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# 551. Shooting baskets outside with Jonathan.

 

 

# 552. Our beautiful, drooly baby.

 

 

# 553. Amelia’s top teeth finally breaking through.

 

# 554. Little ones cleaning up tricycles without being told.

 

 

# 555. Having Tim off four days in a row.

 

# 556. Enjoying a “work-free” family day.

 

# 557. A playground and zoo trip with the kids.

 

 

# 558. Seeing brand-new, day-old puppies.

 

 

# 559. Lots of time in the sunshine and garden.

 

# 560. Emahry finding (and releasing) a ladybug in the garden.

 

 

# 561. Four weeks in a row of supplying our own spinach from the garden. (savings = approx. $80)

 

# 562. Watching my little sister graduate from college even though we were sad not to be able to travel to watch in person.

 

 

# 563. Listening to my husband help lead worship on Sunday morning.

 

# 564. Amelia’s first solid food—a cooked carrot. (She loved it!)

 

 

# 565. A Sunday afternoon nap!

 

# 566. Jonathan laughing during an episode of Mr. Ed.

 

# 567. Emahry losing her first baby tooth!

 

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# 537. Finding time to pretty up our Prayer Pail.

 

# 538. Painting garden rocks with the kids.

 

 

# 539. A fridge overflowing with fresh, home-grown spinach.

 

# 540. Stacks of new garden books for the kids.

 

# 541. A free Organic Gardening magazine in the mail.

 

# 542. My three-year-old son with a fly swatter, “Where’s dat stinkin’ fly.” (I wonder where he gets that from?)

 

# 543. Celebrating my dad’s 60th birthday.

 

# 544. Lots of hours outdoors.

 

# 545. Eight month photos (come back on Wednesday to see them).

 

# 546. A new white ceramic bread pan. I’m hoping they have more left this week.

 

# 547. An extra loaf of bread in the freezer.

 

# 548. Cloth diapers dried in the sunshine.

 

# 549. An empty hamper (now full again).

 

# 550. Being surrounded by family at church on Sunday morning.

 

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# 521. A clean email inbox.

 

#522. Jonathan taking responsibility for watering our patio garden.

 

 

# 523. Fried eggs and homemade bread.

 

 

# 524. Two armfuls of books for our garden theme from the library.

 

# 525. Garden hose helpers.

 

 

# 526. The joy of spraying water.

 

 

# 527. Evening stories on the patio.

 

# 528. Freshly picked spinach from the garden.

 

 

# 529. Building with castle Legos from my childhood (here’s one of the newer ones).

 

# 530. Stainless steel water bottles.

 

 

# 531. Naps on Sunday afternoon.

 

# 532. Happy baby smiles.

 

 

# 533. Watching the next What’s in the Bible? DVD with the kids.

 

# 534. Toddler playsets.

 

 

# 535. Waking up surrounded by little ones.

 

# 536. Everyone waking up early on grocery shopping day…early to the store :)

 

 

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# 508. Beautiful, warm weather.

 

# 509. Gardens bursting with life.

 

# 510. A private patio for afternoon play.

 

# 511. Finally remembering to charge my camera batteries.

 

# 512. Amelia growing so long that her toes pushed right out of her sleeper during our grocery shopping trip.

 

 

 

 

# 513. A Saturday evening with Tim home.

 

# 514. House dreaming.

 

# 515. Time together looking for creative solutions we can do ourselves.

 

# 516. The willingness to think outside the box.

 

# 517. Tim tidying the living room.

 

# 518. Sandals and flip flops the kids can put on by themselves.

 

# 519. Being able to enjoy Sunday morning service with all four kids even when Tim had to work (thanks, Papa).

 

# 520. A new assortment of plain tees for summer.

 

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# 490. Afternoons full of cloud dough fun.

# 491. My “little” sister home on Spring Break.

# 492. A little sister trying to help an even littler sister. 

# 493. Over 7 months.

# 494. Pretty purpley-blue naturally dyed eggs (soaked eggs in the water leftover from soaking black beans).

# 495. A wonderful new Easter book found at Goodwill just in time. “But Jesus did not stay dead. No he did not!”

# 496. Pretty dresses for all three girls.

# 497. An empty tomb treat made to share at church.

# 498. Watching Eliya eat all the peanut butter she could get her hands on. (Her one graham cracker never even made it onto the tray.)

# 499.The fun of making Resurrection Cookies together Saturday night.

# 500. Remembering Jesus’ precious gift!

# 501. A delicious breakfast at church on Sunday morning.

# 502. No dishes to wash.

# 503. Spending the day with family.

# 504. Discovering a continuous shot function on my camera.

# 505. Capturing Emahry trying to cheer up Jonathan by tickling him. (It didn’t work.)

# 506. Beautiful, perfect weather.

# 507. A backyard egg hunt.

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# 481. The last few weeks of long sleeves.

 

 

# 482. Little (and big) tummies feeling better.

 

# 483. The convenience of a wash machine to get all those dirty clothes clean again.

 

# 484. Tim being off when I was the sickest.

 

# 485. Emahry deciding that it was her job to take care of Jonathan and I when we were sick, and doing a great job!

 

# 486. Mini loaves of freshly baked whole wheat bread.

 

 

# 487. Getting the majority of the semi-annual clothing switch-a-roo completed.

 

# 488. Another box of hand-me-downs for the girls.

 

# 489. Finding just one shirt in the girly box for Jonathan—a hidden gift!

 

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