Today was a special day. Not only because it was Sunday, but because of Ryan. Ryan Morris is a friend of ours. Well, originally he was a friend of Justin. They went to high school together and to the same church as well. He was one of the 3 groomsmen in our wedding. Well, tomorrow he is going to Basic Training. He has joined the military and we won't see him again until late August. We haven't really seen him that much with our busy, crazy, hectic schedules, but I guess the idea that we could if we wanted to was always there. Now it is gone. Did I mention that Claire absolutely loves Ryan? We attended a barbeque at his parent's house today after church as a sendoff for him. As soon as she saw him today, she reached for him to pick her up. He's just such a great guy and an awesome friend. We're gonna miss you Ryan. Good luck!



We got back home just in time for Justin to go to work. This meant that Claire and I had some good old fashioned mommy daughter time. We played outside in the yard with her Strawberry Shortcake ball and even sat down and threw grass at each other. She didn't get the point at first because she started to eat the grass. Then she figured it out and started laughing. That threw us into a tickle fight which she just loves. I have to admit I like them as long as I'm not the one being tickled. Her laugh is so infectious. Once inside again, she found her favorite plastic Easter eggs and began her funny face again. I tried to capture it with the camera, but once she sees the camera out, nothing else matters.




We finished off the day with Sunday evening church and a guest speaker on Financial Freedom. It was an excellent message and very encouraging to us as Justin and I have been doing some real work on our finances lately.

Off to another week of craziness but this is the last week of the semester at Lamar. After Friday, it's just finals left. Just finals. HA!