Be Still.

“Be still, and know that I am God” Psalm 46:10

~The LOVE of THE OUTDOORS~

I can' get these kiddos to come in the house!! Grace is glued to her bike 24-7 and Ava puts many miles on going back and forth to the barn with a stroller and baby kitten in tow!! Love that spring is finally here!!!

So Loved

Blessings.

There is a song that I have on my ipod that I love!! It is a song that brings me to my knees in humble adoration to Jesus!! It is the song that I have on my blog right now, by Laura Story- Blessings. I just had to share it!!

Blessings
We pray for blessings, we pray for peace
Comfort for family, protection while we sleep
We pray for healing, for prosperity
We pray for Your mighty hand to ease our suffering

All the while You hear each spoken need
Yet love is way too much to give us lesser things

'Cause what if Your blessings come through raindrops
What if Your healing comes through tears?
What if a thousand sleepless nights
Are what it takes to know You're near?

What if trials of this life
Are Your mercies in disguise?

We pray for wisdom, Your voice to hear
We cry in anger when we cannot feel You near
We doubt Your goodness, we doubt Your love
As if every promise from Your Word is not enough

And all the while You hear each desperate plea
And long that we'd have faith to believe

'Cause what if Your blessings come through raindrops
What if Your healing comes through tears?
And what if a thousand sleepless nights
Are what it takes to know You're near?

And what if trials of this life
Are Your mercies in disguise?

When friends betray us, when darkness seems to win
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We know that pain reminds this heart
That this is not, this is not our home
It's not our home

'Cause what if Your blessings come through raindrops
What if Your healing comes through tears?
And what if a thousand sleepless nights
Are what it takes to know You're near?

What if my greatest disappointments
Or the aching of this life
Is the revealing of a greater thirst
This world can't satisfy?

And what if trials of this life
The rain, the storms, the hardest nights
Are Your mercies in disguise?

Credits :
songwriters: story, laura mixon
© new spring publishing;new spring publishing

~Gymnastics Spring Performance~

What a treat to watch not one but two amazing night of gymnastics!! Grace has been in Bay Area Gymnastics going on four years now, this is her second performance! I am so proud of the little gymnast you have become Gracie!!
I will try to post video of the Fireflies Performance later in the week!!

Lucky Ducks.

We so happy to welcome 4 baby ducks to our farm!! They are a bit shy but the girls and I are handling them daily to get them use to us!! They are just to cute for words!!

WAKO Seed Planting and Scavenger Hunt

Big thank you to WAKO for the wonderful morning spent outdoors having fun!! We sure enjoyed ourselves- exploring, playing, and laughing!!

Rocky The Rooster

We are one step closer to having baby chicks...

Spring Has Finally Sprung.

We found our first caterpillar of the spring... can't wait to watch it turn to a butterfly!!


Love exploring

Country Life.

So fun to have friends come play!!! Grace and Ava were happy to have some warm weather and buddies to get silly with last week!!

Frog Eggs Found.

Ava and I were able to find frog eggs about a month ago. We were so excited... I forgot to post this!!
The road was not easy...

they were really hard to find and I have to keep changing the water with the same water from the same pond I found them in- the pond that is the fartherest away from our house!! It has ALL been worth it!!! Since then they have many tadpoles. I will post a picture this week on how they look now! It has been fun to watch them change.

Happy Birthday Kevin

We always LOVE when Kevin- Jeff's and my good friend from college come to visit!! The girls just love him... Kevin was Jeff's college roomate ALL 4 years of college!! We enjoy this weekend with you Kev- come back soon!!

~Happy Birthday Jeffrey~

What an amazing man you are Jeff!!! You bring passion, adventure, and love to me everyday!! Thank God for you everyday!!! I love you!! Happy birthday to my amazing Cowboy!!!!

Mothers Day Fun.

Grace surprises me in how well she handles the horses. She is her daddys girl 100%

Exploring on a very warm 75 degree day!

Found our first toad of the year.

We sure love to get muddy!

Princess loves exploring with us too!!!

Family.

Neighbors.

We had fun stopping in to visit some wonderful neighbor friends Beau and Brielle. We LOVE living in Ino!!!

~Exploring the Outdoors~

We had a great time at Mea's outdoor girl birthday!! What a great day of adventure and fun with so many wonderful friends!! Jenifer had so many cute things for the kids to do! Too much FUN!!!

Weekends.

Worm hunting fun!

Jeff carved a bear out of a tree that had fallen down from wind! He is so creative and good at making the best out of a tough situation! love you Jeff ;)

~Happy Mother's Day~

My Mama- my first friend!!
I love you SO much- as I watch my girls grow I see what a amazing mother you were to me, and a pray that God helps me be the mom to them that you were to me!! I LOVE you mama- and thank you for all the sacrifice and love you have given to me all of my life and now to my little ones!! Happy Mothers Day to YOU- the greatest Mama EVER!! XOXOXOXO

Happy mothers day to you Carol!! I thank God everyday you raised such a WONDERFUL man!! Thank you for all that you are to our family!!

~HaPpY BiRtHdAy MeA MaY~

You bring sunshine to a cloudy day!! Happy birthday to you sweetie!! XOXOXO

~Speedy G~

Mary and I were SO excited to cheer on Mandi in her first half marathon since she had her boys!! She absolutly rocked the half finishing in 1 hour and 34 mins!! Her pace per mile was 7:15 even in a strong cold head wind!!! We were SO happy to see that Mandi G smile on your face while you ran!! Mary and I had a blast chasing her down honking and cheering THE WHOLE WAY!!! Only taking a small break to grab some hot coffee to warm up!! SO PROUD of you G!!! WAY TO GO ROCK STAR!!!

Ava and Sam.

Snuggle Bug.

~Spring Dance Recital 2011~

What a joy it was to watch all of they wonderful kiddos perform their hearts out!! Jeff and I enjoyed every minute!!

Thank you Grandpa, Grandma, Julie, Joseph, and Jenny for coming to watch the girls!! They sure felt LOVED!!!

Daddy was SO proud of his girls!!

Grace you are growing into quite the little lady! I am SO proud of you for never giving up... even back in March you did not think you could perform the ballet recital. You worked hard to get it down and you did SO AMAZING!!! I love your spirit and hard work attitude!!

Henry was SO proud of you AVA!!

Ava I will never forget your first day of class- shy of the 3 year old age requirment to get in to the class they let you try it out and you never looked back!!! You practiced every day with THE BIGGEST smile on your face and it was bitter sweet watching you this week!!! You were born to dance- I love you and I am SO proud you!!! :)