Picking Blueberries

Each kiddo wanted to be Farmer Mike

Picking Blueberries

Only pick the blue ones that aren't squishy!!

Look What We Found!

Matt's nephew, Travis, had this on his back porch & he never uses it so we brought it back as a souvenir. It's a perfect cooler!

Dinner Made EZ

Have you ever watched the clock all afternoon hoping that 5 o'clock would not come around? I have done that so many times!! Well, let me share a website with you that will make life easy for you too. It's E-Mealz. The creators of this website have compiled several different lists (and I really mean TONS!) to choose from but all of them are meal plans for the week. After the menu for the week is the shopping list for all the meals! It's awesome. The best part? It's only $5 a month! That's $1.25 per week! Check it out!

Frogs!

We have frogs! Tiny little baby froggies joined our backyard last week and got caught. The poor little things have been played with and played with all weekend. (Yesterday we even had to take a frog break so we wouldn't hurt them or make them tired. ;))

The Lesson of Lemonade

Thanks to Pampered Chef . . .

my 2 yr old is learning up & down . . .

and up & down . . .

and up & down. . . .

Whew! I need something refreshing. That was hard work!

He is Risen!

Today is Easter Sunday!! I am reminded of the most amazing sacrifice I'll ever know - that of Jesus' death and resurrection. It brings me life, hope, joy, and all because he loved me enough to give me his life. Thank you Jesus!!

To give my kids a visual of the empty tomb and the surprise Mary and Martha might have felt, we made resurrection rolls. Just dip a marshmallow in melted butter and then roll it in a cinnamon/sugar mixture. (This represents the anointing of Jesus' body. Older kids will be able to understand the symbolism.) Wrap it in a crescent roll (seal it too) and bake according to the directions on the crescent roll package. (Tip: wrap it well!!!) Let them cool and open them up. Maybe you'll be surprised too!

Our empty tombs . . . .

These are my guards outside Jesus' tomb. They are making sure no one steals Jesus' body.

(I was the angel, of course.)

My Little Planner

Jayci got a wooden and magnet calendar for Christmas. I thought she would love it but really it was one of those "Cool, Mom" kind of gifts . . . until today. We sat down today and scheduled April. Mind you her birthday is in April so that was a huge bonus. We had so much fun. It was especially good to talk about Good Friday and Easter and the meaning of both.