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My dad and brother joined us for Easter weekend (my mom was out of town). Saturday afternoon Emryn had her first Easter egg hunt! To add an element of surprise, I filled A&A&E's eggs with their lunch. Addie was told to search for purple eggs, Ayden for blue, and Emryn's were multi-colored small eggs that were all hidden closer to the ground. After the hunt, we laid out a blanket and "unpacked" their lunch. There were grapes, cucumbers, carrots, cheese, crackers, etc. Of course, there were plenty of eggs filled with chocolate surprises as well. Perhaps the best part was watching all three of them chow down and laugh together afterwards. Stop growing up so fast little people!

Amongst other fun activities, we also did our Resurrection Eggs again this year. Now that A&A are further along in their Biblical understanding, we decided to add in much more detail each day as we opened an egg. We chose to use certain chapters and illustrations from GoodSeed's The Stranger on the Road to Emmaus to take a closer look at the events that took place prior to Christ's death, burial, and resurrection. Addie, especially, hung on every word and had lots of pertinent questions.

JD also spent some time taking to the kids about identification truths ~ who we are in Christ. What a joy to see them, by God's grace, beginning to understanding so many key truths at a young age. Then on Easter Sunday, A&A joined their friends up front at church to sing I Know My Reedemer Lives. We were so proud of them!

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We really had a lovely winter ~ not too cold, not too much sickness, and plenty to keep us busy. Our time at home has been enjoyable. What's not to like about warm fires, warm drinks, and spending time with the ones you love? We can tell the days are getting longer though. And the weather is warming up and making us anxious to head outdoors on a more regular basis. As nice as winter has been, there is certainly a big part of each of us that is excited that TODAY is the first day of Spring ~ yahoo!

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And yes, at 14 months she finally has four teeth!

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I will give thanks to You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made;

Wonderful are Your works, and my soul knows it very well.

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Unfortunately, our week was full of sickness so we really didn't get much accomplished beyond this.

I'm hoping we'll find a day soon to do our annual Valentine's baking that got postponed.

Better late than never seems to be the norm these days!

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Mason Jar template // Magnifying Glass idea (I made my own printable)

Love Bugs idea (I made my own printable) // Lady Bug and Bee Cards

I Love Everything About You // Love Maze

Surrounded by Colorado's stunning autumn backdrop, JD took their engagement photos a few months ago. He did a wonderful job capturing Joe & Kelly as a couple. Take a peek at a few of my favs!

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