Around here {Part 1}

Don and Victoria dropped by to wish Junebug a happy birthday.

Johanna Banana had a dress-up day

...with her rose.

Vanessa made yummy homemade cauliflower crust pizza

Hard at work!

Wordsearchers in curlers and scarves

Happy smiles

Vanessa took Johanna out for a spring photoshoot...

Sister friends

We attended a sweet birth at the beginning of May

Junebug's wonderful dentist dropped by for a home visit

We made a celebratory apple crisp for Dad's completion of another semester of seminary school!

And a gluten-free one for ourselves :)

For Mother's Day, we surprised Mom with an iPhone and...

...went out to eat to celebrate for Mother's Day, Dad's completion of this past semester, Vanessa finishing home management, my commencement with school and Johanna's completion of her first unit of first grade reading. We like to fit a lot in to a celebration :).

Johanna had picked out her and Mom's outfits that day. She likes to match :)

She fell asleep waiting for one of us to come in to read her a story.

We attended a second wonderful birth at the end of May

Dad made a beautiful roll-out cabinet for our Young Living essential oils...

...isn't it beautiful??

Dad, Mom (and Bella) reading their anniversary cards (happy 28 years of marriage!)

She was so emotional

Baby Eric Michael and the family came for a visit!

Proud big sister, Ellie Bellie 

Two cuddle bugs

Michael Brian and Eric Michael

Before the cry

Showing little Eric to the Grandmas

Can we keep him??

Book Worm #1

Book Worm #2

Cook Worm #3

And Eric's wonderful parents about a week later

The Snuggle Bug

Jonathan showing me his camera techniques

Part 2 coming soon...