Oh joy, the sprinklers!

Abigail and Jonathan were playing in the backyard the other evening and I thought the sprinklers had already gone off. Well, they hadn't. They came running in, their hair and clothes half damp, faces aglow with smiles and wide eyes, exclaiming that the sprinklers had turned on. Then they stood for a few seconds, wiggling excitedly with mouths agape, awaiting our instructions. Oh, how I would have loved to see their faces and hear what they said as they watched the sprinklers come up and start spraying! We adults just looked at them with smiles on our faces, probably all trying to imagine the outdoor scene. Someone said something and the two turned around and ran back outside. We looked out the window to see Abigail striping her clothes off. Jake hurried out to keep them both from becoming jay birds, and they ran back into the water for 10 minutes of fun. As Courtney said, they wouldn’t have had as much fun if we had planned it!

I'll have you know I spent over a hour trying to get these pictures on here without them be placed all over the post and the writing to be all different sizes. Maybe our blog will change to another host... will let you know.

I don't want to go to gymnastics

Abigail was nervous when I told her she was going to go to gymnastics for the first time. "You will love it." I told her. And she did!! When we left she said, "I want to go to nastics every day!" I'm a little worried about what she will be doing at home after learning all these new tricks!

Bluebonnets

Abigail and I went to visit my family in Texas a couple of weekends ago. One of the highlights of the trip was getting Abigail's pictures in the bluebonnets! I've been wanting to do this for a long time, but planning a trip at just the right time for the bluebonnets had never come together. This year, we planned the trip first and the bluebonnets were kindly in bloom when we got there!

"I think I might be tickled in a minute..."


"Mom, you're funny sometimes"


Sometimes sassy can be cute.

Free Monogram Letters

Just a little plug for little ole me.

I'm doing a giveaway for April and May for a set of decoupaged monogram letters!
They'd look something like this, only with your choice of letters and colors:


To enter in the giveaway, visit The Ivy Twines blog.
Here is the link to the store, in case you just want to buy one now!

our world...

her: "BUT I WANTED to..."
me: "Well, I'm sorry. You don't always get what you want."
her: "WHY don't I??"
me: "Because you are not the center of the universe!"
her: "But I am, I thought."

ahhhh life without siblings...

The Incredible Edible Egg

So... you can scramble them, hard boil them or poach them. You can have them sunny-side up or deviled. You can put them in your salad or your burrito. You can make an omelet. However, have you ever thought about how you ate them after they were prepared? Abigail has a new technique.

The Lord is Risen Indeed!

Happy Easter!

Here are some photos of our last few days.

Did you know we're on twitter? If you want to follow random thoughts, insights, and Abigail quotes, look us up.  Mommacrafts and Decidedlife.  And, while I'm on it, have you checked out Jake's website?  He posts his sermons, articles, devotions and other Christian life writings there.  Abigail and I got to go with him to the mission last week, where he preached on "Who Put Jesus on the Cross?" It is the most recent post there: thedecidedlife.com.

 Playgroup. Tess is telling the Easter story with Resurrection Eggs.

 All the sweet kiddos.

Dying Easter Eggs.  Try explaining 'dying' to a three year old. It's tricky. That and, "Yes, that's the right shoe for your left foot."

Pre-glitter.  Abigail's "I'm too cool to look at the camera without sassing my mom" look.

 After the glitter. Abigail being silly.

 Hopefully the last time we do glitter. It's pretty though!

Family Easter picture!

(Yes, I've gained weight. No, I'm not pregnant. I'm temporarily on a drug that makes me gain weight and doesn't allow me to exercise. Before you feel bad for me, know that I feel better than I've felt for 4 years!)

 Self posed hands... too cute.

Finally got a real look by putting a rolly polly on the camera... By the way, this is a dress my mom made for me when I was a little girl! Isn't it beautiful!?

Looking for eggs! Something about this picture reminds me very much of myself!

Totally lucky, split-second shot!

She was a little confused as to why there wasn't candy in the eggs. There are only eggs in the eggs. Not even baby chicks.

We wore Daddy out!

We went to a park tonight and Abigail made a little friend. They tried to boss each other around.

Happy Easter to you all!