Easter

Our Easter celebrations were a bit different this year. Due to a crazy schedule and a bit of sickness leading up to Easter break, we decided to stay home this year. The Waltners were skiing the Alps and the Stewarts were soaking up the sun at the beach! Although we missed both families and were wishing we were in the midst of the fun with each of them, it was a wonderful time of catching our breath.
How thankful I am to have a King who would die for me!

Girl's Day

Today was our girls day and we did all things girlie! We got all dolled up, we shopped, we got haircuts, we bought new sparkly lip gloss, we dilly dallied like only girls can do, but best of all we shared a high tea! Both girls had a tea pot of their own and a whole dish of lumped sugar. They ordered savories and desserts to their delight. With pinkies sticking out, we giggle through our entire meal!

It was a perfect day!

A Sneak Away Treat

We got the special treat of spending the night in a friend's cabin up in the high country. We packed our gear and rode our snowmobiles into an adventure!! We had 2 whole days of uninterrupted time together! We took the girls for the first time out on the big road in search of some new meadows to ride. The loved the fresh powder, the freedom of riding off track, boon docking through the trees and making crazy eights with their tracks. My favorite was watching them like little duckies in a row, follow Seth wherever he led. They could be tearing through a meadow in opposite directions ... and as soon as they saw Seth fire up his sled, they like little magnets, raced to line up behind him ... knowing he would lead them on a fun adventure. It was sweet to see their small little sleds and hear their small little engines follow the roar of his big machine!

One day, I know they will chose and follow their own path, but today I wanted to remember the sweetness of watching them follow their Daddy's!

A Day with Daddy

I firmly believe that God made both Mommys and Daddys for a purpose. And in our house, Daddy is the fun maker!! He can turn an ordinary outing into something memorable. He can make bows and arrows out of sticks and twigs. He can make your average piggy back ride into a magnificent buffalo hunt.

While one of Adalie's favorite things to do is go on a family bike ride, today my heart was singing as I heard their squeals of delight as Josiah the Indian, atop of her trusty Daddy stallion, chased Adalie the buffalo through the trees!

What could possibly beat that, surely not an ordinary day of treasure hunting at the lake??

Spring Break

Finally.... it has arrived..... Spring Break!

It seems this year more than last, I longed for a break. All our commitments have just come to a close and we are in need of some time to just be. So each day of our 7 day break we were intentional about savoring our time. They were days filled with the question "I don't know, what do you want to do?" and it was glorious.

We painted and created a world of chalk, we climbed trees and readied our garden, we slept in late and labored over yummy breakfasts, we had a girls day and some family days, we rode bikes and drank milkshakes.... and much more!

Thank goodness for Spring Break and the recharging of our batteries!

Easter is Coming

It's the last day before Spring Break and the Kindergarten class is a buzz of activity. They have made their bunny baskets, decorated eggs and are ready for the hunt.

What a fun day!

A Free Afternoon

With the sun shining and nowhere pressing to be, we stayed after school to take advantage of a beautiful day with a bit of a breeze. We exchanged the monotony of the after-school routine with some time to just run and play.... and it felt good!!

(Josiah and Piper 2nd grade, Adalie and Ashlyn Kindergarten)