Unbelievable how quickly the huge piles of snow have disappeared.  It is truly spring!  (Ok, so it's only March and there's no reason we couldn't still get a bunch of snow! LOL  but for right now I'm drinking in the warm breezes and scent of growing things!)

      A week from this Sunday and it will be Easter!  I'm almost done with my orders, Praise the Lord and should have the last of them sent off on Monday and then I can make dresses for my little girls.  They are waiting with anticipation, knowing full well that the elaborate sketches of dress designs Mom made last month may well be much simplified by the time they're finished.  They're so forgiving - even ok with it if I don't get them done at all - but I'll certainly try.  :)

Emilie is growing!  She is now officially mobile, having rolled herself over this morning flat on the floor (she's done it on the bed before kind of down hill ;)  ) and getting her arm out from under her, pushing up on her arms and looking around, and then rolling back over with a little kerplunk!  She is a real sweetheart.   She loves to grab hold of whatever she sees and get it into her mouth, whether that's her rattle, her pacifier, or her toes!

We had a couple of gorgeous mid-seventy degree days last week.  It was so beautiful we just had to get outdoors and spend some time in the sun.   I love seeing the children play - and get a little color in their cheeks again too.  We called our friends across the street and asked if they'd like to join us in playing hooky and staying for lunch and they said yes.  It was gorgeous sitting out on the front deck, watching the children ride their bikes and pull the little ones in the wagon.  Mandi and our friends' little Caleb were the recipients of many rides.

Terran has taken a bit of pride in the fact that since he learned to ride a bike, he's been the teacher for each sibling to come along behind him.  He's done a wonderful job teaching and encouraging Jeremi, then Lissa, then Juli.  So when my friend learned of this, she asked Terran if he would be willing to help her son, David, who had been trying the last few summers to learn without success.  Within half an hour, Terran had him riding and has had a great deal of pleasure in noticing David riding up and down his driveway across the street many times over the days since. :)

Then we got some cooler rainy days, so the boys have returned to the kitchen more.  Terran made a recipe he saw on a food network show called Gorilla bread.  Oooh was it good!

One of the projects Mike wanted the boys to make sure they accomplished right away was raking up the leaves that didn't get taken care of in the fall.  They worked very hard, clearing half of the large yard on one afternoon, and then working on the other half the next day.  Of course you know that saying about all work and no play... ;)  Occasionally the rakes metamorphose into light sabers and the boys have them twirling about at their imaginary foes.

The foes vanquished, the boys are back at work finishing the raking.  Micha uses the leaf blower while Terran and Jeremi rake in front of him so that they make fairly short work of the big job.

And life goes on...  God is on the move...  We are seeing His hand in the lives of friends and family right now, some heart rending, some exciting, but all God.  He is so good!

Hope you have a blessed day!

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Posted by Jewels

Ahhh, what a delight to get to come for a visit! You wonderful boys are growing up too fast! You've got to slow up just a little bit, or you'll be grown men before I get to see you again! Thanks so very much for sharing. I miss your beautiful family. Also, just wanted to let you know, that Big Papa is fine :o) Thank the Lord. Much love to you all.
Tenderly, Jewels

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