Wednesday we celebrated John’s birthday! Despite his very busy schedule and long hours (tax season!), we tried to make the day as special as possible. It all started with cranberry scones for breakfast, opening gifts, and then later…
yum, yum! enjoying a barbecue lunch
homemade chess pie
We love you Dad and are so blessed by your Godly leadership, faithfulness, love, and joy. May the Lord give you many more birthdays! 
We happily recommend Butterick pattern 4461 to all seamstresses who love skirts! This past week found us busily sewing the “fast and easy” pattern using old material that had been stored in the cabinet all too long. They turned out really cute and it’s fun to have a matching outfit! (we did add about 6 inches to its length… perfect for spring and summer)
a mother with her daughters
fun with the dogs
oh please… I’m very put out with you. Come back later to take my picture. (if Essie could talk, I’m sure she would have said something like this!!)
Jennifer and Jaimee were given the amazing opportunity to teach EXCEL girls a class in calligraphy. It made for an exciting day- flying there and back, getting set up, teaching the 3 1/2 hour class, and meeting sweet girls from around the country. It was a privilege to share our love of beautiful writing with the group, and we are so grateful the Lord allowed us to have this experience!
learning those ABC’s
Jaimee with some girls at dinner
sharing some laughter
after dinner we enjoyed hearing a trio of “How Beautiful” – and it was!
After all the heavy rain, God gave us a beautiful rainbow! The camera didn’t do it justice, but it was lovely!
look what Mom found in the front flower bed!
isn’t it cute??!
can we keep him?
Well, no we couldn’t keep him. The three of us kids told Mom and Dad that we wanted to be like William Wilberforce and have a pet rabbit in the house. They weren’t too excited about that idea! He was released into the field; at least we saved his little life from the jaws of our beagle. Sadly, his sibling perished the day before due to our hungry dog. 
“the White Way of Delight” aka the plum tree in bloom
beautiful redbud tree
