She's Six! Where does the time go?!

Claire is such a fun loving girl who LOVES people!

I am so blessed to have this grand!

A Father for My Children & A Grandfather for My Grandchildren...

I was challenged and blessed to raise my three wonderful children on my own for 17 years. During that time, I was given a blessing promising me a father for my children and a grandfather for my grandchildren. A few years later, I met Luke.

He has been such a loving father to my children, even choosing to adopt Jon. What a wonderful day!

And it is such a joy to watch him with our littles!

They love him so!

And so do I! He is such a fun and caring father! I am so blessed!!!

The Best Mom-in-Law/ Friend/ Role Model!

I have the very best Mom Call!!!

Dee has been such a bright light for me in this crazy past couple of months. When I need someone to talk with, she is there. When I want someone to talk with, she is there. 

I am so fortunate to have such an amazing woman in my life!

And she is a wonderful example of genuine love for others. I am truly blessed.

Staying Home During Spring Break...

When I can't go visit my littles, I NEED to stay busy!

Worked on some jean quilts...

and made some dishcloths...

baked...

cooked...

Love curry!

Luke's black bean/quinoa 'meatloaf'

LOVE quinoa burgers!

and played in the dirt...

Garlic- yum!

Peas coming up!

and flowers coming...

Not quite the spring break I was planning, but grateful I can keep busy!

What do you do when you can't color eggs with the littles?

I bake! Whole grain Challah bread (even used powdered egg!)

Luke's "meatloaf" - without the meat, of course... really quinoa and black bean loaf- Yum!

Chocolate Zuc muffins with homemade salted caramel 'frosting'

And I cook...

Black bean/quinoa burgers!

And of course, lots of wheat bread!

And as I was craving ice cream, I was fortunate to discover some frozen strawberries and bananas in the freezer. This shake will do as well as any old ice cream!

So grateful to be able to bake!

The Big 3.0!

This little one is now 3! She is such a great little sister and big sister and just a joy to be around. We were blessed enough to celebrate Olivia the weekend before the world turned upside down... otherwise we may not have had the chance to celebrate face-to-face.

So blessed to have this 3 year old!

Eating from my storage...

With all that I know how to make and having a very large deep freeze...

Curry over oven baked brown rice!

I am very grateful to have an exercise bike and treadmill!

Curry over rice with homemade naan for dinner, black 'refried' beans with chips for lunch, slow cooker apple cinnamon oatmeal for breakfast...

I am truly blessed!