Happy Easter!

Today in church we sang this song.  It is a wonderful reminder of what Christ has done for us and how he is all we need.  My favorite line is in the last verse: "No power of hell, no scheme of man, Can ever pluck me from His hand; Till He returns or calls me home, Here in the power of Christ I'll stand."  Such an awesome reminder and something to ponder this Easter!"

In Christ alone my hope is found,
He is my light, my strength, my song;
this Cornerstone, this solid Ground,
firm through the fiercest drought and storm.
What heights of love, what depths of peace,
when fears are stilled, when strivings cease!
My Comforter, my All in All,
here in the love of Christ I stand.

In Christ alone! who took on flesh
Fullness of God in helpless babe!
This gift of love and righteousness
Scorned by the ones he came to save:
Till on that cross as Jesus died,
The wrath of God was satisfied -
For every sin on Him was laid;
Here in the death of Christ I live.

There in the ground His body lay
Light of the world by darkness slain:
Then bursting forth in glorious Day
Up from the grave he rose again!
And as He stands in victory
Sin's curse has lost its grip on me,
For I am His and He is mine -
Bought with the precious blood of Christ.

No guilt in life, no fear in death,
This is the power of Christ in me;
From life's first cry to final breath.
Jesus commands my destiny.
No power of hell, no scheme of man,
Can ever pluck me from His hand;
Till He returns or calls me home,
Here in the power of Christ I'll stand.

Bunny Time

Today we visited the Easter Bunny.  Jack was ok for a quick snapshot, then a little unsure of the large hairy thing holding him :) 

Spring Break 2011

This year for spring break we started off by taking Jack to the hospital early Monday morning to have tubes put in his ears.  The surgery went well, it only takes a couple of minutes, the longest part was waiting before hand because Jack was still tired and hungry, but we couldn't feed him after midnight.  After the surgery we had to wait around for a little bit and Jack was happy as can be then.  When we got home he took a nap.  Unfortunately when he woke up from his nap and drank his milk he got sick again.  The anesthesia made him sick through Tuesday.  He could finally keep his food and milk down on Wednesday.  Monday after his surgery we came home and got ready to leave while Jack napped.  We left later that day to go to Helen, Georgia.  We stayed there from Monday through Thursday morning.  It was great to get away, here are some pictures from our trip.

It's been a while!

Well it has been a while since I have a chance to give an update, and I don't have any pictures either.  The camera is dead and I can't find the charger.  So where to start?!  We have been super busy here recently.  The end of February and March were filled with lots of softball.  Jack enjoys going to the games, but a lot of them don't start until after his bed time!  He got a good report at his 1 year check up, except for the fluid in his ears.  So we tried a round of antibiotics but to no avail, his ears were still full.  The Dr. referred us to an ENT and his appointment was this past Monday.  The verdict is that he is having tubes put in on Monday.  The tests showed that both ears have fluid and he can't hear out of his right ear and he is somehow hearing something out of his left ear, but not much.  The Dr was impressed with as little as Jack hears how many words he can say.  He vocabulary includes: da-da, ma-ma, ball, bye, hi, dog, pop-pop, and nana. 
Mom and Dad came to visit last weekend, we had a great time together!  In preparation for their visit, I taught JJ how to say pop-pop and didn't tell Dad.  So he had a nice surprise when he heard Jack say Pop-Pop.  By the end of their trip Jack would point at Dad and say Pop-Pop.    
Spring break started today after school, Monday after Jack's surgery we are heading to Helen, GA for a few days.  We are excited to have a little vacation!  Hopefully Jack is feeling better, we had to pick him up from school today and he has been throwing up ever since :(