Mia's First...

She lost her first tooth!

The second one followed less than a week later and she even pulled that one out on her own! :)

Resurrection Day Moments...

On Resurrection Day the girls & I looked through their closet and we were delighted to find these dresses. The girls are reading some of the American Girl books right now and they wanted to dress like their favorite characters. Amelia was inspired by Samantha and Madeline by Felicity.

Later in the day they enjoyed a hunt for eggs in the backyard. They have always loved this, they even do this throughout the year inside our house!

We did the Resurrection Eggs for the 12 days leading up to this joyous day. While watching them in all their excitement, it reminds me of all the hidden treasures that surround us each & every day woven into the many seasons & circumstances we travel through and the joy we receive in seeking and finding HIM in all things!

Our sweet girls are growing up... so soon!

What a blessing it is to see their love for each other. :)

Caring For a Little Bit of His Creation...

Our resident squirrel was hanging out in some different places the other day. He started off at the BBQ grill.

This day we enjoyed watching him relaxing up on top of the girls swingset...

...then he decided to switch directions. We are fascinated by the simple beauty of God's creation in our backyard.

Molly is such a sweet puppy...she has definitely found her home in our family. :)

We are feeding our neighbors bird for a bit. The girls love Tweety although Mia wasn't too sure about her being this close!!

Madeline loves almost all animals :)

You would almost think there was a pet store in our future from seeing these pictures, right? LOL!!!

Finally, these are the sweet little ducks they couldn't wait to take care of...

...we were assured they were very sweet ones!!! :)