As a Mom of kiddos that are spaced out in age from 25 years old to 6 years old, I often have the thought that I might slight the younger ones of things the older ones had – things like lots of photos and keeping their memories.

Yesterday I downloaded 247 photos off my phone from one week’s time, so I am guessing I can quit worrying about that!

How I enjoy keeping our family’s memories!

While we were waiting for all the snow to melt, the kiddos literally ran in circles on the deck for days on end!

It got their wiggles out though!

This one.

She STOLE my heart and KEPT it.

Date night.

Have I told you I love them?

And that I LOVE coffee treats?

What’s great about the coffee treat I order is that is it only 8 ozs of coffee in the bottom of that huge cup and then stuffed the rest of the way full with ice!

Then I add a splash of my own coconut cream from home.

SUCH a treat!!

Blake and I specifically went to the mall on this date night because I had some books I wanted to see, touch, open, and glance through.

Then I stood in the bookstore and ordered some of them from the library to pick up later!

This cookbook was beautiful!!

We are not mall people though!

I did love seeing this little bakery there!

Addie’s DREAM is to own a bakery!!

But this one is not hers, even though it has the perfect name.

Sometimes date night means grocery shopping.

BLAH.

Look at these sweet treasures from our friends that stayed with us!

They are missionaries from Africa!

There was about a week here lately where my side of the bed looked like this quite often.

I wasn’t feeling very good, thank you chronic disease.

Praising the Lord that I am better now!

Last Sunday we took our snack dinner to River’s new place!!!

THE FARM!!!

The kiddos had a BIG time in the puddles and mud!

It was such a beautiful evening!!

Last week spring arrived!!!

I might have got a little teary.

We’ve been waiting a long time!

Even when the temperatures were just starting to creep up a bit, I couldn’t help myself!

I cracked all the windows and we put on our sweatshirts!

The days that Addie Mae is home from work look a lot like this!

This was my morning snack one day.

Not really helping my “I don’t feel so great” thing, was it?

I somehow justified it in my head!

Chad.

His guitar.

I love them BOTH.

He is not sad here.

I just caught him off guard.

We had our monthly women’s meeting at church last week!

Addie always diligently does the craft!

I always bring mine home to do later!

Someday I am actually going to do them all!

Our sweet Sadie Jo got really sick last week too.

The vet is treating her for Lyme.

She is doing GREAT again now!

Don’t ask me how I feel about Lyme.

Ever.

Did I mention spring is here??!!

Warm weather, sunshine, long days?

YES!!!

The sun streaming through the windows makes me HAPPY!

Season changes are super duper hard on our sweet girl Eliza.

Praise the Lord for essential oils!

Speaking of that girl – she reads NON stop.

All the day long.

Anything she can get her hands on.

And she is GOOD at it too!

Some more SPRING IS HERE photos!

We ate our afternoon snack on the deck!

In short sleeves!

Soaking up that SUN!

My body has been craving a season change in our food choices too!

I made turkey veggie burgers one evening.

Grant grilled them for us!

Here’s Lane, playing along with you tube.

Sitting on my exercise ball.

I love this photo for so many reasons!

I love this photo too!

Always together and better because of it.

Spring is HERE!

We were able to release our butterflies!

They flew away happily!!

Here’s what it looks like when Addie Mae goes to help Kayla on a Wednesday afternoon.

Good things in the oven!!

What a hoot!!!

Guess what?!

I have some SPRING photos!!

Tate told me he sits like this because God designed him this way.

SOB.

You got that right, buddy!

Fearfully and wonderfully made!

I had THE BEST CREW EVER as we got ready for our friends to stay with us!

Just look at this work force!

This place was shining.

Remember that foot of snow we got on APRIL 18TH??

Our neighbors are SO sweet!

Took four swipes to clear the drifts off the driveway!

The guys were SO thankful!!

Look at Blake’s beautiful drive to work after that big snow!

Have I ever told you how much I love this sweet baby?

Bed head and all!

This is her “I am not awake even though I am sitting upright” face.

We are working hard to have Eliza get dressed all by herself!

She has come SO far!

Remember my painting projects?

Here is the knife block Addie and I painted!

I ordered this CD recently and it has been on repeat this past week!

Something about these hymns that just do the soul so good.

Do you all make granola?

It’s our cereal, it’s yummy, and it makes the house smell SO good while it’s baking!

Ok, then!

Memories kept.

Except for one more.

A spring sunset.

Look what God did!

Nothing like it.

Thank you, Heavenly Father, for so, so, so many good memories!!