Mother's Day

I hope this becomes a tradition in our family. We went strawberry picking at Critzer's Family Farm again this year, the Saturday before Mother's Day.

Our little inchworm friend!

The boys worked very hard to pick the reddest berries.

Their homemade strawberry ice cream was just what we needed as a reward for all our hard work - 6 lbs of sweet juicy strawberries!

Afterwards, we visited Edible Landscaping where we picked out our very own Blueberry and Raspberry bushes. Michael got right to work putting them in the ground - with some help from Ethan.

My parents arrived that afternoon and stayed through Monday morning. Both boys loved having Papa help read to them and put them to bed. He loves his little buddies!

We enjoyed lunch out with Mom and Dad and then a low key dinner on the deck - a beautiful day!

My first buttercup bouquet from Ethan.


Noah helped me with the Strawberry Shortcake.

Gotta love these Peonies, just in time for Mother's Day!!

This week we spent a good amount of time out on the back deck watching all the big dump trucks, diggers, and steamrollers, as they paved a loop around our park - just right for some future bike riders.

Again, these are definitely some of the highlights of our week. I'm not usually taking pictures during the not so fun times of being mommy - this is the hardest job I will ever have. Thank you, sweet boys, for being patient with me as the Lord sanctifies me every day - showing me my need for Him when I am selfish and not patient, among many other things. Thank you, to both our Moms, for going before us in this journey, and encouraging us all along the way. We love you so much!!!