Friday, April 29, 2011

Spring Weather

So this week spring arrived in style!! With summer like temperatures but you won't hear anyone at this house complaining. This winter seemed somewhat eternal to me but I think it is safe to say it has retired for yet another year. We spent all week outside and that isn't too much of an exaggeration. I told Mark if this is an indicator of how the rest of the summer is going to be that we will need to hire someone to clean the house since I hardly got to see the inside of the house this week. I was kind of joking but kind of not!
We spent hours and hours on this broken bridge. It is their favorite place to play! They can dangle their feet in the water, throw stones and run up and down the bridge since it slants towards the middle. They also get splinters which is awesome!


And this little girl has one speed that is overdrive! She is quick, quiet and if you aren't watching vigilantly she is gone! Not a problem later in the summer when the creeks are lower and things start drying up but for now it makes me nervous. With all the storms this week everything is running full right now which is great for the older ones who seem to think they need to "swim" 5 times a day but not as great for the peanut who doesn't understand the danger of water.


See the theme here? Always running - rarely walking.


Eden had a few things to do on this afternoon and was riding her "bike" to her work site. The rest of the week was spent .......


making funny faces......


examining the bleeding hearts that were blooming.......


playing in the sandbox or in Heidi's case dumping the sand out of the sandbox.......


climbing trees and swinging on rope swings.....


picking violets and looking cute......

and jumping in the water for hours on end. Throw in a few missed naps, some slight sunburn, excessive jumping on the trampoline, hours spent in the sprinkler, time spent on schoolwork, extra laundry due to the water play and you have our week!




I walked Judah out to meet the bus this morning and we saw the most beautiful rainbow at 7:25 in the morning!! It was like a kiss from God this morning! I walked back into the house voicing my gratefulness to my Creator that He created spring and new life! I love the spring season!! And now to run and get caught up on some housework since everyone thinks it is cold today!

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