Time is Marching by...

March went by SO fast.  How time is a funny thing.  We've been keeping busy with school, chores, playdates and regular "life" stuff.

 Lily and friend play in my Ikea bookshelves.  Silly kids.  They love having friends over every other week for Robotics.

 Lily's "real" birthday: peach cobbler and singing.  Lots of singing!  She loved all the attention.

 The girls got more clothes from cousins in Texas.  It is always a treat when we get bags of girly clothes from them!

 The beginning of March brought more snow.  The kids aren't crazy about being cold so we did lots of snuggling inside.  Daddy happily made fires in the fireplace to warm us up.

 I love the creativity kids have.  Whether it is make believe play or dressing up, they keep me laughing!

 Some sunny weather projects.  Homemade "paint" out of corn starch, flour, water and food coloring.  They painted on pizza boxes.

 And while Lily napped, Cait and Cam used some real paints.

 Lily loves to wear sunglasses upside-down and beads.  She loves to carry things like keys or money and purses.

 My daffodils were a little weak after all the cold weather so we snipped them and brought them inside to enjoy.  So pretty!  Spring is such a refreshing time for my spirit.  I am thankful God created such beauty and diversity!

Lots and lots of play time. Cam and Cait and Cait and Lily are becoming such good friends!  I am blessed by seeing them play.

We found a play kitchen for free and the kids are enjoying playing mud kitchen with it!

Giggly girls during devotion time, after yummy egg rolls.  And snuggles on the couch with big brother.

St. Patrick's Day

 After our monthly help with the Food Bank, we headed down to visit Granny and PawPaw and celebrate St. Patrick's Day. Granny made a big, delicious corned beef brisket, cabbage and potatoes.  She had outfits for everyone and the house was all decorated.

We love celebrating St. Patrick's Day with family!  Good food, great times, wonderful love!

Vocational Class: Welding with Dad

 JC & Bren have talked along time about learning how to weld.  They are finally getting their chance!  They are taking a two month long class and are learning about acetylene, stick, MIG and TIG welding.

 They are both enjoying the class but this is like playing with fire so of course Bren seems to be enjoying it just a little bit more!

Homeschool Adventure: Water Lines & Grace Home

Oh, I'm so excited about this!  Our church has been working on the Grace Home for quite some time now. But only recently did we actually SEE some of that work.

Bren took a week for a crash course in science, hydraulics, excavation, mechanical engineering, horizontal boring, and plumbing!  He helped the guys in our church body to install around 800' of 6" water main, a fire hydrant and other appurtenances.  He worked long, hard days but he enjoyed all of it.  I took this clip above from our Grace Home Newsletter.  (We just got the green flag from the Fire Marshall today!)