You can't ever hear these words enough

Beautiful by Mercy Me

The days will come when you don't have the strength 

When all you hear is you're not worth anything 

Wondering if you ever could be loved 

And if they truly saw your heart they'd see too much 

You're beautiful 

You're beautiful 

You are made so much more than all of this 

You're beautiful 

You're beautiful 

You are treasured, You are sacred, You are His 

You're beautiful 

I'm praying that you have the heart to find 

Cause you are more than what is hurting you tonight 

For all the lies you've held inside so long 

And they are nothing in the shadow of the cross 

You're beautiful 

You're beautiful 

You are made so much more than all of this 

You're beautiful 

You're beautiful 

You are treasured, You are sacred, You are His 

You're beautiful 

Before you ever took a breath 

Long before the world began 

Of all the wonders He possessed 

There was one more precious 

Of all the earth and skies above 

You're the one He madly loves 

Enough to die 

You're beautiful 

You're beautiful 

In His eyes 

You're beautiful 

You were meant for so much more than all of this 

You're beautiful 

You are treasured, You are sacred, You are His 

You're beautiful 

You're beautiful 

You're meant for so much more than all of this 

You're beautiful 

You're beautiful 

You are treasured, You are sacred, You are His

May you feel this way today and everyday!  

Date night!

Our church had a Daddy/daughter date night last week.  When Derek first asked Brooklyn to go on a date with him, she said"Gross! I don't want to go on a date with you like mommy!"  He was crushed! But, she was happy to go once she realized it was just a night out together with no kissing!  They had a fun time.  They ate, danced a little, rode in a limo and enjoyed being together.  Here are some pics of them before they left for the big date.

While Brooklyn and Derek were out, Barrett and I went on out own date.  When I asked B what he wanted to do, his first choice was to go to a LA Lakers game.  That wasn't really possible, so we settled on putt putt at Peter Pan.

Then burgers, fries and shakes at P. Terry's

 And then we headed home to watch some basketball.  Barrett enjoyed quizzing me on various players and who they play for.  Though, I did stump him when i asked who Larry Bird played for!

Nana and Teddy came to visit us.  They were able to see Barrett play baseball.  We went to eat at some local Austin places and had a great time hanging out with them and letting them love on the kids.

Art Class at Casa Reaves

I bought some canvases months ago, and this week Brooklyn and I finally painted them.  Brooklyn painted these to go in her room.

I painted mine to go on the mantle. .

View from my window

I love my kitchen window that looks out into the backyard.  And I love my view!  

Trees and greenery and often a few crazy kids playing and having fun

Whats your favorite view at home?

Batter Up

Baseball season began a few weeks ago. Barrett is on the Nationals and this is first year in coach pitch baseball. Derek is coaching Barrett's team and it has been a fun start to the season.  We had two games so far- one win, one loss. Barrett has improved alot since last year in tball and we are looking forward to a fun season.

Soccer

Barrett played indoor soccer this winter and the season just finished.  He had never played soccer before and this was really low key.  He had fun, but what made it the most fun for him was playing with his buddies.There were 3 kids from his class ans 2 other guys that B became fast friends with. We ended the season with ice cream at Baskin Robbins to celebrate. It was a fun time for the kids and B learned a little about soccer too.