norfolk botanical gardens & first landing state park (photo blog)

Norfolk Botanical Garden

Tulips

Azaleas

English Daisies

Bald Eagle Nest

Scenery

Columbines

Hydrangeas

Tulips

Tuplips

Scenery

Scenery

Scenery


First Landing State Park Scenery and Wild Life

easter trip to california

Before Micah left on deployment we decided that Hailey and I would take a trip to California and visit my Mom around Easter. This being Hailey's first Easter is was especially nice to spend it with family. Growing up in California, I remember every Easter Sunday as one of the most beautiful Sundays of the year! This year was no different.


This Easter was very special to me it was Hailey's first Easter. It was the first year I could tell my daughter of the awesomeness of our God! It was the first year I could tell her how blessed we are to know and believe the truth, that Christ died for our sins so that we can go to heaven!! Not that I don't tell her on other days, but Easter is a special day, it's Resurrection day! The only thing missing that day was Micah.


Until our trip the only person in my family who had met Hailey was my mom. Everyone had a lot of catching up to do! Just about everyone agreed that Hailey looks "just like her daddy". Hails learned a lot while she was there, and grew a lot too! She learned how to crawl and cut 2 teeth, her two bottom ones. On our way home, in the airport, she mastered the skill of sitting up without assistance (that seems to be her favorite thing to do.)