God's gifts from moments

As I went to upload pictures from our recent trip to visit family, I found all these from the last six weeks that I just couldn't pass by...

- Abel's love of smooties (still)
- Adrianna making "homework" for the rest of us


- Abel's shoe train



- Easter egg hunting in February 
- Abel's latest book fixation: Arthur
- Making cards for G.G. (Great Grandma) 


- Adrianna reading to Abel while I made dinner
- Adrianna giving Abel rides


- Celebrating my birthday with breakfast for dinner compliments of Scott and my father-in-law, and celebrating God's healing in my back the day before my birthday
- "Puppies" who keep finding more reasons to cuddle

- Abel learning to actually play with toys
- Taking pictures and making a Valentine's frame for Scott from the kids

- Adrianna creating a coloring contest and giving the coloring pages out to everyone who came to our house (even adults)
- Adrianna's pet shop
- Adrianna's bathtub scene
- Abel's excitement over water painting with the Toy Story characters
- Adrianna trying to teach Abel the train game
- Getting to take Adrianna on a Mommy Date again... first one since last May (since I couldn't sit/drive for so long)
- Abel and the trash trucks
- After school play


- Abel's mommy time while Scott took Adrianna on a Daddy Date
- Adrianna's giraffe melting bead picture


- Abel's piano "playing"
- Presidents' Day trip to our local monument with my in laws



- Giving testimony at church about God's healing

- Abel counting his coins in his bank to buy his first item with his allowance (the Buzz Lightyear cup)

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