"Moms are just grown up little girls..."

Corey...
Cassie...
Cade...
My dear Mom...
(Mamaw Smith and her girls...)

What a fun, beautiful Mother's Day! I loved the saying on the adorable little Boyds bear that Danny gave me..."Moms are just grown up little girls". That is exactly how I feel sometimes...just like a little girl playing house! And just like I loved being a pretend Mommy to my dolls...I love being a Mommy to my three blessings! From the handmade cards, to my special gifts, to the delicious Mother's Day meal...my day was perfect!

I also am blessed to have a wonderful Mother and Mother-in-law(and one remaining, dear Grandmother)...precious, godly women who have been awesome Mothers to their families! I have such an incredible heritage to pass on. Hope that you all had a wonderful Mother's Day...either celebrating AS a Mother, or WITH your Mother or just because YOU ARE SPECIAL! :)

The Creation Museum...

What an amazing experience...A church group of about 35 of us were able to take a day trip to this awesome museum. If you haven't had the privilege of going...TRY to in the future! This is a "state~of~the~art" museum that gives glory to our Heavenly Father and His beautiful Creation! We had a great time and made wonderful memories!

Creation Museum

A Spring "collage" of GOOD TIMES...

It's AMAZING just how fast the weeks have been zooming by! As another blogger friend said.."I'm just trying to catch my breath"! We have been enjoying it all...this wonderful life in the "fast lane". :) Thought that I would share some pics of just last week...


Easter...What a blessed time of the year! We had a very special Easter day at church followed by a wonderful family dinner at Mamaw Smith's house. The kids also enjoyed the annual church Easter egg hunt on the Saturday before Easter.

I.H.C.~~We enjoyed both the wonderful services and the awesome fellowship with friends and family! (The mass children's choir is always so much fun!)

Corey and Cassie's Spring Piano Recital...(They did a very good job! :))



A day of horseback riding...Danny's cousin, Anita, and her sweet daughter, Ella, own two horses and invited us for a fun day of horse~back riding and then served up a yummy lunch! The kids had a blast!



A tea party...Cassie loved every minute of this special afternoon! (Thanks for inviting us, Shelly! :))



Celebrating my sweet friend's special birthday...Mary Beth is a darling and she makes this age look great!

SPRING BREAK...

A little time off to "refresh" ourselves...We ALL enjoyed "Spring Break" around our house! It was still a bit chilly, so most of our memories were made "inside". The kids enjoyed staying up late and sleeping in, watching favorite movies, etc. We also went to the IN State Museum at the first of the week...then took a fun overnight visit to Cincinnati, OH. We visited with friends and family there, ate at some of our favorite restaurants, stayed downtown(took a long walk along Sawyer Pointe and the Serpentine wall...so pretty!), and visited the Newport Aquarium. Fun, fun!
Now back to our busy Spring routine...Easter, I.H.C., end of school activities, etc.

Spring break 09

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!