Spring Has Sprung!

It’s been a full, mostly fun, and family-centered spring. There’s been games, races, dancing, a new job, celebrations, lots of training for our big hike and many learning lessons as we navigate high school, middle school, homeschool and a 4th child making sure he has our attention. When we pause to reflect, we easily recognize how incredibly blessed we are. When we get caught up in the day to day, it’s all too easy to get bogged down with the things that aren’t working out as we hoped or the realization that it truly does take a childhood to raise a child and some lessons take longer to learn.

Bring a friend to That Dance Thing night!

Celebrating Easter with a friends and family lunch at our home was such a joy!

Family Easter picture.

The girls had a ball on a 3-day Spring Break youth mission trip with RVA Hope Center.

Family hike and everyone is smiling!

Family strength routine.

Frazier has really improved this season. He’s had some awesome catches playing 3rd base and is really starting to hit the ball. Proud of you, bud!

We are up to 10 beehives, and these 2 do a great job tending to them.

Post race for both of us. Leila had a track meet, and I completed the Ukrop’s 10K on the same day.

We completed a beautiful 8+ mile hike outside of Charlottesville. This one was not all smiles, but we did finish and celebrated with pizza.

T-ball. We're really just here for the snacks, let's be honest, but he sure is cute.

Because Benaiah is in a reverse inclusion class with students with special needs, we were able to participate in the Special Olympics Big Feet Meet at Atlee High School. 

Air-restricting masks to help with altitude training. Not. My. Favorite. At. All.

All of this exercise definitely means we get more ice cream!

Post-hike with the Kells - 6 miles!

Geoff and I loved leading an amazing group through Freedom this semester. Here's most of us after the conference!

Freedom conference baptisms - so special. 

Here's Frazier on one of his many field trips with the homeschool group. He's been on more field trips this year than he ever did in 5 years - what a fun way to learn!

Pretty in pink! Here are the Lawrences and Lighty's at the Spring Ball with That Dance Thing. 

Look at our beautiful girls all grown up and learning to dance. So proud of them completing their first year of ballroom dancing and learning how to have conversations with many different people and conduct themselves in a lady-like way. 


We enjoyed a fun Mother's Day celebration with Nonnie and Granddad at the ballfields followed by a Mexican lunch. Love you, Momma!