Two

Logan is 2 years old today! I thought in honor of the BIG TWO I'd share his favorites... in groups of two.
Two TV Shows: Elmo and Barney

Two funny sayings: "Hi Tyson. I'm Nogan" (which he repeats to Tyson everytime they are away from each other for more than 10 minutes).
"Jesus, Cheese open. Amen." (When he wanted to eat and did not want to pray first).

Two places: Grandpa's house to jump and "side" (outside)

Two toys: Dinosaurs and Balls

Two sports: "B-Ball" (Basketball) and Soccer

Two songs: Jesus Loves Me and Twinkle Twinkle

Two letters: O and S

Two snacks: Pretzels and Fruit Snacks

Two foods: Pizza and Salad

Two restaurants: McDonalds and McDonalds. I think that's the only place he's ever been, pathetic?

Two best, cutest, awesomest boys on the planet: Logan and Tyson Higgins

3 months old

Tyson was 3 months old on Sunday, April 11. He celebrated by being a very happy baby that day!!

He is getting so big and so sweet. He loves to smile and laugh. He is completely entertained by his big brother.

He actually likes tummy time and can roll over!

He is starting to like having a blankey-- just like big brother.

He doesn't get to play with his toys that much because Logan likes to steal them from him... but when he gets a chance...

He likes the swing and doesn't even mind when his big brother pushes him WAY TOO HIGH!

He likes the activity gym. He only gets to use it when Logan is napping!

He really likes batting the ball on the activity gym. Here is a little of his "batting practice".

We are so blessed in having 2 wonderful boys! Generally Logan likes being a big brother. He likes to "help" dress Tyson and change diapers. He's good at taking dirty diapers to the trash. Sometimes Logan does get annoyed when Tyson is crying a lot and Logan screams, "stop it!" But for the most part, I think they're going to be great friends! I can't wait for Tyson to grow up a little so he and Logan can play more together. I think Logan can't wait for him to grow up either!

Today

Today is cleaning day.

I think I'll let him do all the work.

Easter

We went to Warrenton to be with Greg's family on Easter. First, we met the whole family for church. The boys sat through church for the first time and they did great. They both liked to hear the music.

Then we went to Greg's parents house for lunch, egg hunts, Easter presents, birthday celebrations, and lots of playing. It was a jam packed day.

We had a great lunch.

Then the "Easter bunny" hid the eggs (if you look closely in the picture below, you'll see the Easter bunny.. and Kari, the Easter Bunny's assistant).

Dads and Grandpa were in charge of taking pictures and videoing.

I'm pretty sure this was Grandpa's first time with this camera!

Greg, you're supposed to be taking pictures of the kids-- not of you and Brian!!




Kari helped Logan hunt eggs.

Jared was a very competitive little egg hunter!

It was such a gorgeous day. We all really enjoyed being outside. Here is Greg with his siblings, his sister, Pam, and his "little" brother Brian.

The " big boys" did a little rough housing.

The little boys played.



The baby boys got to know each other.

Have you noticed we have a lot of BOYS????

We came inside and did Easter baskets. The grandparents and Aunts and Uncles were very generous. Our kids have toys, clothes, candy, etc! Thank you to all of them!!

Then after all the Easter festitivies, we celebrated Jared and Jason's birthdays.

We had a lot of fun and once again, our kids were wiped out!! In fact, I'm doing all my blogging today (Monday) because both boys have been sleeping for 2 1/2 hours. Yesterday did them in!

Let them be little

Logan has started picking out his own clothes. Goodbye adorable baby blues and cute winnie the pooh clothes, he prefers to wear anything with a sports ball on it.

It's ok. I still have a baby to dress!

I just don't want Logan to grow up TOO fast.

It's ok. Sometimes he still wants to be just like his baby brother.

(By the way, I hope to get my pictures of Higgins family easter posted today!! If the kiddos cooperate with naptime that is!)

What it's all about

My nephew, Nick, did an awesome job of reminding all of us what Easter is all about.(He's the one on the right. His little brother Alex is on the left. Don't they look precious in their Easter gear?) He kept saying, "It's not about eggs or candy. It's about Jesus dying on the cross for our sins." Apparently he also shared this with his kindergarten class all week, which I think it awesome.

I've been thinking a lot about Easter and what it really means this year. With having kids, you start to think about how you can express what Easter really means to them.

A few weeks before Easter I read this verse from Mark. Jesus was having a conversation with His disciples. He asked them (in verse 27), "Who do people say that I am?"
Vs. 28: "They replied, "some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, one of the prophets.'

'But what about YOU?' He asked. 'Who do YOU say that I am?'

Peter answered, 'You are the Christ.'"

Mark 8:28-29

This verse struck me as I questioned, who do I say that Jesus is. Does my life reflect what I believe?

In short, here's what I believe. I believe that I am a sinner- the Bible says that all of us are.

"For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God." Romans 3:23

I believe that since man first sinned in the garden, we have been waiting for a saviour to come and free us from our sins. I believe that God sent Jesus to take on death and be that saviour for me.. .and for you.

"For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord." Romans 6:23

I believe that eternal life means I get to spend eternity in heaven with God. BUT I also believe that my eternal life starts now. The grace that God has offered to me puts to death the sin in my life and I get to live in the freedom of Christ. This doesn't mean that I don't mess up... just ask my husband. What it means is that I am forgiven. I don't have to live under the bondage of guilt.

I believe that this grace is freely given to all people who will accept it. I accepted Christ as my LORD and my saviour when I was only 9 years old. I believe you can accept Christ at any age.

"That if you confess with your mouth, 'Jesus is Lord,' and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved." Romans 10:9-10

So, this Easter season, who do I say that Jesus is?

I say that he's the Christ, the son of the living God. He was and is and is to come. He is someone I know and want to know more.

"I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of sharing in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, and so, somehow, to attain to the resurrection from the dead." Philippians 3:10

This Easter season, who do YOU say that he is?

Do you know Him? Do you want to? Comment or email with any questions.

jackbrad (at) rocketmail (dot) com

Rollin'...

Look who's rolling over!

Tyson is started rolling stomach to back about a week ago! And he's not even 3 months yet!

He's also been sleeping 12 hours at night!!!!!!!!!!!!! (There are not enough exclamation points to show my excitement!)

Good Friday

On Good Friday, my sister and I took our kids to celebrate Easter with Grandma and Grandpa Bradley.

We colored Easter eggs and put stickers on them.

We also opened the resurrection eggs.

We had pizza and coconut cake and candy for Easter lunch. (Later that night Logan told me, "belly hurt.") Not the best lunch for a 23 month old kid, I guess!

Nick said the prayer for lunch. It was a very good Easter prayer. It went something like, "Thank you, God for Easter and the true meaning of Easter is that Jesus came and died on the cross for our sins and it's not about candy and eggs it's about Jesus dying on the cross for us." It was basically a mini-sermon but he's got it right!!

Then we went outside and hunted for Easter eggs. My dad had a section for Logan, a section for Alex, and a section for Nick. He had labeled each egg with the first letter of their names so they each got their own egg and there were no fights.

Logan got to hunt for eggs with Grandma.

He liked having her to help.

Logan hunting eggs in his section.

Alex hunting eggs in his section.

Nick was the slowest egg hunter. He had to open each egg and look inside as he found it. Cracked me up! (no pun intended).

Tyson didn't get a section for the egg hunt but he did get to come outside!

Logan really liked getting his own eggs.

The boys jumped on the trampoline.

The boys all played on the swingset.

Then we came inside to check the "loot". Grandma keeps busy with all four of her boys!

After the egg hunts, Logan and Tyson took naps while Nick and Alex went on wagon rides. Then all the boys played in the basement together. I think they were all wiped out by the time we left!

So busy... so much to blog

well, we've been busy, busy, busy, busy. I have a gazillion pictures and so much to blog about. Hopefully by the end of the week I'll have sorted through our pictures and blogged about all of it. Also by the end of the week I hope to have all of the Easter treats put away. Seriously, between the Easter bunny, the grandparents, and Aunts/Uncles we have enough treats to open up our own candy store. If you need to feed your sweet tooth, come on over!!

Ok, so our crazy life started last Wed. Logan, Tyson and I met up with our friend Julie and her daughter Kaylee and the little girl she babysits, Grace, to go to the park. You can read about our adventures here. (If I have my friends do my blogging for me, it saves me time!)

On Thursday, Greg was off work. He stayed home and worked very, very hard on our yard! His friend, James, came over to assist. They got a lot of work done. I took the boys to the park for a while so Logan wouldn't be in daddy's way.

I forgot to get a before picture but if you read my blog, you've probably been to my house and seen our mailbox bed. Greg took out all the old rocks and dug it out and then topped it off with manure.

Isn't our yard looking so good???

Our magnolia is flowering too and it's so pretty!!

While Daddy was working hard, Logan and I did some more Easter activities. We made a torn paper donkey and read about Jesus's triumphial entry into Jerusalem. We also "waved" a palm branch. Actually, Logan just waved it across my feet and said, "tickle, tickle". He's a tease like his daddy!

We also made Easter cards for Grandma and Grandpas. I taped a cross on the front with masking tape and then Logan painted the whole page (and himself) with red fingerpaint. After it dried, we removed the tape and we had pretty crosses. We also sang our Bible Verse, "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whosoever would believe in Him, would not perish but would have Everlasting life. John 3:16."