Mother's Day

I wish I could take time right now to think through and record all the wonderful things about being a mother.  I absolutely LOVE being a mom.  I would not trade my role as a mom for anything in the world.  There are moments that are hard or trying.  But working through those things and learning to be a better mom is part of what makes it so wonderful to be a mom.  There is also the fresh new look at the world through my girls eyes.  It makes me more thankful to the Lord.  Also it pushes me to constantly become more Godly.  Elliana wants to tell others (in particular the church near our house!!) about Jesus.  So we are going to make that happen with a recent idea I got.

Anyways we took pictures before we went to church today and Lynn bought me my fave Caribou drink on the way to church!

We LOVE to be outside!!

We spent the whole day outside...only naptime was inside!!!

In the morning Lynn rototilled my veggie garden in back of our house.  Then he actually took it to the front to lift up and do my flower garden!  Before that Elliana got her garden gloves, garden rake, and bucket and wanted to pull some weeds for me!  I actually went and bought my flowers in the afternoon and planted them!!  I'm so excited to have that done and be able to enjoy them for the summer!

The girls got SO DIRTY!!!!  Abigail especially dug in and enjoyed the mud.  E and M got so excited when they starting finding worms where some water puddled up after having the outdoor faucet on!  I love seeing their joy over worms!!!

Abigail's chipped tooth :-(

Abigail was on Elliana's bed one morning this week.  Madeline supposedly was trying to give her a piggy back ride.  That's when things went bad!!!  Abigail some how took a fall that chipped her front tooth....oh the sadness of a mother to realize that.  She cried immediately of course but there was no blood and I really didn't know exactly where she got hurt.  A couple hours later I got a glance and was shocked.  So I guess I think it was from this fall....hmmmmm.  We asked our dentist about it about it but there really isn't anything to do but make sure her tooth isn't sensitive.

Elliana News!

Elliana lost her first tooth this week!  She was so excited!

It was one of her two first teeth...my 'baby" is growing up.  We told her the toothfairy would come.  "Well, Mom who is the tooth fairy...you or Dad?"
No fooling this girl :-)

Madeline decided it was supposed to be me because fairies aren't supposed to be boys!

Kramer Family Photo Shoot

So it's a lot of work and crazy moments of trying to get this many people including kids in pictures of all types!!  But we did it...crying or not!!

When Abigail and Julia are together people think they are twins!  Well they only 12 days apart!

More pictures from Easter in Wisconsin!

Madeline painting my fingernails!

I love this picture of Abigail and my Mom

Andrea organized a quieter time of coloring Easter pictures!

Taken behind my parent's barns on a wagon Lynn built and gave to them a few years ago



Elliana took this picture of us!  I am at 8 months!



Easter In Wisconsin with the Kramers!

All 4 of us kids were able to be in Wisconsin with my parents for Easter this year.  We had a great time just being together.

Highlights:
Adult table and kids table!
Easter egg hunt outside
Seeing cousins together
Playing Settlers of Catan during naptime
New Easter dresses for all the girl granddaughters (my mom made them)
Going to church
My cousin Stephen joined us!