Mother's Day 2017

So grateful to be showered with love & affection & hand-made cards from my littles and so excited to be expecting another little one on this special day!  Happy Mother's Day to all of the amazing mothers and grandmothers in our lives!

While Dadda's Away.... the Girls Will Play!

We were so grateful to have Gramma C. come out and see us last month.  Dadda took a work trip to St. Louis for a week, and having her here was a big help!  Grampa also flew into town after Dadda returned from St. Louis.  He cooked us some of my favorite meals, and we took my parents on a hike to Salmon Creek.

Of course, Gramma brought presents!  The girls got to open something each day for a week while Dadda was gone.

Dadda got a tour of Busch Stadium.  Pretty cool!

Snazzy new clothes from Gramma.

Gramma gives a thumbs up despite having her soles fall off both of her shoes. 

Tessa did most of the hiking on her own.  I think she might be ready for her own camel pack. 

We were watching Dadda, who picked up a huge log and threw it in Salmon Creek.

Before they returned to KY, Gramma & Grampa let them open their Easter baskets.

Cooper Spur Resort

We did an overnighter at the Cooper Spur Resort a couple of months ago.  We came to play in the snow and do some tubing at their Ski Area.  We enjoyed a fantastic dinner at their Crooked Tree Tavern; their cheeseburger was phenomenal! And Benji and the girls even did an evening soak in the outdoor hot tub.  Such a fun mini-vaca!

Hope Rising ~ Easter 2017

We are so thankful that the Easter story is a 3-day story!  Because at first glance, it looks hopeless.  But God does his best work in hopeless situations.  "Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ!  In His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead...."  1 Peter 1:3