Chess, anyone?

As I was going through the ottaman today trying to pack we came across the chess set Linda (Granny) had got in Russia. When I opened it you would have thought I had bought Annabelle the world! She was so thrilled to see all of those little people she could hold and talk to!

" Oooh...good move, Costephens!"

"I think I'm ready to beat daddy!"

Joe Huber's Farm

What a great day! We ended our Saturday by heading to Joe Huber's in Starlight, IN, about 50 minutes away. It was a beautiful drive, great food and lots of fun. Allison, Stephen and Julianne (7 months) Mobley joined in on the adventure! They are great long time friends we will really miss when we move!

The 40 ft. slide off the back of the barn was quite a hit! We each got to go down several times! Joe and I are realizing how fun it is to be a kid again! Annabelle certainly seems to be a thrill seeker, like daddy!

There weren't a whole lot of animals out tonight, but the girls were still amused!

We were told that the ducks are known for biting, so we had Annabelle pose with the stone"quack quack" instead.

Little did we know the temperature was going to drop while we were there, so Julianne was wrapped snuggly in her blanket!

We had a fabulous dinner and we had a first...Joe shared his food! This may not seem like a big deal, but Joe doesn't like to order one meal and share it to save money. But the rumors of the big portions satisfied him and we shared a half chicken dinner with lots of sides! It was quite a break through...and it didn't break the bank! Annabelle was thrilled just to lick the lemon slices. She was also seconds away from squirting the bottle of homemade apple butter straight into her mouth...who needs buiscuits! Thankfully we stopped her just in time!

The girls also had fun starring out the big windows at the ducks and we finished the evening off with a nice ride on the mini John Deere.

Fun at the Park

We had a great time enjoying the spring weather at Creasy Mahan park tonight. It was so beautiful! We are detetrmined to go there as often as possible before we move!

Annabelle got to go down the slide for the first time (and about 20 times after that!) Her squeals of delight probably were heard all around Goshen. As you can see, she wasn't too fond of the bouncy animals, but we had fun!

CANDY!!

Thanks to the Chase family at church, Annabelle had a very tasty Easter basket! She wasn't too sure about the texture of the Peeps, but she liked the chocolate.

" Praise the Lord for chocolate!!"

The Easter Bunny?

"Hmmm...so that's the Easter Bunny? I don't think I want to get any closer!"

Easter Egg Hunt

Annabelle went to her first Easter egg hunt at our church on Saturday. It was quite blustery! She got the hang of it really quick! We had to remind her that the limit was 10 eggs! She seemed most interested in opening and closing the eggs!

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Sarah and I are excited to share what's going on in our lives and to show everyone how Annabelle is growing up before our eyes. More to come soon!!!