Spring Time Fun!

Well, its been a couple of weeks, so I figured I better get with it and update you all on our crazy, busy lives. On the 12th our niece, Ellie turned 6. Can you believe it? So, she celebrated her birthday early with a party at the jumping house in Tyler. Boy was that fun. If you havent been to one of those, you need to head to one. I think my mom had more fun than we could have ever imagined. Crawford didnt really like it because it was so loud, but he enjoyed playing basketball with the other kids. I hope everyone had a Happy Easter. We did, even though Jason wasn't here for us to spend it with. It was a busy weekend. We started out by spending Good Friday with Mammy Jo and Papa Pete in Rockwall. We took Papa Pete for a belated birthday lunch and then played in their backyard for hours. For Easter, we went to two chuch services, the sunrise at 7 am (yes, am) and then the early service where Grumps played the bass guitar as he does every Sunday in the praise band. Then it was time for Easter fun at Grandma Libby's house with the Crow family, where we actually were only missing two of our family tmembers (Jason and Erin K). So, it was a loud Easter. It started out really cold and nasty and just when it was time to hide the eggs, it got sunny and a little warmer. It was great. Crawford, Asher, Baby Philip and Garrett had a blast getting eggs and giving them to one another. For those of you who dont know, those are the four boys that were born within 8 months of one another, with Crawford being the youngest. It was great seeing them all play. We even had little Lilly Ann out for the big day. Last week, we found out that we have to be out of our rent house by the end of June. (Originally it was May, but they are giving us an extra month untiol Jason gets home,) so we are currently trying to decide what to do about a home for the next couple of months until I get a teaching job (hopefully) in the fall. My teaching program is going great. We start the reviews for the test here in the next week, so I will be back to the books for a 4-8 generalist test. Whoopie! Tonight, we had mom a suprise dinnere at the Country Tavern in Kilgore where Ellie, Asher and Crawford performed for everyone around. They were dancing to the juke box. We had lots of great food and great company. She was so suprised when she walked in and saw her oldest sister Aunt Jan, Uncle Phil, Uncle Bubba, Aunt Marla, and Seth there. It was great to see her smile because all she wanted for her birthday was a family dinner. Oh, did I mention she is 50! This weekend we are headed in for the big annual family crawfish boil in Van. Robby and I realized that this means our family will be spending two weeks in a row together like we used to. Fun times! (We decided all that can be thrown is crawfish heads and tails, no oatmeal this time!) That is another story, just ask mom or Aunt Lana and they will be sure to fill you in. This weekend is Grammy's birthday and I think they have a big trip planned themselves. Jason is doing great at training. Acing all of his tests both physical and mental. It has been really intense for us all the past couple of weeks, so please keep us in your prayers. I told him if he is nice, I might give him our new address! Hee hee! I will be posting pictures soon.