Life at the Keever House

Loyal tries sweet corn

I think it's safe to say that this boy loves sweet corn!

We took the kids to the Tulare Antique Tractor Show one Saturday morning. I had heard about it on the radio and thought it sounded like something my boys (Josh included) would enjoy. Wyatt had been sick with a stomach bug the days before, but was feeling better, so I thought it was also a good opportunity to get him out of the house for a bit.

There were so many old trucks and tractors. There were antiques. There were animals. There were rides for the kids. It was awesome. Everyone loved it. Loyal kept shouting "ta tor!" I think it's safe to say that this will be an annual Keever family event. Added bonus: it wore the kids out and nap time was heavenly.

The Goat Dairy and Grandparents Day

On Nana's last day in town, she had quite the schedule. First, we headed to the goat dairy with Reagan's class at 10. We spent about an hour there, feeding baby goats, before taking Nana to Wyatt's school for Granparents Day. She visited there for an hour or so and then we headed out for lunch. Later that evening, we all returned to Wyatt's school for a musical that the kids had been preparing especially for their grandparents and their families. It was wonderful. It was called "Back to the Cross". It had children time traveling and learning what would have happened in their community had a certain church never been planted and been around to tell the world about Jesus. The end conclusion is that it all comes "back to the cross". I was so proud of Wyatt and so impressed that he memorized so many songs and hand motions to go with them!

I was glad that my mom could do something with each of their schools. Any chance we get to have our family further involved in our lives, we jump on it. And I'm glad that my mom gets the opportunity to see all of the things the kids are always telling her about.

Sequoia

The day after Easter, the kids had the day off from school--it was the last day of spring break here. We decided we should drive up into the mountains and take my mom to see the Giant Sequoias. She had never seen them and we only live an hour away from Sequoia National Park, so why not? We drove to Visalia and had breakfast at our favorite breakfast spot, the Corner Cafe and then headed into the mountains. It was SO cold up there. I believe it was in the 60s down in the valley, but in the 30s up at the trees. Brrrr. Good thing we brought extra jackets and boots! On our way out of the park, we stopped and had pizza at the Pizza Palace near Three Rivers, California (our traditional after park meal). We stopped at a local strawberry patch and grabbed a huge carton of the valley's best fruit and then headed home for naps.

Easter

Easter was amazing this year! While we missed having Isaac, Heather, Ava and Emma with us (they moved to Maryland last year)...we got a special treat--my mom (Nana) came to visit! We have a wonderful day of celebrating our Savior and enjoying a day of fellowship. What a blessing and a privilege to have family together on a holiday!

Passover and the Blood Moon

Supposedly, a blood moon happening on Passover is a spiritually significant event. And you know, it really felt that way. I could feel in my spirit that it was important. So Josh and I got up in the wee hours of the morning to witness it. It was beautiful and eerie at the same time. I wish my camera could have caught it in all of His glory, but my pictures just don't do it justice. It was a red/rust color...it looks more orange in my pictures. And the color was much much deeper than my pictures show. But you get the idea: