Hatcher Garden {Late March 2017}

Last week we had a long overdue playdate with our buds! It was a beautiful morning and we spent about an hour and a half at Hatcher Garden. 

  

The kids gathered "prickly balls" and tossed them into the water. 

Maddox ate a snack and of course got it everywhere because I had NO wipes! :)

 

  

See? So beautiful!

Maddox got a little loving from Mrs. Kris.

The kiddos got to see some turtles sitting on a log...they were cute. :)

We threw sticks and leaves and anything that would move into every pond and waterfall we passed.

And then we took a few pictures before we walked back to our house.

 

When we were almost back to the house, Anna tripped and at the same time Mason's accidentally bumped her with his bucket. She got a boo-boo and was upset so Mason gave her a flower...and a band-aid. :)

After we got Maddox down for a nap, the big kids played a little bit more and in between all of that, Kris and I even got to visit! WIN! 

It was a good morning! 

The Morgan's Movements {Week 13}

Recap time! We left off our last recap with Matt's 31st birthday. Tuesday started with two happy boys playing on the floor in PJs. Not much is better than that! 

 

We didn't have speech that day since it was moved to Wednesday so we met our friends at Hatcher Garden. I will write more about that tomorrow. 

Wednesday brought two happy boys once again and we enjoyed a quiet morning at home before heading to the early learning center for speech. 

Always something drawing them to the kitchen. :) 

  

It was a beautiful day for walking to speech and Mason helped me almost the whole way. 

Maddox and I laughed while Mason was in his speech session. 

That afternoon when Matt got home we headed to storytime at the library. Matt was a little afraid of stick wielding Maddox! 

  

Mason is becoming more and more independent during storytime and that's so fun to see. He LOVES the crafts...for about 2 minutes and then he's ready to play! 

  

  

Sweet boy! 

Shortly after we got home from storytime and had dinner, Mason threw up. BLAH! Matt came home so we could tag team with the boys. Unfortunately, that night he got sick, too. He was sick all night and was home Thursday recovering. 

In fact, we were all recovering all day Thursday. Mason was puny and we just snuggled all day

Maddox was a trooper and hung right there with us. Love his sweet self. 

  

Friday brought lots of feeling better. Matt went to work for a few hours and then boys and I were home playing. 

Mason also identified his nipple that day. Haha! 

Happy little bit! 

  

Saturday morning I went to work for a bit and Matt and Mason gathered everything they needed to take a trip...to our bed. :) 

Later on while Matt and Mason were at basketball (I'll share more about that later.), Maddox and I hung out. Bath time! 

  

  

Later that night we went to dinner and to Roller Derby. I'll write about that later on, too. 

Despite the sickness, it was a good week for us. 

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Lost & Found: Losing Religion, Finding Grace by Kendra Fletcher {A Book Review}

Lost & Found is Kendra Fletcher's debut book and I must say that I really enjoyed it! This is a quick little book but it's packed with Fletcher's incredible story. 

Fletcher shares in Lost & Found about her family experiencing three tragedies in the course of 18 months and the Lord using their suffering and sadness to show them how much they had been missing out on. Their family had been stuck in religion and through these tragedies, they found grace. 

I really enjoyed Fletcher's writing style in this book. Again, it was a short book and I couldn't put it down. Fletcher was open about their story throughout the entire book and I think it brought a richness to the book. 

Fletcher shares about the legalism that they had been bound up in and it was eye opening. It's so easy to get stuck in certain patterns in life and not realize how much they are negatively affecting us. 

I shared this book with someone already and I think it's a great book if you find yourself in similar situations as Fletcher but also just to be reminded of how much good work the Lord can do no matter where you are in life. I hope I get to read more from Fletcher in the future. 

Thank you, Litfuse, for this book!