A Few More Pics

Aunt Mak kindly captured some great pictures of the fam over Easter weekend! Here's our Hive of Five (get it Busbee and hive...corny, I know, but I just couldn't help myself)!

Don't you just love these faces? I mean are they something or what?

Pops and Tula and their grands...I think this is the first picture of the two of them with these four!
And the adults...
This cutie kept us in stitches all weekend long. She is so adorable and so sweet. We could just eat her up!
The Easter table, thanks to Aunt Mak and Tula...

An Egg-cellent Easter

Have I mentioned that I love Easter? And to top all of the fun Easter activities off with an awesome church service on Sunday morning is just one of the reasons this is my favorite of all celebrations!

Of course, we had to tear through the Easter baskets on Sunday morning! Frances was busy doing her norm--crawling all over the place!

My two bunnies...

All dressed up and ready for church!

Hunting eggs at Pops and Tula's. Uncle Brad was the master Easter egg hider. He did a great job!

Little Miss just sat around enjoying the scenery!

Mom, Dubby and Grandmother...

We lunched on some yummy dishes: ham, potato salad, corn casserole, potato casserole, strawberry fluff, carrot salad, and asparagus. All of that goodness was topped off by a delicious strawberry cake made by Aunt Mak. Of course, it was all rounded off by lots of Easter candy!

Since it's so easy, I thought I would include the corn casserole recipe here:

Corn Casserole

1 can whole kernel corn, drained
1 can creamed corn
1 box jiffy corn muffin mix
1 cup sour cream
1/2 (1 stick) butter

Mix all ingredients together. Pour into a greased baking dish and bake at 350 degrees for 45-60 minutes or until golden brown. (Note: I only use about 3/4 stick of butter. I found a whole stick to be too buttery, if that's possible:)

Doesn't get any easier than that!

Spring Break '11

Walker and Kathryn were out of school this week for Spring Break. Kathryn had fun at Art Camp with her friends Katie-Ruth and Michael while Walker, Frances and I kept busy with some other fun activities. Here are a few pictures from our week!

Monday: Horseback Riding

Walker was quite the little equestrian! If you are in the area and would like to do the same, check out Silver Lining Horse Farm. Mimi is fabulous and not only teaches them how to ride but teaches them about the horses and how to care for them.


This is unfortunately what Frances did most of the week. Thankfully, I don't think she minds!

Tuesday: Walker's first visit to the dentist

I know not the most fun thing to do on Spring Break, but after 4 1/2 years it was time! Surprisingly, he did great, and his teeth looked great too!

Wednesday: Breakfast at Chick Fil A and the Exploreum

Walker has been asking to see the "Big Bugs" (the current exhibit at the Exploreum, hence what he calls the Exploreum) for a while now, so we finally made it there. Of course, the Spring Breakers were there en masse, but we still had fun!

Thursday: BSF and lunch at Zoe's

Friday: Breakfast at Dick Russell's and visiting with Cousin Addi, Uncle Brad and Aunt Mak

And Miss Kathryn didn't miss a beat! She painted, she made pottery and paper-mache. They even ended their week of Art Camp with an Easter parade. Don't you just love her bonnet?

Easter Shoes

I think someone was a little jealous that she didn't get a new pair of shoes for Easter! I assured her she would get to wear these one day!

Approximately 2,400

That would be the number of questions Walker and Kathryn asked while we dyed Easter eggs on Saturday. Let me remind you that dying eggs is no quick task. You have to boil the eggs, cool the eggs, boil the water to mix with the food coloring. All of that waiting about drove my 4 year olds (and thus their mother) crazy! Thankfully, we all thought the end results were worth the wait!

Are your kids this inquisitive? Or is it just mine???

Some Sweet Ideas

Have you heard of Sweet Paul Magazine? Well, I hadn't until today, but what a treat! Check it out for some great recipes and fun ideas. I especially enjoyed the Special Kids Issue. Let me know what you think!

A Circus Parade

Kathryn the Seal and Walker the Lion enjoyed a circus parade at their school today! We had so much fun "home-making" their costumes. Low stress, low cost and the kids were pleased. Can't beat that!

Fry Gal

Hi, I'm Frances, and I love Chick Fil A fries! I just pop one in my mouth and watch it disappear! No one would ever know I don't have a.single.tooth to eat them with. Doesn't stop me!!!

I'm In Easter Candy Heaven

Chocolate Dipped Peeps... Does it get any better than this!?!

Photo Fun

Nana and Papa were in town this past weekend, and we sure enjoyed our visit with them! Papa took the big kids to fly kites Friday and Saturday, and Saturday, we all ventured our for some photo taking.

Here are Walker and his buddy...

Kathryn, Frances and me or "the girls" as Kathryn would say!

Little Miss playing at home. Nana brought down this sweet outfit perfect for this time of year and for our upcoming Easter Egg Hunts. Frances is blessed to have two older girl cousins who had some very cute clothes. Thank you Aunt Amy for passing them along.

A few more pictures of Frances...We don't really have that many of her, so thank you Nana for taking these!

Our Little Patient

If you feel so lead, please keep our "firstborn", Georgia, in your prayers. She had major surgery to remove a lump from her abdomen this past Wednesday. Results won't be in until next week, but all signs point to mammary cancer. We are praying for the best for her which ultimately may include simply keeping her comfortable and loving her for as many days as the Lord allows.

She wasn't too thrilled with my picture taking, but hopefully, I can get some better ones as our little patient recovers over the next week!