Dallas Blooms 2014

Dallas Arboretum - March 2014
Dallas Arboretum - March 2014 (click to see album)

The Dallas Arboretum plants over 500,000 spring bulbs each year in preparation for the Blooms event and the display is amazing. Here are just a few of my favorite photos from our day.

Dallas Blooms 2014

Dallas Blooms 2014

Dallas Blooms 2014

Dallas Blooms 2014

Easter 2014

This Easter I have the same message as I did the last – in fact the only thing different is that last Easter we didn’t have a clue we would be adding another child to our family 🙂

Easter is the most important holiday even though it has been covered over via bunnies, eggs and chocolate. It’s about the most amazing thing ever done in the history of the world. The horror of the crucifixion has past and Jesus rose from the dead fulfilling all of God’s promises from the Old Testament. It’s a gift for all – freely given if you only believe.

Romans 15:13 “May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.”

Joy to the World, He is Risen.

Dallas Arboretum – March 28, 2014

This was the best family photo we could get all day.
Dallas Arboretum - March 28, 2014 (click to see album)

While the Petermans were here the Dallas Blooms event was going on so we made plans to see the flowers and attempt photos with the kids. First off, the flowers were amazing and I loved the tulips so much!!!! I am going to do a separate post just to put the flower photos in because they are so pretty. Dani was so upset at any movement towards group photos and pretty much stayed cranky the entire day, but we just rolled her along in the wagon and continued on our way.

Dallas Arboretum - March 28, 2014
Dani wanted no part of this family photo. 😉
Cranky Dani
I can’t stop laughing at this one. Oh how I love her!

Dallas Arboretum - March 28, 2014

Dallas Arboretum - March 28, 2014

Dallas Arboretum - March 28, 2014

Dallas Arboretum - March 28, 2014

Dallas Arboretum - March 28, 2014

Dallas Arboretum - March 28, 2014

Dallas Arboretum - March 28, 2014

Dallas Arboretum - March 28, 2014

Dallas Arboretum - March 28, 2014
In the end Mike got a smile or two out of Dani.
Dallas Arboretum - March 28, 2014
Group shot at the end of our day.

And now for my favorite photo of the day – Mike and Randy. After all the flowers and girly stuff they did this for me. Total awesomeness!

Dallas Arboretum - March 28, 2014

Thankful Thursday

  • Thankful that Papa and Grandma Brooke came to visit last week.
  • Thankful our 1st post placement report is done.
  • Thankful that my sister Tahni came to visit.
  • Thankful that we got my mother in law moved into a good nursing home that had an opening. And that she seems to be doing okay so far.