“Easter. The only time it's okay to put all of your eggs in one basket!” ― Author Unknown

Elijah

Shelby

Knox

Shelby, Elijah, Knox

Shelby, Elijah, Jerry, and Holly

Kelly and Knox

Happy Easter from the Ranft/Myers/Kimbrough Families!

Sweet Easter Peeps ~ hamming it up

Sarah and Julia shared their beautiful Easter eggs with everyone

Knox ~ found his prize egg first

Elijah~ second to find his prize egg

Shelby ~ third to find hers 

Julia ~ fourth to find her egg

Sarah ~ found it ~ last but never least ~ V for Victory

Neil hid them well as usual

“The gifts of the Master are these: freedom, life, hope, new direction, transformation, and intimacy with God. If the cross was the end of the story, we would have no hope. But the cross isn't the end. Jesus didn't escape from death; he conquered it and opened the way to heaven for all who will dare to believe. The truth of this moment, if we let it sweep over us, is stunning. It means Jesus really is who he claimed to be, we are really as lost as he said we are, and he really is the only way for us to intimately and spiritually connect with God again.” 
― Steven James, Story

SPRING TRAINING

 Grandson Knox will be playing Pee Wee T Ball this season, his first time on the diamond. Practice starts next week. 

 Grandpa gave him some batting lessons this afternoon. It's important to have the right stance.

 Grandson Elijah gave his cousin Knox pointers on how to hold the bat. Elijah is an old pro, playing since he was about five.

 Line those feet up next to the plate and angle your body just so

 Swing straight and not down

 I think he's got it! Knox says when he plays, he'll hit a home run. Can't wait to see it.

 Grandpa gave Elijah some pitching tips ~ he should have played in the major leagues (or maybe kid's pitch?)

Happy dancing because it's almost spring and they'll be out on the ball field soon.

Happy TGIF, everyone! Happy Dance!

March brings breezes loud and shrill, Stirs the dancing daffodil. ~Sara Coleridge ~1834

March, when days are getting long,

Let thy growing hours be strong

To set right some wintry wrong.

~Caroline May, 1887

Spring is coming!

SPRING FEVER

“It's spring fever. That is what the name of it is. And when you've got it, you want—oh, you don't quite know what it is you do want, but it just fairly makes your heart ache, you want it so!” 

― Mark Twain

 Outside is where everyone wanted to be this afternoon after school ~ Knox and Shelby bouncing on the trampoline ~

 The Grandpeeps ~ Elijah, Knox, Shelby

 Elijah flipping out

 Niece Julia and her friend Anna were walking Anna's dog in the neighborhood and stopped to say hi

 The sky was particularly spectacular this afternoon

 The wind made for some awesome clouds

Love these spring--I mean, winter--sunsets

Happy TGIF!

GRANDPEEP LOVE

 Grandson Knox finally got to enjoy his Mother's Day Out Valentines party today after being out of school for all those snow days of late.

 He brought home a bag full of Valentine loot and was positive he got way more stuff than his cousin Elijah got at his Valentine party. 

 Grandson Elijah's recent 4-H demonstration paid off with a third place ribbon.

 He demonstrated how to make chocolate chip cookies and was the only guy in the food sciences category. He said the 4-H demonstrations at his school were videotaped and showed to the county-wide judges. Winning third place was a very big deal. Way to go, Elijah! 

 Granddaughter Shelby is in high school where there are no Valentine or any other holiday parties to enjoy. 

I snapped this picture of her today simply for being such a lovely young woman, my one and only granddaughter.

Love all my sweet, beautiful grandpeeps and so proud that they are mine.

TIME FLIES~I CAN'T CATCH IT~FEBRUARY RANDOMNESS

02/01/16  Elijah demonstrated how to make chocolate chip cookies for 4-H. This one's mine. It was delicious.

02/03/16  Afternoon birthday sky

02/03/16  #63

02/03/16  Birthday Party People from Left: Don, Sarah, Holly, Kerry, Jane, Shelby, Julia, Knox, Kelly and Neil

02/04/16  Keeping us warm this winter ~ Neil did a fabulous job restoring this old mantel

02/05/16  Winter sunsets are awesome

02/06/16  Devo before Vision Basketball game ~ Elijah's first game with the big boys

02/06/16  Winter sunsets are awesome, but I repeat myself

02/06/16  Oh those yummy Valentine cookies from Ralph's

02/07/16  Sunday brunch at Grandma's Pancake House

02/08/16  Snow Day ~ Picking up the Peeps at 1:30 ~ much rejoicing ~ they haven't been back to school since

02/09/16  Red Bird in the snow

02/09/16  Hooked on icicles ~ one of the best things about snow days

02/09/16  Love to watch the snow fall

02/09/16  Used my questionable Photoshop skills to point out the tiny heart-shaped snowflake ~ hope you can see it, too

02/09/16  My true love sent to me ....

.... eight turtle doves (can't see the eighth one but he was there) ~ not sure what a turtle dove is, but these doves were hanging out on my back porch, trying to warm their tiny bird feet ~ can't say that I blame them

02/09/16  The wind blew down our flag along with its holder ~ snow blew in all over the front porch, including the flag ~ oops
I enjoy keeping a blog of everyday stuff ~ it makes a nice journal of sorts to look back on now and then ~ but I've been a blogger slacker this month
Halfway through February ~ time is flying and I can't catch it