and many more family hikes to come.....

our house progress in pictures

 

We are inside the house...Can't you tell?! {maybe not so much ;) }

 

Madison in her new room :)  Note the gorgeous grey color on the wall....LOVE!

She is so excited

Our beautiful Hickory Solid Wood floors.  The floors are a bit dirty here, but the variation of color we just fell in love with.

On our back deck...I love the view from here :)

"Let Me In!!!"

You may not fall down the stairs.  You may not fall down the stairs.

This makes the color look RED but really this color is more maroon.

May 1st CLOSE DATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

#stoopreunion2014 {Stewart + Cooper} visit

My sweet friend Lynn and her son Caleb came to visit the weekend before Easter.  In fact the only week it was nice, for like 6 months, she was here for!  Perfect timing!

We did all the tourist"y" things like Mount Rushmore, Sylvan Lake, Canyon Lake and Dinosaur Park.

I treasure our friendship deeply.  I am sure she is the only reason I stayed sane in the blistering heat and heavy downpours of Texas.  She educated me {ie, blue bonnets are not hats but in fact flowers} and helped me have that person to count on.  I remember thinking many times, at least I have Lynn. 

Our friendship will be a life long one.  I feel blessed that God put her in my life at a time I thought I would not survive having a 4 month old and 22 month old. 

 We miss you like crazy already Lynn!!

easter ~ our house

We had a little AM celebrations on Sunday, just our little family.  Madison couldn't wait since the Easter Bunny was going to bring her Frozen {yes, that was a hard waiting over a month and seeing the movie every.single.time we went to the store.  Three year olds do not understand, "please stop asking me about that movie."}

easter celebration ~ stewart

Church, Lunch, Pictures, Play, Play, Play

Easter Weekend was such a memorable and happy and perfect weekend.  Spending time with all our family was such a treat, that we can not get enough of.  Finally, we are not having to miss holidays with one family or the other.

The weather was even a little warmer Sunday.  The Easter Egg Hunt was a huge success.  Mary arranged all the eggs, color coding each kids {Madison had the only girly color, perfect little lady of the bunch}.  Gary, Matt and Ben hid them all around while the kids took a spin in the golf cart.

And a few family pictures....

My throwing and kick ball skills were really tested this past Easter.  Nick can play and play and play those sports all day long, without a break.  Unlike me, who needs to give my arm a break every hour {which never went over very well}!

And Carson was a crazy candy eating machine!!!