Mamie's Cupcakes

Mamie got a cute Bella mini cupcake maker for Christmas.  She wanted to make some this week and chose the Funfetti cake mix.  I let her make them completely by herself.  She was so proud of how they turned out!

What I've Been Reading

Spring Break is here, and I thought some of you might be looking for a good book to read.  Here are some books that I have enjoyed reading this year.  (I have actually read some others that I wouldn't necessarily recommend.)  Here is my disclaimer...book choices are personal, so be sure to see what they are about before you read them. A couple of these are very realistic and some of the stuff can be "gritty" and hard to read. Happy reading!

The Meaning of Marriage by: Tim Keller
Counterfeit Gods by: Tim Keller
The Prodigal God by: Tim Keller
Crazy Love by: Francis Chan
A Thousand Splendid Suns by: Khaled Hosseini
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by: Annie Barrows
The Hunger Games by: Suzanne Collins
Catching Fire by: Suzanne Collins
The Paris Wife by: Paula McLain

Here are some of my favorites from last year:
A Praying Life by: Paul Miller
Unbroken by: Laura Hillenbrand
The Glass Castle by: Jeannette Walls
Half Broke Horses by: Jeannette Walls
Sarah's Key by: Tatiana de Rosnay
The Swan House by: Elizabeth Musser
The Pioneer Woman: Black Heels to Tractor Wheels by: Ree Drummond

Does anyone have any suggestions for me?

Sidewalk Chalk

Griffin has two weeks off for Spring Break.  Margaret has been his shadow and has been so happy to have a playmate all day long. Last week they played with some cool 3-D sidewalk paint and chalk.

March: 10 on 10

I started another photo project called 10 on 10.  Here is March's 10 on 10 from Saturday.

Project 52 - Be Still

The Project 52 theme this week is "Be Still." 

Griffin loves to read, and that is one of the only times that he is still.

Mamie loves to paint Margaret's toenails, and is always telling her to "be still."

This is how I find Margaret about 99% of the time when I go to get her up in the morning. She is almost always still sleeping.

Our Home & The Botanic Garden

I hope you are enjoying this Spring weather as much as we are.  Last week we put our house on the market.  We would appreciate prayers for a quick sale!  We had two showings last week, and the kids have been so helpful about cleaning up their rooms for the showings.  I went into Griffin's room on the day of a showing after he went to school last week and found this...


He had placed his bear on top of the pillows on his bed with a hand-made "Welcome" sign for our potential home-buyers.  I thought it was so sweet, and the Cardinals' hat was a nice touch too!
We spent Saturday afternoon at the Botanic Garden, and enjoyed these wonderful Spring temperatures.   There weren't many things blooming yet, but the kids had fun running around the Big Backyard.

Project 52 - A Great Leap

This week's Project 52 theme was "A Great Leap."  I chose to go a little more figuratively with the theme.  Margaret took a "great leap" this week when we took off her training wheels on her bike!  We spent a beautiful afternoon with the family at our favorite park.  She was very nervous, but she started to get a little more confident towards the end.  She fell a lot and is no where near riding on her own, but it was a start!

I also loved the kids' faces of determination in these monkey bar shots...

It was a great afternoon!