Finally...first Easter Pics

Well, here they are - Mersadie's first Easter pictures. We had 19 college students from BBC in town with us for the 10 days leading up to Easter, so I didn't have any time to post, but better late than never, right? I didn't get any pictures of Sadie and her Easter basket because I raided it the day before. I (eh-hm, the Easter bunny) bought her a cute short and shirt outfit with flip-flops for her Easter basket, but I just couldn't wait for Sadie to wear it. The day before Easter we had a carnival at our church and the weather was soooo nice I just had to have her wear it. Enjoy the pictures! Mersadie was in such a good mood we got a lot with her smiling - yeah!!

Brian and Sadie "sword fighting" at lunch.

Emily (on the left) and Tiffany (on the right) stayed with us this past week - Sadie just couldn't get enough of them. We had a ton of fun and Sadie really misses them. The house is so quiet now!!

Sadie's big "cheese" smile!

Tiffany and I were wondering how many kisses Sadie gets in one day. It's got to be over a thousand. Here are 4 kisses from Easter. The 2 boys are Nathan and Timothy - my friend Peaches' boys - aren't they too cute?



This is Sadie and Carly - a little girl from church. 2 Polka-Dot Princesses!

Mersadie in her "Praisin' Jesus" pose!


Mikayla and Sadie - I think Sadie is saying "when are these pictures going to be done?"

Miss Mersadie Mischief

Thanks, G.G., for the beautiful dress - It finally fits! I will print some of these pictures and send them to you! Sadie wore this to church last Sunday and if you can believe it, these pictures were taken after church which means we got through with a sparkling white dress - no stains!!

How can this beautiful little princess cause any mischief, you ask? Well...just look at the pictures below. They tell the truth behind that innocent, precious face. We love her more than life anyway, though!!

Sadie got into the Kleenex the other night and tore it to shreds. When I pulled the camera out, this is the first shot I got! Look at that smile. Tell me she doesn't know what she's doing!

Okay, the other night when Brian was out of town, I needed to take a shower before going somewhere and I put Sadie on the floor in my bathroom with some toys. I left the shower door open so that I could keep an eye on her. Apparently the shower looked more interesting than the toys because Sadie proceeded to crawl right over and into the shower. She only got halfway in but her hair an shirt got wet! Here she is right after the incident. I think she is thinking "uhhh, did I do something wrong?".

One night while on the phone with my mom, I said (and I quote) "one day very soon I am going to walk in to get Sadie up for the morning and she is going to be standing there looking at me". Well, THE VERY NEXT MORNING, here is what I found when I heard that Sadie was awake. Two little eyeballs peering over the edge of the bed looking right at me! That night Brian and I lowered Mersadie's mattress so that if she stood up, she wouldn't be able to lean over the edge of the bed.

The Many Faces of Mersadie!

For Grandpa and Grandma Moore

Remember at Christmas when you gave Sadie all those 12 month summer clothes and we thought they looked so big? Well, here is your little Sadie in her "big" clothes. She wouldn't put the lotion bottle down for me to get a good picture and when I took it away, she wanted to crawl after it, but anyway, here are some pictures of Sadie - thank you for all the warm weather clothes - they are really coming in handy!

"Hey, where'd the lotion go?"

Going after the lotion that Mommy took away!

Here's Sadie's fake smile. She thinks that will make me put the camera away. Um, nope, it will take more than that!

"No more pictures, please".

Good to go "Home"

Grammy and Sadie

Daddy and Sadie - he was blowing on her belly making her laugh!

Mary Lynn and Sadie

Sadie's first playdate! She was enjoying Hudson's toys and Hudson was having fun with hers. I don't think they ever really played together.

Kayli made a spot on the couch and wanted Sadie to sit with her. Kayli even got a blanket for Sadie so that she would be warm and cozy. Here they are reading a book together.

Hudson is picking something out for his girlfriend.

Noelle and I

Sadie so proud to be standing on her own!

Brian and I found Sadie napping in the hotel room with the blanket over her head - she was exhausted! The blanket was promptly removed from her face once the picture was snapped.

On our way home. Sadie got her own seat for the first flight - she felt like a big girl!

A week and a half ago we got to go "home" to visit our friends that feel so much like family in Owasso. Brian and I had a wonderful time hanging out with our wonderful church family that we were so blessed to have spent our first 5 years in ministry with. Here are a few pictures of our time there. My mom was able to come down for the weekend too! We just couldn't stand the thought of being only 3 1/2 driving hours away from each other and not see one another since it usually takes a 3 1/2 hour plane flight to see each other!