Passion City Church was outside on Easter, so the kids and I (along with our super awesome neighbors + their three kids) watched the service from the grassy lawn sitting on quilts and eating leftovers from the previous days picnic. It was perfect. My kind of Easter celebration! Here are a few pictures we snapped of the kids enjoying the service — playing in the dirt and grass while listening to and worshipping with Chris Tomlin, Christy Nockles, Matt Redman, and Kristian Stanfill lead worship….it doesn’t get more perfect than that!!

The boys, Cole & Nash, taking it all in...

Evyn playing in the dirt...being careful not to get too dirty in her Easter dress...

Evyn...just being Evyn.

I love celebrating Easter. It’s my favorite holiday because you get to celebrate Jesus and not mess with the hustle bustle of shopping for gifts. It’s no pressure and just quality time with friends and family. Love it! I did feel bad on Easter morning when I realized I had not even put together Easter baskets for the kids! They didn’t even ask and honestly they didn’t need the candy so it was fine. Maybe next year — if I remember! I actually like that the easter bunny and gift filled baskets aren’t the focus on Easter morning around here and hope it’s always that way!

Here are some more pictures of our weekend celebrating Easter with family and friends. The weather could not have been more beautiful!!

table set for the easter picnic...

guys playing a serious game of corn hole

Nash has his "adventure bag" (not a purse!) ready for the Egg hunt

Kids ready for the egg hunt! Ready set go!

She looks innocent, but this girl is serious about a good hunt!

so cute.

Death is beaten! You have set us free!

I love Easter! I love celebrating Jesus! It was a great weekend around here. We had an amazing Good Friday service with our church family, then hosted an Easter picnic with some friends and family on Saturday, and finished off the weekend back at church celebrating Easter.

Here are a few pics of the little people in their Sunday best….

So much joy on Easter!! Thank you Jesus!!

love Meyer's laugh in this picture!

Meyer looks like a pink pilgrim in this dress! SOOOO southern. Once a year I subject my girls to these southern dresses that are so popular here in Atlanta. Smocked and all (so not my style — but cute on the girls) We had a hiccup with Evyn’s dress this year — I forgot to try it on her before Easter morning (oops.) and when I put it on her this morning you could see straight through it! So, we had a last minute dress change and she is actually wearing one of Meyer’s dresses (24 month size!) She looks beautiful in white (anything really!) so she pulls it off well and she didn’t have to rock the southern belle look like Meyer!

Meyer has such an exaggerated walk....feet out and arms all over the place. It's adorable.

she's the definition of a "toddler" when she walks. toddle toddle wobble.

Yep, this gal is just a natural when it comes to make up, high heels, pink, and all things girly….

Step 1: Red looks good on everyone. Go for it!

Step 2: Just a little more...

Step 3: Take a look at your work in the mirror....

Step 4: Love how you look. Job well done!

Step 5: Show the world how beautiful you are....because you are beautiful inside and out...even with an excessive amount of lipstick.

Praying for Passion Vancouver tonight! It’s going to be Uh-mazing! Jesus will be glorified and we are praying for revival! Grateful BV is there to represent us… and I am there in heart and prayer. He is helping with the night but it looks like he had a little down time this morning…

Off they go!

A spontaneous sea plane ride? What a cool opportunity! pictures like this make me a teeny-tiny-just-a-little-bit-okay-maybe-more-than-just-a-little-envious!  Not only is it so beautiful, but it’s a childhood dream of mine. I’m going to show my age here and go out on a limb, but anyone else ever watch a 1980′s show called Danger Bay?

Tell me that I am not the only one that ever watched this show?! My sister and I loved it! I seriously haven’t thought about it in years until I saw the pic of BV and the sea plane and it clicked in my roll-a-dex memory. This show was filmed in Vancouver and I always thought it would be so cool to fly in one of those sea planes. I also had a crush on the cute boy in the show — yeah, I have good taste. Funny how those random memories (not the crush part) came flooding back when I saw that little sea plane!

Well, like I said, I’m grateful BV is in Vancouver tonight and I’m praying for all my friends leading the way there. Revival come! That’s what it’s really all about.

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One day I’ll miss this awesome view from my kitchen window. I’ve been a lot of places and I’m convinced this is the most beautiful scenery in the world…