Spring is Coming!

For Mandy's birthday she and I enjoyed purchasing some lovely flowers and planters.. once the days got a little warmer we had such a sweet time planting them together.

Planting Susanna Seigler's flowers for her wedding gift

So beautiful!

Next we start on Mandy's birthday planters

So pretty! Bucopa, Snapdragons, miniature zinnias and a lovely mini geranium variety oh and also a variegated creeping ground cover 

Lovely finished product!

Next we headed over to the horses to say hello

A precious little Laura hand

A girl and a horsey nose.. how sweet!

Our hearts are so full

Family Celebration

We spent Resurrection Sunday at the Wittenbergs. I sent this quote to my dear friend Shannon 'We read the account tonight of Jesus' death, burial and resurrection and it was a blessing because this year I could tell that Laura was really understanding the seriousness of what Jesus did and does for us through his death. She even drew the correlation between the Passover lamb and Jesus, our perfect lamb whose blood was also shed..which replaced the old covenant blood on the doorpost."

..and while easter egg hunts are not really a part of our Resurrection Sunday celebration, it is a fun tradition that Barb's family has always done for the children. This egg hunt was no exception! Cousin Tom and his wife Annie had hidden them in some great places! 

Cousins Maddie & James

Daddy helps the girls!

Look at all those eggs!

One of Grace's eggs contained the much coveted laser pointer!

Cousin Dana looks at her loot!

James too!

Jenny and baby Claire

The tables are nicely set!

Kelly's sister Katie with baby Claire

Gracie & James hunt for the last missing eggs!

It was a very nice day! 

Havin' Fun Playing with Ashley's New Camera

Ash got a new camera! She has been busily watching youtubes and instructional videos to figure out how to use it. Its much more intricate than her last one. She is going to help snap a few photos at a wedding this weekend so is trying to learn as much as she can.

The current rental we are at is heavily landscaped. We live on 2 city parcels and the woman who owned it prior to our landlady was a master gardener.. there are some amazing treasures peeking up out of the soil right now. Sadly we are moving to the country (well, *that's* not sad!!!!!!!) so we wont be able to see all that this place has to offer in the summertime.. I can already see hints of gladiolas, peonies, herbs, blueberries, lilacs, budding butterfly bushes, heliotrope, violets, quince..tulips, and SO many more beauties!

..speaking of beauties! 

This one's going in a frame!

I love the black & white

Pretty Mandy

I think this is a holly bush?? Could be wrong..

We've already had a few visitors to this hummingbird feeder!

Sleepy guy after a hard day's work!

Laura, breaking into our vintage bookshelf. Her current favorite reads are history books

from the early 1900's. When we first moved back to the area, a family from the Valley gave us a ton of things free, left over from an estate sale. Including about 200 books from the late 1800's-the mid 1900's. We have had so much fun looking through them! Especially the 20 volume set of encyclopedia's from 1920!

After-dinner snack

Examining his new fly rod! Now for that trip to New Zealand....!!!