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Mother & Daughter at Home
One of the blogs I love is Graceful Girlhood, formerly In Beauty and In Grace. Kim, the author of the blog, is starting a Mother and Daughter At Home event which will be held the first Friday evening of every month. She has chosen the sweetest themes and Holland, Dulcie and I can hardly wait to begin. The point is to spend time with your daughter (s) and while it doesn't have to be on Friday evenings, this is the time Kim has planned for her family. I will probably have my Mother/Daughter time during the afternoon as Mark is home in the evening and we wouldn't want to exclude him as his time with them is limited. Now, I would like to point out that I spend all of my days with my girls, homeschooling, chauffeuring them to ballet and piano, etc. But I love having these special times to plan for and look forward to with them.

I've written before about my treasured memories of my own childhood and my hope is through participating in this Mother & Daughter at Home, my girls will have equally special memories of their childhoods. Would you like to join us?

Baby Chickens
Each Spring, Legare Farms on John's Island hosts a 'Rent a Chick' event. We decided to do it for the first time this year and Holland and Dulcie both wanted one. Holland picked out a brown and black one while Dulcie picked a traditional yellow one and quickly presented them with their names...Chocolat (french) and Bluey (blue eyes), respectively. Holland fell in love with hers before we even arrived back home. I can already see the inevitable tears when we give them back in two weeks. Upon getting the baby chickens, we were given food for them and simple instructions. After we return them, we will be given a certificate that we can bring back in Autumn for a dozen free eggs. Holland would much prefer to keep her chicken though. For now, they are having a ball caring for them and playing with them. Chocolat and Bluey seem to like us and aren't frightened to be held although Dulcie needs reminding to not squeeze too tight. It's a truly sweet experience for my two country at heart girls.

Easter
The girls awoke to discover their baskets filled with lovely things. Chocolates, tiny Crabtree & Evelyn soap, Flower Fairy flower seeds, an Easter hurdy gurdy, a pot of Play Dough and fresh cut flowers. After a simple breakfast, we went to our sweet church. I'm so thankful for it. We sang beautiful songs (sometimes I like to be quiet and just listen to the beautiful voices of our small congregation), listened to Pastor Brown's always humbling but encouraging sermon, participated in the Lord's Supper, and had fellowship with friends. Afterwards we went to brunch and the girls hunted for Easter eggs along the Cooper River. Home and a nap finished our day. Oh and we took a drive through the Francis Marion National Forest this evening. I think we were lost at one point but I trusted my husband to find our way home!
An Easter Basket

A Charleston Easter Egg Hunt

Making Easter Egg Collages after Brunch
May His blessings be upon you on Easter and always!