Easter is here! Thank you, God, for sending your only son, Jesus, to be the answer to our problem of sin and for saving us from what we deserved.
Robert was asked to be a part of our church's Maundy Thursday service by playing the role of James in a live re-enactment of The Last Supper. He did a great job memorizing his lines, and he looked pretty cool in his robe!
Mom, Dad, Memaw, and Pepaw were able to come to the service, and Mom entertained Sarah for me since there wasn't childcare, and I wanted to be able to watch Robert. We also partook in Communion and a time of prayer.
On Friday we made a trip to Bolivar so I could get a massage (!!!) and to hang with the family since Mom and Dad had the day off from work. We had a great lunch with Mom and Dad and a great dinner with Memaw and Pepaw. I can't say it enough - I'm so glad we live this close to family.
Saturday was a day of extreme yard work for Robert. I plan to have a post devoted to our yard work projects one day, but this weekend's project was moving gravel. Some of the gravel in our yard made sense at one point. I'm guessing the builder made a gravel area around a tree at every house judging from our house and both of our neighbors' houses. Our neighbors have kept up with it, but previous owners at our house didn't, and it was just a mess of dirt, weed, gravel, and torn up lawn tarp. It was a pretty big area, maybe about 100 square feet, so we decided we wanted to get rid of it to have more grassy area. There were also a couple of random small areas of gravel throughout the rest of the yard. Robert raked it into a pile and shoveled it into the wheelbarrow. We didn't want to figure out a way to dispose of it, so we shoved some of it under our deck, some around the electrical box (I think that's what it is) in the ground, and some around a bush in the corner of the yard. We also moved the fire pit farther away from the house only to find out why the previous owners had put the fire pit there. They had chopped down a tree and didn't want to remove the stump so they just put a fire pit on top of it. Oh joy. I feel like we've ticked off 5 things from our list and added 8. Sarah enjoyed tummy time outside while watching Robert and listening to birds and the incessant barking of the neighborhood dogs. Our back yard neighbor has three dogs. They mostly stay inside other than being let out to potty. They bark a lot when they're outside since they get each other worked up, but it's for short amounts of time. Our catty corner backyard neighbor has a pit bull that could seriously bark for 10 hours straight. Actually, I think it did on Saturday. It paces back and forth in the corner so much that the grass or worn and it's just dirt. It barks and barks and barks. I don't know if the owner is gone and doesn't realize that it's happening, or if the owner is home and that's why the dog is sent outside. Is there a way to stop this without totally making them hate us? We've never actually met.
Sarah and I had an awesome photo session on Saturday! When Mom and Dad went to Pennsylvania that brought home a christening dress for Sarah that was originally worn by her great great great uncle Edgar. He was my grandma's step uncle. It's been worn by many family members including my cousin Christine, Aunt Cathy, and me! Sarah tolerated it quite well, and actually thought it was pretty fun to play with the long dress and bonnet.
South Gate didn't have Sunday school today and had two services instead. We'd planned on all of us going to the 8:15 service, and then Sarah and I would go home while Robert played in the second service. He would leave after the music and we would head to Bolivar. But Sarah had other plans! She fell asleep as she and I pulled into the church parking lot so I sat there with her for about half an hour. I got her checked into the nursery but it was already 10 minutes into the sermon, so Robert and I hung out in his office and then went to the second service but had to leave slightly early to get to Bolivar on time. Sarah definitely calls the shots around here!
Lunch was at Jim and Taylor's, and it was awesome! Memaw made ham and rolls, Mom made sweet potato casserole, cheesy broccoli and cauliflower, and deviled eggs, Taylor made pasta salad and had the house looking great, and I made carrot cake. Harvey and Sarah were very interested in each other. :) We had a short baby dedication for Sarah since Memaw and Pepaw were unable to attend last Sunday. Such a special time! Then Sarah blessed us with a nap so we could all play The Game of Things. Fun!
We all split and Sarah, Robert, and I went to Mom and Dad's house for more play time and relaxing. High five to Sarah for being an awesome car napper and sleeping on both legs of the trip.
