Happy Mother's Day

My heart is so full today!  I am beyond thankful for these five not-so-little any more children that give me the privilege of being their mom!   Some days are easier than others but there is no other job in the world I would rather be doing.  I love them more than words can ever express.  So thankful to God for trusting me to raise His children.  

Today was a perfect day!  The day began with the kids (and Dad) attending church together, we then came home where they spoiled me with perfect gifts, cards, hugs, kisses and some awesome behavior.  The day ended with lots of playing, pizza-movie night, and non-stop laughter.

A Happy Mother's Day it was indeed.  I hope all you other moms had a very Happy Mother's Day!

Happy 16th Anniversary

Today, April 16th marks 16 years of marriage to my best friend.   Our day really wasn't anything big as some people do to celebrate anniversaries.  Instead, it was simple and so enjoyable, just like our marriage.  We can do the simplest things and have so much joy because we are together.  I can't describe how grateful I am to be married to my best friend and do life as one.   We spent our day working and then ate dinner with the kiddos.  After dinner, we headed to Legacy to watch Legacy's spring musical performance of "Little Women".  Plus since we both love musicals, saw friends, and got out of the house, it made for a special anniversary overall.  Happy Anniversary love, God willing, I can't wait to celebrate so many more years with you.

Grandpa and Grandma Visit

We were thankful we didn't have solid plans this weekend because Grandpa and Grandma decided on Thursday to come up and visit Friday to this morning. We spent our time just hanging out at home and creating special memories. We always love seeing them and miss them already.

Papa and Nana Speckman Visit

The kiddos ended up having last Thursday through today off thanks to Easter, so when Papa and Nana Speckman decided to come to visit us during the break we were thrilled.  Our time went by so fast but we were able to create some amazing, fun, and long-lasting memories.  Even though we spent much of our time at home playing games and talking; we were able to do some other activities, like playing lots of basketball, going shopping, taking bike rides, and watching family movies together.  We were all having such a great time, I now realized we really captured very minimal pictures.  Kids were so sad to see them leave and so grateful it all worked out.

Special thank you to Papa and Nana for coming and visiting.  We loved having you and look forward to doing it again hopefully soon.

Happy Easter

Today we celebrated Easter.  This year came with a special treat, and I don't mean the sunny 70 degrees April day, but because we got to spend our first Easter with Papa and Nana Speckman.  We still did our annual Easter traditions, got in our best attire and went to church to praise Jesus for dying for our sins, read the Easter story with resurrection eggs, opened our Easter baskets, ate a delicious meal, searched for eggs, and spent the day hanging out as a family thanking Jesus for what He has done.  

Happy Easter!

Last Day of Vacation

So we had to check out at 10 AM on our last day but didn't have to be at the airport until 5 PM.  So Dad decided to take us all to WonderWorks in Orlando.  This was a real fun place to spend the day.  The three-floor building was full of learning activities, games, Laser Tag, 3-D rides, and a rope course.  

Pool Day

The last full day at our VRBO was very low-key as we just spent the day at our resort.  Our VRBO had its own pool but also belonged to an association where there was a larger size pool, basketball, volleyball, tennis, movie theatre, and arcade.  We would definitely stay there again, a bonus is that it was about 12 min away from Disney.