“Friday afternoon feels like heaven...” ― El Fuego {T. G. I. F.}

Beautiful day ~ Shelby says she's ready for summer

Knox and Shelby walked around the yard plucking violets and brought me a pretty purple bouquet

Elijah is glad it's Friday

Jump!

Shelby hasn't been on the trampoline in a long time

But she still knows how to execute a forward flip

Elijah is a natural too

Knox is getting better at it

While the kids jumped, this mockingbird sang his little heart out

Zooming in on the sun with my cell camera made for a pretty cool picture

Happy TGIF, everyone!

“Fridays are the hardest in some ways: you’re so close to freedom.” 
― Lauren Oliver

EASTER PEEPS! SNAPSHOTS FROM OUR ANNUAL EGG HUNT

Easter, so longed for, is gone in a day.  ~James Howell

Easter is one of my favorite traditions. After worship service and lunch somewhere, we take family photos and then we hide eggs, hunt eggs and eat eggs and all manner of candy, and this Easter, God blessed us with an exceptionally beautiful day to be outside and enjoy family.

Daughter Holly and granddaughter Shelby boogie to a tune playing on daughter Kelly’s cell phone.

Ranft/Myers/Kimbrough Family ~ Kelly and Knox, me and Neil, Holly, Elijah, Shelby and Jerry [Kerry couldn’t join us—had to work]

Myers Family


My Grandpeeps! Shelby, Elijah, Knox





Knox already had his socks and shoes off and was on the trampoline when it was time for his family photo. His mom joined him [you know that old saying, If you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em ~ works well here]

Kimbrough Family [minus Kerry]





My sister Jane and her daughters Sarah and Julia got to color eggs this year. They’re usually attending Lads To Leaders in Nashville Easter weekend, but the girls have grown up and out of this function. I love it that they are a part of our Easter tradition.


Shelby, Sarah, and Julia have outgrown the egg hunt, but we entice them into it anyway with well-hidden prize eggs [money is involved]. Neil is an exceptional prize egg hider.

Julia on the prowl for her egg ~ she did eventually find it but I’m sad to say I didn’t get a picture. How did that happen?

It took Knox a while to warm up to the hunt, but he finally did get into the spirit.

Still looking…

Grandson Elijah spotted a prize egg but it wasn’t his and he didn’t give the location away to the other hunters.

Sarah found hers tucked under a flower pot

Knox found his in the tulips


Love these ladies! Julia, Jane, Sarah

Shelby found hers, too


Elijah is a good hunter, but it took him a while to find his prize egg.

The ladies having a pow wow….or something


Knox filled up his basket twice


Love to crack into those pretty hard boiled eggs and eat them sprinkled with salt. Looks like Elijah has his hands and mouth full.

If you get melted chocolate all over your hands, you're eating it too slowly.  I have no idea who said this [originally] but it is totally true.

Jane and Knox enjoyed some bubble blowing time in the sunshine. It just doesn’t get any better than this. What a fun afternoon!

Happy Easter, everyone!
…7For one will hardly die for a righteous man; though perhaps for the good man someone would dare even to die. 8But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. 9Much more then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from the wrath of God through Him.…  Romans 5:7-9

Ever Lovin Saturday

Today looked and felt like October. Neil was out in the yard all day, relocating plants and rearranging stones for the backyard path. He called me outside to sit with him on the deck while he took a break. He was sweating from all his running around. I was bundled up in my down jacket and a scarf wrapped around my neck. It was 42 degrees, after all. Men don’t seem to know when it’s cold. Always thankful for a day of sunshine and blue sky, no matter if it’s March or October. Ya gotta love it. Happy Saturday, everyone!

LET’S GO OUTSIDE!

Grandpeeps at my house after school this afternoon wanted to go outside and play. Imagine that. Grandson Knox was convinced he was jumping rope after he watched his cousin Elijah do it. Knox had all the moves down, but he jumped with the rope, not over the rope. It’s the thought that counts. Not to mention it was pretty cute.

Grandson Elijah got to Jump For Heart at school today. He’s really good at jumping rope, even on the trampoline, and has talked about maybe joining the jump rope team next year.

Granddaughter Shelby can jump, too, but declined. She and Elijah enjoyed playing some volleyball of sorts  ~ no net, no rules, just fun ~ and this one is coming right at Granny and her camera.

Even though the sky was gray, the temps were mild. I’m glad they all wanted to get outdoors. It’s been a while. And tomorrow the rain comes. Looks like a soggy rest of the week. Happy Monday, everyone!