Who Threw Away This Toilet Paper Roll???

Last week we held another Craft Night.

No jugs of wine allowed this time!

I had about a million projects that I wanted to start, but after a day of laying in the sun, I was wiped out.

So I stuck to the easiest one to throw in a bag and we headed over to Ambers.

Look Amy! There's Amber in your most favorite tank top!

I found this project a few months ago and everyone laughed at me.

Well, who's laughing now girls! It's turning out pretty amazing!

I still have to add a few rows and spray paint it. Then it's going over my fire place.

I love that a main part of my living room decoration is going to be made of toilet paper rolls! That is just so us!

The other girls worked on a few things, but we mostly just talked and laughed and avoided the disgusting dessert I made.

Can't win em all.

And this little Scooter?

She turned 16 on Monday.

She's really 25, but since she's the baby of the group and wears onsies we get to pick on her.

Love you Amy Lou Who. Even if you make the rest of us feel old.

We sowed

And now we reap.

We picked our very first veggies from the garden last night.

Pole beans that seem to have grown overnight since they weren't there yesterday.

Josie ate up 3 before we even made it inside.

It is very exciting for us.

And I love that it brings such an important Biblical lesson to life.

You reap what you sow.

Andrew and I try hard to live by this rule. We've seen it manifest in every way in our life. Both good and bad. And since it was our topic at Bible Study Sunday night, I thought it fitting to share.

The Law Of The Harvest.

You reap what you sow. You reap after you sow. And you reap more then you sow.

A bean seed produces a bean. Seeds of kindness, obedience, boldness, and truth produce more of the same. You can't plant hate, debt, and gossip and expect to reap anything but more of the same.

You can't expect your harvest if you haven't put any seed in the ground. You sow and then you reap. So many people get that backwards. Blame God for not providing when they have not taken that first basic step.

And you reap more then you sow. Inside each of our beans is the potental for more. Most people see an acorn and think it has the ability to become an oak tree. When in reality, that one acorn holds an entire forest inside of it. That acorn becomes an oak tree that produces hundreds of acorns that continue the cycle.

Sowing that first seed can be difficult, but when you think of the potential that follows, it is really a tiny sacrfice.

I love seeing God's principles in the natural World. He is truly amazing.

A Ray Of Sunshine

Last week was a rough one.

But this week is already a thousand times better.

Not only do I think I may have slightly overreacted to the condition of my car (it's fixable) but Mr. Terry has gone into warp speed on the pool!

And it is way nicer then I expected it to be.

Someday I will learn to never underestimate Mr. Terry.

It may have taken him a year, but I'm already forgiving him for that.

We should be swimming by Monday.

They came and poured the patio yesterday.

And if you thought Amy, Amber, and I hung out a lot before, just wait until the pool opens up! I'm thinking about putting twin beds in the guest room so they can just spend the entire Summer here.

Oh, who am I kidding? They'd share a bed.

And this here is my spot.

Full view of the yard so I can hollar at the kids without ever getting up!

In other related news, our daily garden check gave us some new excitement.

Our very first veggies from seeds are making their debut!

Teeny Tiny Yellow Squash!!!

I can't wait to pick them!

Josie's 1st Recital

Josie had her first ballet/tap recital on Saturday and she rocked it out!

Before I get any comments on it, yes I let her wear makeup. I wasn't going to but after seeing how dolled up all the other girls were at dress rehersal, I decided that a little would be fun for her.

We seriously have the greatest friends! Quite a few showed up to support our little ballerina. And since I got there over an hour early, we all got second row seats!

I was so nervous, I thought I was going to be sick!

And then she came prancing out, without a bit of stage fright, and all was well!

There is seriously nothing cuter then a group of 3 year old ballerinas!

There were some show boats in the group that were unbelievably funny.

Josie did her ballet and her tap dance beautifully and I was so very proud of her!

And then afterwards, she was pretty excited about all the people that came to see her.

We went back that night to watch the big girls recital. Josie was entranced and danced right along with them during the Jazz Dance part.

After seeing how well she did, we can't wait to sign her up for next year!