Easter Slade Family fun!

What a great Saturday we had celebrating Easter with the Slade family. grandma Slade is always so wonderful to invite us to her home. We had great fun eating pizza and salads. We then enjoyed the traditional Easter egg hunt and of course coloring eggs!. We love the Slade Family and enjoy any time we get to spend with them..

O.k. randomness. Take a look at the last picture...This is what I found while looking for eggs. It is a dead bird. I know a little morbid to take a picture but the biologists in me was very curious. I couldn't find it's head. I think maybe the dog got to it? Who knows.

My Husband

I am writing to wish my husband a Happy Birthday. His birthday was actually on April 2 so this is late, but I figure since he doesn't actually read my blog he won't care. And of course my time with him that day was trying to show him and wish him a happy Birthday.

But here he is, my wonderful amazing husband.

He is incredible. He is handsome, even more so as he gets older and gets those grey flakes through his hair. He has such broad shoulders and is the most kind patient man I know. (heck, he lives with me and he loves it!)

My favorite things about him is how he sees the world especially me.

Just the other day he said to me, "honey, do you know why I have such a hard time helping you improve? I mean, sometimes you ask me to help you asses things that you could do better and well, I can't seem to. Do you know why? It is because I just don't see anything. You are so close to perfect that is seems hypocritical for me to point out anything amiss."

I mean really! Can you get a better husband than that. He is so genuine and real. I am so luck to be married to him and to have him in my life each and every day. I love him sometimes, my chest feels like it is going to burst.

So....Happy birthday my love. I am glad we had a wonderful day together. Thank you so much for understanding my desire to go help Brian and Kristin with their baby. You are incredible!

Love you with all my heart...Stefanie

"On those days when we're not ready to stop being offended, not ready to forgive, still determined to dish out the silent treatment, what we're actually saying is, 'Thanks, but I don't want to become more like the Savior today. Maybe tomorrow, but not today.' " --Sheri Dew

my family...well, my extended family, some of them, including me, have struggled to overcome this whole offense thing. we sometimes hold onto them for longer than we should (at all!) and well sometimes apply this silent treatment.

I just wanted to share this quote I read today. I hope it doesn't offend you but instead reminds us all to be more Christ-like, forgiving and loving of those around us. Especially those who have offended us.