For the last year or so, we have had several other families in our home every Sunday morning to worship with us as home church.
It has been such a sweet time of fellowship and growth together.
Because of it's intimacy, Jason wanted to do something special for Mother's Day...so he had each of the kids prepare a short note of appreciation.
The messages were short...but incredibly sweet and meaningful.
It was definitely a picture of Proverbs 31:28:
her children rise up and call her blessed, her husband also, he praises her.
After each child in the family had the opportunity to share, the father's blessed their wives and then prayed over them.
It was such a beautiful morning honoring all of the mothers!!
One of our favorite traditions since moving to NC is picking fresh strawberries.
We suffer through a year long of eating grocery store tasting fruit...and count down the days till we can pick some of our own.
Picking strawberries is usually best done with friends.
So they can help you pick out the very best one...
help you hold your bucket...
help you sample the first strawberry of the season...
and help point out all of the juice on your chin!!
As in years past, we usually end up with a bucket filled with mini-strawberries.
For some reason, Hailey loves to pick berries that match her in size.
She feels a sense of camaraderie with them.
But size doesn't matter when you're mashing them up for ice cream or scones!
After picking it's time to PLAY!!!
Our strawberry patch has set aside the perfect area to picnic and have fun with friends.
Each year we pick more then the last...because they never last very long at home!!!
We have Frozen Fever in our house...well I should probably clarify for the sake of the boys...HAILEY has Frozen fever. And has had it since the movie first came out. For some reason...Elsa and Anna are very near and dear to her heart...and it is the first choice for any time Hailey's movie selection comes up. So for her birthday...it was a no-brainer...it was going to be a Frozen party!
Thankfully, a year after the movie came out there are TONS of very fun and creative Frozen ideas floating around the internet. Top that off with two friends that have already hosted a Frozen party...and I was well set up with decorations and activities!
When Hailey's little friends arrived they went out back to play with "snow"...it was cold...and it was white...so we called it snow! :-)
Then they searched through the house for parts of Olaf that had gone missing (really just cotton balls) so they could "build a snowman".
And build a snowman we did...
Each of the girls grabbed their mom and wrapped...and wrapped...and wrapped...
until the most beautiful Olafs appeared!!!
We also played Pin the Nose on Olaf...and Knock Down Elsa's Castle...
and ate yummy treats and opened presents!
My friend, Angela, makes the most amazing cakes!!! Hailey had specially requested that Miss Angela make her cake...and it was BEAUTIFUL!
Hailey had such a good time with all of her sweet friends!!!
A super fun...FROZEN birthday party!
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