Iron Man 3

We are obsessed with superheroes at our house. Ever since the Avengers movie came out the kids (Jackie and I too) can't get enough of superheroes. So we have been counting down the days until the premier of Iron Man 3. We bought early tickets to the I max 3d premiere. 

We got there an hour before the movie and the line to get in the theatre was snaked all around the lobby. There was a comic book giveaway so the kids all got comic books! 

There were a few people dressed up for the movie. The theatre was so packed! We couldn't sit all together. The boys sat together, just like big guys! Mady, Taylor, Jackie and I sat on the very top row in the corner taking turns with the girls on our laps. It was still awesome! We didn't like it as much as #2, and its not even in the same league as Avengers, but we still loved it. 

All the kids wore their Avengers t-shirts! Aren't they cute?

The boys both told me that homeschool rocks! They knew we would not have been able to see the premier if they had to get up early the next morning for school! :)

Easter Sunday

Easter is becoming one of my favorite holidays. I have always enjoyed it, but as an adult it holds SO much sentimental value that it never had as a kid.
We got our three kids three days before Easter two years ago. Their move into our family is such a physical representation of the significance of Easter I am reduced to tears when I think about it. God sees us in the midst of all the terrible mess we are in and reaches down and lovingly rescues us. He not only removes the yuck, but restores us to a place of belonging and importance.
I love so many things about Easter, the new clothes, the full church buildings, the wonderful meal with family, the fun traditions, the exhaustion after the day is done, and most of all the quiet reflections on the sacrifice and victory over sin through Jesus. It is such a joy to share these thins with my family. I pray they will always see the significance of the holiday and the joy we have in celebrating it!!