Mother's Day Weekend

We had an incredibly busy weekend making beautiful memories with our family and celebrating our favorite mothers.  

Friday evening we all matched so Scott snapped a few photos of me with the ones who call me mom.

Andrew and Olivia's Spring Concert was also on Friday evening.  The students performed an original work titled "He Is".  It was perfectly lovely.  Olivia even recited scripture that she had spent weeks memorizing.  She was amazing despite being incredibly nervous.

We spent Saturday at mom and dad's house.  Scott and Michael spent hours and hours fishing, and the kiddos were quite interested in being in the boat.  Of course, Andrew managed to pass the day driving the Gator around and around the pond.  Grandpa also had the train handy for spur of the moment train rides.  I think that it would be fair to say that Skipper enjoyed the day the most.  He loves to swim and be near his people.  My camera battery died really early in the day so the photos are few but the memories are many.

Sunday afternoon was spent at Dale and Jill's house.  The day was cut a little short when Andrew started to have an allergic reaction, but we did manage to celebrate the day together.

Elisha is home!  Woo hoo!  He did come home with a little extra facial hair, but we will take him anyway he comes.

I can't think of a better way to spend a busy May weekend.

A Month of Thankfulness- Day 1

I am thankful for the opportunity to be Aunt Michelle to four amazing people.  The older three were definitely a bonus for marrying My Sweet Scotty.  The younger one was the perfect answer to many of my prayers.

Elisha, Hannah, and Breanna have confirmed my belief that it is possible to raise children who love and fear the Lord at every age even in this crazy world.  They have taken their roles as older cousins to an entirely new level.  They are not only friends but mentors to my babies.  I can not adequately convey my thankfulness for the hours that they have spent playing, snuggling, and just plain loving on my Andrew, Olivia, and Jaxson.  I am so proud of the people that they have always been.  I am eagerly anticipating watching them enter the work force, fall in love, get married, have precious babies, and continue to glorify their Savior in all that they do.  They have helped me accomplish what I thought was an impossible task....I have loved teenagers!

Princess Abigail turned 3 today.  She has been the perfect addition to our family.  Her sweet, spit-fire personality has brought this auntie so much joy.  I have loved watching her explore and tackle life.  The very thought of her makes my heart smile.  She also provides the perfect opportunity for Andrew and Olivia to put into practice the actions that their older cousins have modeled.  I love watching them love Abigail.

The cousin love is coming full circle.

Today, I am so thankful to be called Aunt Michelle by one amazing man and two breathtakingly beautiful woman.  I am also thankful to be called Aunt Chelle by the cutest three year old that I know.

Happy 3rd Birthday Abigail Jane!

An Afternoon With Princess Abigail and Her Daddy

Princess Abigail and her daddy came for a visit one afternoon last week.  She is such a sweetie pie, and boy is she ever funny!  I can't seem to smooch her sweet cheeks enough.  There is just something special about being an auntie.  Of course, she couldn't get enough of baby Jaxson.  

I really wanted to get a beautiful photo of Grandma and Grandpa's 4 grandchildren.  It proved to be quite the fiasco.  While I focused on the younger two, the older two fell apart...intentionally...I might add.  Anyhoo...this is the life.

Could they be any sweeter?  Could they be more annoyed at the crazy lady behind the camera lens?  I think not.

I am so thankful for this precious group of kiddos uniquely created by God to make our family more complete, exciting, and entertaining.

Month of Thankfulness-Day 3

Princess Abigail Jane is two!

I am so very thankful for this precious miracle girl.

She is a "hoot".

Aunt Chelle sure does thank God for you.  You are loved.

Apple Butter Festival

ME and MA's PR Express gave hundreds of children and their parents rides at the Apple Butter Festival this weekend.  We also got to spend a few hours with Princess Abigail.  She has us all wrapped around her fingers.

Grandpa and his girls...

O loves chatting with Aunt Brooke...

It was a super fun weekend!

Trains!

It was an incredibly sad day when I was informed by Andrew that the Thomas trains could officially be packed away in the storage room. My heart broke into a million pieces. A few weekends ago, we took all of A's trains to Abigail. It was so sweet watching him introduce Abigail to his beloved trains.

One day, I will get to dig the trains out of that storage room to share with his babies. 

Apple Picking with Princess A

On Saturday afternoon, we visited a small apple orchard with our extended family. We had quite a bit of fall fun, and we enjoyed every second of our visit. A and O especially loved sending off Chinese floating lanterns.