Easter

He has risen!!! Christ has risen from the dead, and has risen again in our hearts. Easter is one of my favorite times of the year. It refreshes my soul, and we get to recommit our love and dedication to Jesus. Meditating on the Pasion is something that always brings me closest to the heart of Christ. His love is so beautiful, his love is for ME. Having a baby boy now, I could relate to Mary's heart more this year too. Mary, help me to never leave Jesus' side and to be a woman of the Kingdom like you!

We got to go to Beloit, Kansas and spend Easter with family. We are always so happy to see family and are especially happy we didn't stay here because it was a white Easter...yuck. We had such a good weekend full of festivites, good food, and sweet moments. I love watching the little kids interact with each other and get excited about John Phillip soon trying to join that possy. I guess we'll have to get him some trains soon so he can fit in. :) He likes hanging with baby Margaret right now. We got to see new baby Veronica which was such a highlight. She is nothing but a beauty! Maria is always an amazing hostess. Everyone always looks forward to meal time at her house. Me and Phil thoroughly enjoyed our first Easter together with baby rabbit, John Phillip. We had too much fun dressing him up. Holidays just aren't the same without children! We also had fun preparing the Egg hunt for the kiddos. It was a real struggle trying to leave. After getting packed up, saying goodbyes, and getting situated in the car, Phil decided that we needed to stay for dinner....."we're back!" We felt a little better about saying goodbye after that.  

Nashville

We didn't want to leave! Even John Phillip started crying as we left. :( We had a wonderful time with family and friends and always get spoiled with love when we visit the Simpson's. John was always held and loved hanging out with his aunts and uncles. We can't wait till your visit out to Colorado this summer! We also got to celebrate our 1 Year Anniversary on Sunday. We ate a delicious brunch prepared by Mama Simpson, Phillip sung and danced with me to "kiss the girl" haha, and we sliced into some of our wedding cake! We of course rejoiced in our anniversary gift too, our precious John Phillip. God couldn't have blessed us more in our marriage. It has been the best year of our lives. I want to bottle up these sweet memories forever. Thank you Jesus for my dearest husband, Phillip!

GOLD CAMP ROAD

For those of you who want to come out and visit us this year, we are exploring some new places to take you to. :) This past weekend was beautiful out so we took advantage of our free Saturday and went for a drive on Gold Camp Road here in Colorado Springs. It was about a 1 1/2 hour drive total but only 26 miles! Thankfully we took a faster and smoother way back. You have to drive pretty slow because the road is so narrow. Going around curves....well, you don't know what's coming around that curve in the opposite direction. We had to pull over or reverse our car multiple times for people to pass by. It was scary! The views were so beautiful though. Nature is so breathtaking. There's no way you can't feel closer to God when experiencing his creations like this.We want to go back in the fall when all the aspens are yellow. They lined the road the whole way. I guess that's why they call it a golden road. This road took us to an old mining town, and then to a casino town called Cripple Creek. I didn't get any pictures of those towns because 1. I was feeding the babe and 2. We drove right through it to get back in time for the UK game.

We love discovering our beautiful Colorado!

You could see all of Colorado Springs from up top.