339. Spring!

340. Planting

341. Playing

342. Dirt under my fingernails
343. Flowers

344. The newness of Spring

345. Singing hymns with Sophie

346. A great Sunday

347. Aggie basketball

348. Summer planning

349. Playdate for John Curtis AND mommy

350. Cooler weather

351. Snuggling with my little boy on the couch

352. Allergy medicine

353. Thursday mornings

354. Babies growing stronger

317. Contentment

318. John Curtis singing on the swing

319. Pinwheels

320. Singing in chapel

321. Little man falling asleep under his train table

322. Family reading God's Word together by candlelight

323. Comfort from hearing His Word

324. Breakfast in a tent

325. Easter decorations

326. Bunny masks

327. Hours playing in the backyard

328. JC's prayer - "Dear God and Jesus, I hope you have a lot of fun at Easter and that there are a lot of bunnies."

329. Dinner conversation

330. A hug from Sophie

331. "Can I sit with you, Mom?"

332. Taylor making dinner

333. Time alone together

334. The morning sky

335. First dinner of the year on the back porch

336. New haircut

Before:

After:

337. Water gun fights

338. Bubbles

Lent

307. Counting with John Curtis

308. Starting a new tradition

309. Candles

310. No guilt in life

311. No fear in death

312. Free babysitters

313. Laughter

314. 4 year olds dancing on a Monday morning

315. Bright green leaves

316. Tag at the park

More Spring Break!

297. Pedicure

298. A clean van

299. Adult conversation and good food with friends

300. Three hours alone in the car

The kids stayed at Grammy and Bumpaw's all week and had a great time.

On Monday night they went out to Daddo's farm.

On Wednesday morning Sophie met Tate at Central Market for a cooking class.

John Curtis roamed the store with Grammy eating seaweed.

The finished product

I arrived Wednesday evening just in time to eat David's yummy fried fish at the Hamilton's.
301. A fish fry
302. Friends who are more like family
303. Watching our kids play with each other like we used to

The kids and I stayed until today. We did a lot of shopping and playing.

304. Shopping with Mom

305. New clothes

306. New shoes

307. Counting with John Curtis

274. Spring Break!

Yea! It was time for a break. Sophie's school celebrated with an end of the week picnic.

Then Friday night we headed out to camp at the new Water For All property in Paint Rock. They will be doing drilling classes there starting next week and the place needed a little fixing up. Lots of deacons and other people from the church came out to help. Only a few of us were brave enough to camp out, though.

275. Camping out

276. Singing together

277. Stars filling the West Texas sky

278. Children's playful screams in the dark

279. Sleeping in a tent

280. Working together

281. A ministry that makes a difference

282. 4 people in 2 sleeping bags

283. Cuddling close with Sophie

284. A porcupine in a tree

285. Kids squealing with the water hose

286. Freedom in Christ

After church on Sunday we headed to Inks Lake for another night of camping.

287. Beautiful weather
288. Canoes



289. Roasted marshmallows

290. Games around the lantern

291. Rain falling on the tent

292. Our new air mattress

On Monday morning we went to the Longhorn Caverns. The kids have been watching Planet Earth and were fascinated by the caves so I wanted to take them to see real caves.

293. Caves

294. A hike with Gracie

295. Bald eagles

Mom and Dad had been in Fredericksburg for a wedding so we met them and they took the kids home with them for a few days.

296. Date night