happy mother's day

At lunch Alex and I were trying to remember what Margo was doing last year, my first Mother's Day, and it continuously blows our minds to see how much and quickly she is growing, learning and changing. I know it sounds cliche, but I am just so thankful and blessed to be her mama. I cannot imagine a world that doesn't have Margo in it and I am just so happy that I get to be her mom.

I'm sure this could stir some controversy, but my mom is the best in the world. She is kind, patient, generous and selfless to name a few of her many, many positive attributes. My mom and dad have modeled parenthood and marriage in such a healthy, God honoring way and I admire them so much. I still have so much to learn from my mama, especially since Margo is getting older and leaving me scratching my head more and more... Thank you, mom for being the best. I love you and don't know what I'd do without you!

I'm also so thankful for Alex's mom, Sue. Without her Alex wouldn't be the gentle, loving, determined, hard working, steadfast man that he is. She is such an important part of our lives and I love that Margo gets to check in on Grandma Sue and Daddy at work from time to time. It has been such fun having his parents live in our neighborhood and I am so thankful for all that they do for us! Happy Mother's Day Sue, we love you!!

margo: fourteen months

Our sweet girl is growing before our eyes! This month Margo has started standing on her own and even daring to take a few independent steps! It is so incredible to watch her grow, learn, and explore! Her routine hasn't changed much and thankfully she's flexible because we spent 13 days away from home this month (the bathroom saga will be fully unveiled soon).

She loves to be with people and will happily wave to anyone looking her way. She loves her Moose dog, going for walks and having our undivided attention while she plays (but she'll happily entertain herself). It's still a little surreal that this babbling, almost walking babe is our tiny baby from last year. I am so thankful that I have gotten to stay home with her and not miss a thing. I can't wait to see what this summer has in store!

Easter 2017

Between camping and Easter, Margo and I stayed at my parents house while our bathroom was being redone (that's a post for another day). We got to hangout with my mama, Linda and Kacey during the day and Finley, Scout, Micah, my dad and Wayne in the evenings. It was good week and capped off with everyone else coming home for Easter! Alex came over on Saturday and Margo and I were thrilled to see him! That evening FCC had an Easter egg hunt, so Margo got to participate in her first hunt! She did great and found 2 eggs! On Sunday we were up and at 'em celebrating Jesus' resurrection. We had a great weekend with family, celebrating that He is risen!

Isaiah 53:5
But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his wounds we are healed!

camping: johnson shut in's

Alex and I have been wanting to get away for a while, but Margo makes that a bit trickier than we'd like to admit. So instead of going somewhere exotic, we decided to go camping (April 6-9th)! We borrowed my parents pop up camper and headed south to the Johnson Shut In's. 

We had a wonderful time and while Margo ate a few more acorns and twigs than I'd like, she was a happy camper! We set up camp in a jiffy (after we figured out how to get the camper off the trailer hitch) and then made a tasty dinner of hot dogs. We made a fire every night because it was quite windy and cold, Margo slept in 3+ layers!

We went on a couple of hikes, a lot of walks around the camp ground and relaxed and unplugged with no cell signal or wifi. We'd go back in a heartbeat and are looking forward to our next camping trip in June.

eating lunch in the sun

She pushed her toy all over the camp ground