Sunrise, Sunset: March 2011

Thursday, March 31, 2011

Smiles 'n Such

Hi folks! Hope you're all doing well, staying healthy, and anticipating warmer weather as much as we are here! The days are certainly getting longer (& the nights shorter...) and the weather can't make up it's mind whether to bring us warm or cold temps :).

We've used our fire pit a few times, enjoying yummy s'mores by it's cozy warmth, and have had loads of snuggle time with the grannies (& yes, Bella Bean joins in as well).

Oh! And yes, we have started our garden ... radishes, carrots, onions, lettuce, green beans, and bell & anaheim peppers. Along with morning glories, sunflowers, impatiens and an interesting flower Johanna picked out which begins with a 'z' and suspiciously resembles a giant white dandelion (I have a wary feeling about these seed sellers making big bucks on gathering weed seeds and selling them in sweet little packets with sweet little pictures and sweet little names to tempt sweet little girls who have sweet little parents who will buy them these sweet little weed seeds ... hmmm ... sounds like a conspiracy to me ... what do you think??)

Ah, well! Life is good and we are savoring the richness of each day the Lord has made.

This is the day which the LORD has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it. (Psalm 118:24)

Sunday, March 27, 2011

Isaiah 40:8

A lovely bouquet from our wonderful neighbors, the S. family! Thank you!

Thursday, March 24, 2011

Inspiring March

Awake, thou wintry earth -

fling off thy sadness!

Fair vernal flowers, laugh forth

your ancient gladness!

~ Thomas Blackburn

It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold;

...when it is summer in the light,

and winter in the shade.

~ Charles Dickens

Hope you're having a beautiful March day!

By the way, these flowers are from last year's garden... I haven't even thought about starting one this year... okay, well now I have!

Monday, March 21, 2011

Cabin Getaway, 2011

As stated in a previous post, our family recently took a three-day getaway in the country. We enjoyed the simple luxuries of fishing, campfires, sunsets, sleeping in ☻, and best of all - quality family time. We had such a relaxing vacation and I thought I'd share some of our getaway with you! Enjoy!

...He makes the clouds His chariot; He walks upon the wings of the wind... {Psalm 104:3}

Sunday, March 20, 2011

Sunset

From the rising of the sun to its setting the

name of the LORD is to be praised.

{Psalm 113:3}

Image beautifully captured by

little Miss Johanna Joy

Monday, March 14, 2011

Faces

Good Monday morning, friends! Last week our family returned from a most relaxing cabin retreat out in the boondocks. We are so grateful for Mrs. LaTonya's faithful care of our grandmas and Mr. John and Mrs. Ellen's graciousness in watching Bella {the dog} for us!

I will be posting photos from that getaway sometime soon, but for now I thought you'd enjoy viewing a few of the sweet faces which grace our home - both on a daily basis and those of lovely visits from family and friends.

Seeing as Spring is just around the corner,
Grandma "D" & Johanna dressed up as daffodils
to welcome in the new season ☺

Mrs. Linda bringing joy & sunshine
{& laughter!} to our day

Photogenic Grandma Lorry posing for a photo
session with decked-out Johanna

Love...bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things...Love never fails {1 Corinthians 13:4a, 7, 8a}

Bella Bean, in a state of turmoil & confusion when
given two identical rag dolls to play with

School time with the grannies!

Quality daddy/daughter time

Wonderful friends visiting with Grandma Lorry

Self-portrait
OR
the sparklin' blue-eyed, ruby-red lipped, wee lass with the mysterious grin of mischief

Monday blessings, dear friends!

Saturday, March 5, 2011

::Gladness::

...Let the righteous be glad; let them exult before God;

Yes, let them rejoice with gladness...

:: Psalm 68:3 ::

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

à l'examen...in review

February was an exciting month for us, what with Super Bowls, birthdays, Valentine's day, and the plain good ol' daily happenings in between. I decided to write one rather long, full-of-pictures post of the whole of the past month rather than a dozen short ones! Condensed would be the correct word, now wouldn't it? ☺

So, instead of hearing me blabbing away {making an article out of an entry, ahem} please, enjoy the photos.

Taken before the game

Right before Super Bowl day, we realized that Grandma "D" and Grandma June are both originally from the states playing! So we had fun cheering them on, announcing, "Your team just scored a touchdown!"

After the game ☺

Miss Vanessa, here displaying our Super Bowl
party food: shrimp cocktail, meatballs,
7 layer dip, & chili con queso

Diggin' in

Now, do you recall the snowy first days of February? Well, it just so happens that my birthday seems to come around that same time each year {well, what do you know? the same day, too!} and my birthday request was a day at a campsite on the lake. I believe it got up to 38° that day and, yes, there was still snow on the ground. But we're a cold-loving type of family, and the frigidness didn't bother us a bit...now the unexpected, inches-deep issue of MUD??? uh, yeah ... but nothing can dampen our fun!

Back at home, Mom created my "birthday cookie", or fruit pizza.
Isn't it beautiful?? It was scrumptious!!

My *loverly* mother putting on the finishing touches

Us girlies

Daddy-O & Daughter-I

On the 8th of February, my darling sister, Vanessa Elaine, turned 17! Being the more rational and civilized of the two of us, she wanted to go out to Red Lobster {way warmer in there!} for her birthday dinner. Always ready me {that is sarcasm, people} did not take the camera. But trust me, we enjoyed ourselves!