The Big Hunt, 2015

One of the biggest outreach events that our church does is the annual Big Hunt for our church and community.  Hundreds of people come and enjoy great food, fun and fellowship. I think there were about 8,000 eggs with candy out on the field for the children to pick up.  Ready, set, go, Ava!

                                  

                                 

                               

                                

The age groups were in two different fields.  It was very hard to run from one field to the next and get pics of everybody gathering their eggs!

After church, we had Easter lunch at our house on Sunday with an Easter Egg Hunt in the backyard.

Some eggs had candy and some had quarters.  There were enough eggs for each one to find 6 eggs each.

I am so thankful that, although the grandkids love the egg hunts and the candy and gifts, they each one know what we are celebrating on Easter Sunday....the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the tomb.  He arose, He arose, Hallelujah Christ arose!  

He is risen......He is risen, indeed!

Thank you, Jesus!

March, 2015

Karla and I made our annual Spring Break trip to Houston, Texas to visit the Bischoff's.  Lucas was gone on a mission trip to New York City this year, but we got to spend a fun time with the rest of the family.

Always ready for a trip to the mall.

Especially if there is a Starbucks!

Our new favorite game....Bananagrams!

Always have a great time with the Bischoff family.  Don't get to see them enough but we are thankful for the time we do get!

Love to you all,

Mom/Mema

February....Birthday Time for Jude!

Doesn't seem possible that it's been 7 years since Jude Ezra Wallace entered this world on February 13, 2008.

This year we celebrated his birthday at Doling Family Center with Jude's mom and dad and sister and brother,  Nana and Papa, Great-Gran, Misty and John and their children, Mema and Pappy.  Heather had a room reserved for the food and presents.  Then we played or watched basketball in the gym.

What a cutie! 

Awesome cake!

Photobombed by Cael!

This kid loves basketball!  If you drive past their house, you are likely to see Jude at the basketball goal dribbling and shooting.  He seems to have a natural ability and I can't wait to see how he improves as he grows and plays more.

Jude, you are a fun guy.  I love watching you play basketball or baseball, going to Silver Dollar City with you, having you in my Sunday School class.....well, just anything I get to do with you, really.

Love you so much,

Mema

February....Birthday Time for Lindsay!

We always start February off by celebrating Lindsay's birthday as near to February 8 as we can.   She loves Mexican food so that's what her birthday meal always is.  Yummy!  Gotta have a big cookie!

She is a wonderful wife and mother and beautiful to boot!    We love you Lindsay Ellen Jones Wallace and have since you were a baby.   Can't believe you grew up to be our daughter-in-law.  Who knew?  Well, God did and we thank Him for it.

Here's the family picture they took in December.  Love it!

Love you,

Donna

It's A New Year......2015!!

JANUARY

The day that Gary has been working for all these years......January 1, 2015.  Retirement!  After working since he was 15 years old....39 of those years at Southern Missouri Containers, Inc., he retired.  I have to say, he is like a new person.  Working so many hours for so many years with so much pressure had taken a toll on him.  But since he has retired, for the first time in many years, he has actually got to watch a whole ball game on TV, including the Super Bowl and March Madness, go to the grandkids' games and activities, work in his shop when he wants to.....and we go to the fitness center every morning and work out!  It's a whole new world for us.

Speaking of getting to see the grandkids' games, we got to go together to watch Cael and Jude play baskedball.  They were on the same team and got to play with some of their friends from church.

Just love watching these little guys play.  The are really good hustlers and learning a lot about basketball.

We also enjoyed going to watch Haven at her gymnastics class.  She is certainly agile and learns so quickly.

t's so fun watching these kids participate in the activities they love.  They are all doing so good.

It's a good life,

Mema