Spring in Kentucky

I had an amazing weekend!  Since I'm finding it difficult to put my thoughts about it into words, you can read some great write-ups from one of my roomies here and next-door-neighbor here.  Suffice it to say that I'm realizing that it's good to participate in times like this past weekend which keep my heart soft so I can be sensitive to what He has to say. If you're an adoptive or foster mom and have ever considered attending Created For Care, you need to sign up for the next retreat, whenever that's going to be! You won't be disappointed!

Tonight after supper we were going to commence on some much-needed garage organizing.  That good intention didn't happen, largely because Reni and Els got on their bikes for a few laps around the parking lot and that turned into an impromptu photo and video shoot, followed by the arrival of company.  Nathan thought it would be a neat idea to attach the GoPro to Reni's helmet. Not so much.  We settled for attaching it to the handle bars.

Once he was on and could see where he was going, we were super proud of our boy for propelling himself much more easily with his AMBUCS tryke -- a testimony to his increased strength since last summer when we largely had to push him with the attached handle bar in the rear!

  Evidence that these photos were spontaneous:  a little spaghetti sauce on Reni's face and black bean skin on Ellie's teeth.  Just keepin' it real here.

Ellie wondered why I couldn't stop laughing.  When I showed her the photo below she proudly exclaimed, "I lost my tooth! I lost my tooth!"

Obviously, she's yet to lose her first tooth or else she know that you would FEEL the gap, not just perceive one visually. ;-)

I love the little tongue of concentration sticking out below.

 Our buddy Bryce dropped by.  Reni ADORES Bryce, who himself is quite adept with a 'cycle.

The following pics are just to show off some of the beauty in bloom around our yard right now.  Nathan quipped that these photos make our yard look better than it really does.  I think you could say our blossoming plants and bulbs are a little on the sparse side.

 I think in 13 springs, this is the first time I've seen our itty bitty dogwood bloom.  Better late than never!

I wish you could smell our lilac bush!  I smelled it before I saw the blossoms when I came home yesterday!  Trusting that you are enjoying evidence of God's spring gifts wherever you are right now!