just thinking about my daily life and what I'm living for...what
brings purpose and life...there's something to learn from Zach,
hope you take the time to watch. It will be worth your time...
How easy it is...too easy, to lose perspective of what's important in
the daily grind of life, the deadlines, the routine...I know I lose
sight all too often of what's most important. I insist on looking through
a microscope, when God desires us to see the panoramic picture.
So I'll take some time to share with you some blessings of the the last
couple months, how important it is for us to choose to be thankful
for all the blessings we have.
We frosted Easter cookies for Easter...all from scratch!
That reminds me we still have a lot of cookies in the deep freeze!
My Easter Blessings...always so much fun to get a picture with a
two and four year old! But, they did pretty good!
Eric's parents were here with us for Easter and
Clara's 2nd birthday.
The kids loved dying eggs
We have found several people who we love to buy
special cakes from...here's Clara's 2nd birthday cake.
Growing up, my mom always had someone that she
bought cakes from with whatever theme we wanted,
so I also enjoy buying a cake instead of making one. :)
Almost impossible to get a great pic of the family...later
that day after her friends were here for her MINNIE
birthday party we found out Clara had
hand, foot, and mouth disease...what a way to remember
her 2nd birthday!! She had a rough week following her big birthday!
Then, it was Daddy's 35th birthday party, since Clara was
contagious, we made a birthday dinner of homemade pizza,
salad, and coconut pie (which only daddy ate!).
How could this face not be a blessing?
New jammies!!
Flowers have bloomed all over our home this spring...
that's a blessing, but to be honest, it stresses Mama out a bit
because I'm not a gardener or a flower person so I don't
feel very confident with what to do with flowers so you
don't kill them and they come back! Any gardening people, let me
know what are good websites to follow so I can learn and become more confident!
We surprised the kids with going to see the duck march in
The Peabody Hotel in Memphis...the ducks walk in on a red carpet and
then swim around in the fountain that is behind us...the kids thought
that was super fun...we enjoyed lunch downtown and children's museum and shopping
later that day...
More flowers outside our house and the cute kiddos, too!
Some of our friends here, Betsy and Will are starting to swap babysitting
every month so we can go out on a date with our husbands without paying for a sitter (which reminds me we need to plan our next date night!), love lil
Clara, she rolls with the boys! When they were taking off their shirts, Clara
just had to, too!! Love that about her!! She'll love this picture someday!
I was making supper one evening, and before I knew it, when Eric got home, he put them in
their dress up clothes...love Clara hamming it up there!! Stanley is calling all the trains in to the station!
Celebrating Mama's 36th birthday...Daddy knows the way to my heart,
he made a layered chocolate cake with yummy peanut butter icing! Yum!
Mama and her sweet, ornery boy!
Carleigh is definitely one of our family's blessings...she is one of our
favorite sitters and just loves to love on our kids and many others!
This spring, we have enjoyed Thursday afternoon visits from our little
friends (also sweet blessings) with Carleigh...here we are downtown playing in the fountain!
Mother's Day
We definitely have our days, we aren't perfect, but I wouldn't trade it for the world...
I do love being Stanley and Clara's Mommy..
My sweetest blessings right here...notice more blessings of
lilies behind us...
One day after the kids woke up from nap, I told them we were going to get a
sprinkler! Well, you would have thought I gave them a million bucks! They are
loving warm weather where they can play in the water...gotta love Stanley's
creativity...he brought out their umbrellas!! Of course, Clara joins in!
Everyone needs a popsicle on a warm day...
Gotta love it, even though the air was warm, the water
was cold, after hours of playing, they were dog tired
and ready to warm up wrapped up in their towels!
Stanley and Clara enjoyed Jacob's 5th birthday party the other day
(Jacob is on the far right below).
It was a warm, warm day, but it was fun to see a bunch of 4 and 5 year
old boys playing soccer, riding their bikes around the track (at one of the kid's
favorite parks), and beating on the soccer pinata! Stanley loves pinatas!
Notice his enthusiasm...one of his many gifts!
So, I share these blessings more for me than for you. Believe me, in the George household,we have good days and bad days, but we are thankful for the blessings of good health and life, love of our friends and family, our church family, flowers, birthday parties, friends that come over to play, and cute, cute kids...we do have so much to be thankful for...my prayer is that I have eyes to see the panoramic picture instead of looking at my daily life through a microscope.
As always, thanks for stopping!
Love,
Kendra
Love it, love it - love all the photos of my favorite family from the SOUTH - keep'em coming!
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