Easter

Easter is always one of my favorite holidays. I have such fond memories of Easter Egg hunts and dying eggs and dressing up in springtime dresses that perfectly coordinated my sisters:) And the past few years has been very special going to Nashville on Easter. We all make a way to get home so the whole family is together, and it's such a special time. This year was even more fun because we had a toddler to hide Easter eggs from. And she loved it. We ended up going to FOUR different Easter egg hunts- crazy I know. But I loved every minute of it, and so did Miss E. Especially because she got to snuggle her Papa. And because her Aunts spoil her every chance they get. Here's SOME of the pictures from our weekend, brace yourselves...

Easter Egg Hunt #1

at my parents house with my cousins and their sweet babies:

Let the hunt begin!

Papa giving her some helpful hints.

She got to be pretty good at finding those Easter Eggs!!!

She loves her aunties!

Greysyn and my Uncle Allen               Greysyn and my cousin Amy

Hayden was the expert egg finder and Kinley was so excited about the princess tatoos inside:)

Aunt Jessi

Aunt Allie

Reading with Granny

Cousins

Easter Egg Hunt #2

at Gentry's Farm with more cousins, where I went as a little girl:) 

Gentry's Farm!

Evelyn and Walker

He sure does love his girl.

She's got this DOWN.

Daddy might have stolen some of her candy...

Mom telling us stories about how she used to take us here:)

Cousins

Ryan and Walker

What does a sheep say??

Running away with/from Walker                             Model pose               

Gigi was in heaven:)

Talking about all the animals.

Look at that little tushy!

Easter Egg Hunt #3

at the Lowry's home for Lipscomb faculty and their families:

My favorites

                Gigi making sure Ev stays hydrated and Papa making sure she has the best seat in the house:)

Petting the chicks

Really trying to figure out this petting zoo thing.

Evie's first pony ride, she LOVED it!!!

Most of the gang, missed you Damon!!

Of course, she LOVED the Easter Bunny:)

Easter Egg Hunt #4

at church on Sunday:

The best shot we could get...

              The Walkers                              The Varbles minus Damon:(

We had such a wonderful Easter!

Ear tubes

Earlier this week Evelyn got the dreaded tubes put in her ears. After what seemed like 15 million ear infections, we finally got those suckers taken care of. I was really glad we decided to go on and do it, because the weekend before surgery, she got yet another infection. Though it was very stressful for me because I didn't like the idea of her being under anesthesia, I knew it was time. We had great support and love from friends, and some of Evie's favorite people came up to sit with us while we waited. And surgery was so much faster than I had expected. We were very impressed with all the nurses and doctors, and I was certain she was in good hands. But she really did not enjoy coming out of anesthesia. She screamed hard for about 15 minutes, drank a bunch of apple juice, and watched Frozen to make her feel better. After that, she took a long nap at home and never looked back! I'm just so thankful for doctors who gave us confidence to do what needed to be done for our daughter, and for the surgeon who took such great care of her. It's amazing how God really provided for us in the way that he provided friends and professionals to comfort us and give us confidence. It's a scary thing to decide that your child needs surgery, but she already feels so much better.

Watching Frozen kept her happy until time for surgery:)

Getting checked out by the doctor.

So excited that Tom and Suzie came to see her.

We are so thankful for trustworthy nurses and doctors who worked hard to be the best at what they do. 

And we know God was with them in taking care of our sweet baby girl!

Evelyn's First Birthday!

Last weekend our sweet girl turned one. I still can't believe how the time has flown. I wanted to have a big party for her birthday because I just wanted to celebrate our big girl and the amazing first year we've had. I had lots of fun channeling my overly emotional energy into decorating for her party, and I had some good help from our sweet family. Gigi and Papa even came in town for the weekend, which made it so very special. Evelyn, you are one very loved little girl!

So, here are the pictures of her party, as promised...

 

 My big 1 year old

With Mommy and Daddy

With Papa

With Gigi

Pre-cake

First bite!

Licking the plate

Feeding Daddy

This is DELICIOUS!

Cake face

Ok, share with Mom too

I think she liked it!

She loved her smash cake- pretty sure it's safe to say this girl likes her sweets!

 

First time opening birthday presents

Thanks for all the new toys!

 

With Papa

She got to stay up late playing with all her new toys, this dump truck being a new favorite:)

The Details...

The adorable SMASH CAKE! 

Thanks to Christine, who did such a great job!

  

 

Evelyn, it is such a joy to be your parents, 

and we loved making the day special to celebrate how wonderful you are. 

We love you!