Her first Easter

We had a great Easter this year! We spent it with my Dad and our extended family in Olive Branch, MS. The whole gang came over to Dad's on Saturday and we had LOTS of food and LOTS of fun. We even had an Easter egg hunt. :) Lily was happy to see everyone and she got plenty of love, hugs and kisses while we were there.

Easter Sunday was really special because we went to Church with my Dad, his wife, my brother, and several of my cousins. Lily did great in the nursery and we enjoyed a great message from their Pastor about "last words" (the thieves that were crucified on either side of Jesus and Jesus' last words). Every time I hear the words that Jesus spoke when He hung (broken, bruised, beaten) on that Cross it breaks my heart. "Father, forgive them....for they don't know what they are doing." Can you believe He said that about the people who beat him and nailed him to a cross!! And He still says it on our behalf today - "He lives to make intercession for us." Sorry, I just get excited about that....since I'm a sinner in desperate need of a Savior (forgiveness!!).

So, back to our time with the Pryor family....my Dad was so happy to see his granddaughter since they have not seen her since Christmas! I really enjoyed watching him and others bond with Lily. Here are some photos of our time together...

Lily and her Easter dress Our family :)Poppy and Uncle Neil
2 peas in a pod

Mommy and her little sunshine

Getting acquainted with Katy

Hanging out with Poppy
We went to Cracker Barrel after church on Sunday and Lily
met a friend at the table next to us. That little girl loved Lily!
Maw Maw and the aunts getting some Lily love (and Keri love :))
My second cousins, Matthew and Taylor, enjoyed playing with Lily
Matthew was so good with her! He'll be a great Daddy one day :)
I love these sweet kids!

Let the hunt begin!!!

This is what you call a "ghetto Easter basket"

Aunt Fay heard that one of the eggs had $5 in it!!

But Halle found it!

Me and one of my best buds, Stephanie (AKA "Halle's mom")

The other men in my life :)

Great Maw Maw lovin' her baby....and singing

"Bye, baby bunting, Daddy's gone a hunting

To get a little rabbit skin

To wrap his baby bunting in."

When she started singing that I remembered her

singing it when I was a kid! What a sweet moment!

I love my Maw Maw! (and so does Lily :))

When we got home we had a late Easter celebration

with the Raley bunch (Tony (Maw Maw's honey), Maw Maw,

Lily's cousins Jared and Coley, her Uncle Jeff and Aunt Tammy

and Mommy and Daddy