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Daddy has arrived home and Anna Brooke crawled up into his lap and said, "Daddy, when I get married, I want Granny to fix my hair, and Nana to put my make-up on. Daddy said, "What is Mommy going to do?" "She can brush my teeth."

This time of year our oldest little Man plays Tee-Ball. He has been playing baseball since he could sit up in the yard and hold his plastic bat. I would squat behind him holding the bat in front of him, throw the ball into the air, quickly grip his hands to the bat with my hands over his, and then hit the ball. He would laugh so hard at his pregnant Mommy, but we were having fun. Then, when he turned two, he receivedhis first little T-Ball set for his birthday. He loved every minute!! We would set up the tee, mark the trees as bases, put Anna Brooke in the stroller over to the side and play all morning. Whrn he turned three, he graduated to a foam bat and wiffle balls. (Did I spell wiffle right? Or is it wuffle?) He was getting better, and prouder. When he turned five, he could play real T-Ball. We signed him up, paid the money and waited until the first practice. He was more exited than he had ever been in his life. Enough babbling about my boy growing up. Last Saturday was...

Last week the little Fullers were all out of school for Spring Break. We were invited to go to the ZOO on Friday with sweet friends. So, we loaded up bright and early on Friday morning and headed south. We had a fun day and all the children enjoyed seeing real, live animals. First, we saw the giraffes. We were amazed at how close they were to us. Then we walked to the elephants. The little girl in the middle is G. She is Sarah Belle's friend from Sunday School. The elephants were also very close to the viewing area. They were BIG!! This is the matriarch of the herd. This is the baby: Next was a photo opportunity in the chimpanzee exhibit. This came about since the chimps didn't want to see humans on the particular day that we visited. Luke wanted to aggravate the pretty little girls and mess up their picture! Finally, he was distracted and G smiled. This was Luke's finest photo of the day. He is sitting inside a bronze sculpture of a Mama chimp lying on her back pla...

Seven years ago, I was anxiously awaiting the birth of my very first nephew. My older sister, Marie, was expecting a baby boy on July 3. I was so excited I could hardly stand it! Conner Reed South made his appearance about the time Sunday School started on Sunday morning, July 7. We were ecstatic!! I made the call when I arrived home from church to see how things were going. I was so sad I couldn't be there for his birth. I did go and spend a week with him and our overjoyed family. Over this past weekend, Conner surrendered his young life to Jesus Christ . He will turn seven this summer, which means he can live his whole life for Jesus! Little Conner, your Uncle Patrick & Aunt Laura are so proud of you! We have prayed for this day since the day you were born. We couldn't be prouder of you! We Love you and look forward to BIG things ahead.

On Easter Sunday, we always travel to Moulton, a small community outside of Louisburg, NC to spend the afternoon with Patrick's parents. And his brother, Unc D, and Aunt K, and Lilly & Jacob! It is always a rip-roaring time with 6 children ages 5 and under! Luke's tractor is there. He loves to ride it although he has outgrown it. He also loves to chase the girls. They are getting pretty good at getting away from him. Lilly brought her Jeep to share with our girls. Yes, I realize it's not safe to allow a 2-year old to ride on the side like this: unbuckled, and near an open door on a moving vehicle. But I know she's holding on tight. Jacob brought his 4-wheeler to share with Paul. And, he rode approximately half a mile back and forth across Papa & Nana's front yard! The children were peeking at the men 'hiding' the Easter eggs. Of course, the eggs were not hidden. They were all in plain view. Anna Brooke was picky with which eggs she put in her...

Well, this post won't be entirely about Easter Sunday Morning. The Easter Bunny came on Saturday. This was the easiest way for this custom to fit our schedule. Somehow, this is the only picture of Anna Brooke. Then, Sunday morning, this is what we looked like. Luke's tie was too long; but I must say that it was very cute sticking out of the bottom of his coat. Paul didn't want his picture made without Daddy holding him.

Several weeks ago, my parents realized that they had never seen their Fuller grandchildren hunt Easter Eggs. So, they planned to come North for the weekend. They arrived late Thursday evening. Friday morning came early and the kisses began! We enjoyed each other's company and had a marvelous time on Friday. On Saturday, we did A LOT. We dyed eggs, went to the Park, had our Easter Egg Hunt, grilled out, and played baseball in the yard. It was a very fun day.