Happy Mother's Day!

 Happy Mother's Day to all of you!  I hope you have a wonderful day!  I am so thankful for these 4 gifts who call me Mom.

Quarantined Easter

Happy Easter!  This year's Easter celebrations were definitely different, but if I am being honest, it was one of my favorite Easters ever! Our morning was slower paced since church was in our living room and we weren't rushing to get out the door, and it was nice to be able to soak up and really enjoy those moments together.  The weather was nice, the kids were all pleasant even with an early wakeup call thanks to littlest sister (and you never know what you might get with two teenagers early in the morning!), and we just felt so much more grateful to be spending the day together this year.  I know not all families were able to do that, and I just am so thankful that our family has stayed safe throughout this so far.

I pray you all are doing well and staying healthy, both physically and mentally.  If there are any specific ways I can pray for you, please send me a message through here or my social media pages.  I know this is a difficult time for everyone and want to do my part to help in any way I can.

Since we have been in a stay at home order, no cute coordinating Easter outfits were bought for my crew this year, but we couldn't let the day pass by without a picture anyway.  I hope you all had a beautiful weekend with your families!

-Emily

Spring Break 2019

We survived Spring Break 2019!  The kids head back to school this week, and while we had a fun and relaxing week off, I am more than ready to get back to our normal routine!

My oldest daughter and I spent some time in Nashville visiting colleges at the beginning of the week.  It was so fun to take a road trip with just the two of us!  We laughed, cried, and saw some amazing sights!

Stood on the stage at the Grand Ole Opry!  It was such a neat feeling standing in that circle where so many legends have stood.

The Ryman Auditorium is absolutely gorgeous!

Lunched with Blake ;)

My girl.  

I am so not ready to be looking at colleges with her!!!  Can't she just stay in high school for a few more years?!

We finished off the week with the other 3 at our two favorite state parks that are a couple hours away from our house.  This is our annual Spring Break activity, and is one of our favorite traditions! 

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Now, I am off to get these kids to school and start on the laundry!
I hope you had a fun Spring Break as well!

-Emily

Snowmaggedon 2019!

Did anyone else get dumped on by Mother Nature this weekend?  We got about a foot of snow here in the midwest.  It has been several years since we have gotten that much!  School let out early on Friday, basketball games were cancelled all weekend, and church was cancelled on Sunday, so we had a lot of time to play in the snow!  It was such a pretty snow, but by the time I finished shoveling all of it I could hardly move!  I am going to need a few days to recover! 

We did have a great weekend in it though!  Here are a few pictures when we ventured down the street to a park to play a little!