poppy and then at their church. We tried dying eggs, but I am not sure we are old enough yet to enjoy this activity. Emma Tucker just wanted to grab at everything as did the boys. Will spilt the red coloring all over his shirt, shorts and a little bit on me. After that, I decided I was finished with dying eggs. Gamma had bubbles for all the children to play with and we tried flying a kite. Note to self... never buy a dollar store kite because they just don't work. The children had a great time playing together and just being outside and getting some fresh air.

Day Trip to Savannah

Last Friday, Marcie, Max, Mason, Brandon, Emma Tucker, Will, Walker and I packed into the suburban and headed off to Savannah for the day. We went to Uncle Bubba's for lunch and then walked on the beach for a few minutes. It was way too windy and cold for me. The sand was blowing everywhere and for those of you who know me well know I hate sand! I was ready to get back into the car and head home. We were going to get the children out on River Street, but they were getting tired by now. Brandon decided to just drive down River Street instead.

Sillies

This morning, Will and Emma woke up very early and were playing in the play room at Gamma and Poppy's house. Emma looked outside and said, "Where'd the eggs go?" Will, who is only 19 months old, said to her, "In the basket." We thought this was hilarious. Will's vocabulary is blowing our minds. Walker has started talking his head off the last few weeks as well. Emma has developed a closeness to God that we can all aspire to. This morning, when her Daddy told her to get out of the bathroom, she said, "Daddy, don't tell me to do that." When he asked her why he shouldn't tell her what to do, she said, "Because baby Jesus likes me." I guess she thinks Jesus's fondness of her is her get out of jail free card.

Easter with the McGills

the kids favorite of the day
Kirby Lynn and Will hunting eggs

Morgan

Mason

Marcie, Mason, Holly and Kirby Lynn

Grandmother, Pops and the children

the gang

Will waiting so patiently for his cupcake

finally eating our cupcakes

We spent the afternoon at the McGill's house today and had a wonderful time! They cooked an awesome lunch and afterwards the children hunted Easter Eggs one more time.

Katie's Journey

Tonight, was the last night of our study of Hebrews and how sad I am. I loved meeting with these ladies weekly and completing mission projects with them. Katie Folden was our guest speaker tonight and what an amazing testimony she has to tell. If you ever need a speaker for your church, small group, WMU... ask her to come. She is also an artist and paints or does a chalk talk while she is speaking. She has wonderful gift in art and uses it as she speaks to you. She has been called to go to Japan and she hopes to leave in September. I am adding her blog as one of my favorites so we can all follow along on her journies now. http://www.katiesjourneys.blogspot.com/