All sorts of fun things going on around our home this Spring. Unfortunately, I'm not there for a lot of it because it's tax time! This year was actually a great season for me, and I got to be at home a lot more than normal which I greatly appreciated. Still, I relied on Ryan and others for a lot of these upcoming photos.
The girls look forward to the Booster-thon every year at school. They love getting in the school spirit!
The girls with some friends before the race.
I'm so glad Ryan went and snapped these pictures!
Lily pretty much walked the whole race hand-in-hand with Avery. :-)
At home, the girls made a basketball court in the unfinished part of the basement. They used sidewalk chalk to draw it out (including cheering sections) and then made baskets. They are loving this part of the house, now that it's cleaned out!
Easter morning promised to be fun with baskets filled with flip-flops, Tic-Tacs, new shirts, Legos, books and sidewalk chalk.
Ready to head out for church.
Instead of going to Judy and Robert's house this afternoon, we headed over to Birmingham to meet our new nephew/cousin, Liam. He surprised Josh and Amy by arriving about 6 weeks early, but he's doing great. In fact, he is home now and super adorable!
We didn't dye eggs until after tax season was over. The girls didn't mind; they were excited to do it whenever it was possible.
We also had our Fellowship Group meeting on Good Friday. We were so glad to have a couple of refugee families with us. One husband and wife are here after facing severe persecution for their Christian faith in their home country. We were glad they could be with a fellowship of believers as we all celebrated our risen Savior together. Another family is from a war-torn country; they do not know Christ, but this was a great opportunity to once again plant seeds with them. We told the Gospel story, prayed together, sang together and of course, enjoyed food together. We pray they will come to understand why we celebrate Easter.
We also later tried our hand at making spider hard-boiled eggs which was an experiment Lily saw. They turned out pretty cool!
A few random items...
Lily pulled several items out of the recycle bin to make this basketball court in her room one afternoon. She is one of the craftiest and most creative kids I've seen!
Mia enjoyed some ice cream while out with Daddy one afternoon.
Lily enjoyed a playdate with Alyssa one beautiful day on Spring Break.
Both girls enjoyed playing this one!
I love my little inventor!
We were thrilled to have some international college students over for dinner one evening. Did you know that almost 80% of international students won't be invited into an American home while they are here studying? That's awful! The Casey and Tyson families joined us in inviting 5 international students and our joint college friend to our home. We had such a great time! I loved learning more about them and their home country. Unfortunately, these guys are returning home over the summer, so we won't see them again until the Fall; we're looking forward to next time!
Ryan had the opportunity to present his thesis at a missions conference in NC in early April. I'm so proud of him!
Just a picture of Decker, 'cause he's cute.
A few Cambridge House friends before the Poetry Competition.
Lily thought it was super cool to explore owl pellets in science class one day!
Ryan took the girls to the Braves' game recently which they enjoyed (even though the Braves lost...again). They were excited to see a Toby Mac concert afterwords too.
I'm down at the beach right now enjoying some time off after tax season. Beautiful days and beautiful sunsets this week!
Happy Spring!
