From a beautiful, snowy winter to glorious SPRING..

Come...Let's wiggle our toes in the water or go searching for bugs...Whadda ya say? ~smile~ I am thanking God for the beautiful sunshine that He has sent our way lately. Our kids are so looking forward to SPRING BREAK...We have some fun adventures planned for them. May your SPRING be full of love, happiness, warm weather and butterflies! :)





"This is the day which the Lord hath made; We will rejoice and be glad in it." Psalm 118:24

My three blessings...all at age "4"...

Thought that I would share these pictures with you. Similiar scenes, same age...just all three distinctly different children! ~smile~ These pictures are extra special to me because they include relics from my family's past...My Mamaw's baby picture, my Papaw's glasses, my Mom's doll and teddy bear, My Dad's train, Danny's football, my baby shoes, my brother's toy horse, etc., etc. We had several different poses of each child, but these three are on canvas backgrounds with matching frames. It seems like "yesterday" when we had Corey's done and now he is 11 years old and Cade can wear the same little outfit. Makes me extremely sentimental when I look at them!

A few of my favorite things...

Flowers, a good book, and a cup of tea...sipped out of a china cup. (This cup belonged to Danny's dear Grandma.)

Memories....I adored holding my babies!

My teapot collection...couldn't quite fit them all into the picture, but I recently added the white lights and have really enjoyed the effect!

"Bargains" that complement my decor...bought this new little picture for only five dollars!

A new twist to my devotions...

Good smelling candles, with beautiful music in the background...

Sheets smelling of downy, good food, quality time spent with family and friends, and OF COURSE gazing into my husband's beautiful brown eyes(Sorry, girls...but it's TRUE! Gotta have a little "romance"! ~smile~). Thought that I would share a few of my favorite things!

Some recent fun...

To celebrate the kid's 100th day of school, we took them to the Indianapolis Children's Museum..What a fun way to beat the winter blues! Mamaw Kennedy came with us and we all had a fabulous time! If you ever come to Indy...I would highly recommend going to the Children's Museum...It's fun for the young and old alike! :)
We also had a family Valentine party at "Bravos"...a very classy Italian restaurant. Great idea, Aunt Tricia! (The kids had a fun church Valentines party at "Chuck-E-Cheese's, too...pics posted on the Church website.)
Hope that you are having a wonderful, happy, "blessed" day today! If you are in my neck of the woods....stay warm! AND SMILE...God loves you! I just heard an awesome message on God's love and how the most important aspect of the Christian life was loving God with ALL of your heart. That is my goal!

February 09

A girl's afternoon out...

One afternoon last week, Danny was able to take off early from work and let Cassie and I have some "girl" time...he and the boys went for an afternoon of fun with their cool cousin, Nate. We picked up my sis-in-law, Anita,and treated ourselves to Panera Bread(check out the hot chocolate...it was dessert in a cup~~I highly recommend it!). THEN we did a little shopping! There is nothing like some feminine fun! :)

A promise fulfilled...

My son, Corey, requested that I blog about his menagerie of reptiles,fish, fine-feathered friends(the newest additions to the England family!:)),etc. It is SO hard for me to admit that he now owns...oh dear, should I say this?...a SNAKE!(though it is a very TINY garter snake.... and that is the LIMIT on snakes!)Corey is very good about taking care of all of their cages, providing food and fresh water for them, etc. I must say that I have learned many, interesting facts about so many different, creepy, crawly critters! I have opened my mind and stepped out of my box! LOL! I can't say that I have learned to love or truly appreciate the reptile family! Anyway...here are a few pictures for you to enjoy!

Corey's animals

18 Years of Wedded Bliss! :)

Today, Danny and I celebrate "18" years of marriage together! Can't believe how the years go flyin' past. I have nothing but love and respect for the man who stole my heart all those years ago....my best friend, my love~~he connects all of the dots for me! He is one of the kindest people I have ever met...I can honestly say there has never been ONE day of our marriage where he didn't try to uplift or compliment me~~or treat me with complete love and kindness. To me...that is the epitomy of Christ-likeness. We felt "young" again as we celebrated over the weekend. My parents were gracious to host a fun sleepover for the kids...SO, we dined at "Maggiano's", stayed out late and had a romantic evening together... :) NOW on to the NEXT 18 years...wonder where we will be or what God has in store for us?

18th anniversary